Example sentences of "turn [pers pn] into [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm What you ca n't do is take somebody who really the very idea of computers , and turn them into a successful computer operator , because they will make mistakes , and having made mistakes they will be terrified and wo n't want to do it again . |
| 2 | Invade my space , compact my disc , shrink my knob and turn me into a blue hedgity-hog . |
| 3 | Turn you into a human being . |
| 4 | Turn you int turn you into a human being . |
| 5 | We 'll get you sorted out , turn you into a human being again . |
| 6 | Turn you into a human being . |
| 7 | Presently , he said , ‘ If it 's going to help , by all means interview Edna , but I do n't quite see how raking up the past , digging into something which might be better left alone , is going to get Celia over this illness , turn her into a normal woman again . ’ |
| 8 | Turn her into a human being . |
| 9 | We talk to him in his language and we have tried to lift as much of the experience from his mind as we can so that it does n't fester , get covered over , then burst out in 10 years time and turn him into a disturbed child . |
| 10 | The Shorthorn/Highland first cross has always been popular but it took the concerted efforts of the three Cadzow brothers on an island off the west coast of Scotland to consolidate the virtues of the cross and turn it into a genuine breed , the Luing , named after the island of its origin . |
| 11 | Because of the sole directorship , the Revenue is trying to ride roughshod through the facts of the case and turn it into a mini investigation . |
| 12 | Turn it into a utopian commune where women , gazing through mullioned windows at the lake , weave medieval tapestries . ’ |
| 13 | In ‘ The Sunday Morning Fuddle ’ the insufferably sentimental parlour ballad ‘ Before the Bells Did Ring ’ is given new words which turn it into a comic epic about Sunday morning boozing , in which the hero ends up so ‘ fuddled ’ he is arrested ( Ex. 1.10 ) . |
| 14 | And if it 's discovered that I spent most of my childhood in care , then reporters could make enquiries and turn it into a big thing . ’ |
| 15 | There is no reason why this track should be any worse than the " effort " track except that I have chosen to block off the easy track and so turn it into a dead end . |
| 16 | ‘ The federalists want to neuter the entire continent and turn it into a giant blancmange , ’ says Robertson . |
| 17 | All you can do is draw a line through it — in effect , turn it into a blank page . |
| 18 | At the end of 2 hours , turn it into a clean cloth , and repeat the process every 2 hours throughout the day , when the cheese will be ready for use . |
| 19 | It 's a sobering thought that in a million years or so , the Thames will break through somewhere around Poplar High Street and turn it into a proper island . |
| 20 | Mary can take any serviceman 's record of service and turn it into a stunning gouache painting of unit badges , decorations and awards , supported by a beautiful write-up in calligraphy . |
| 21 | UB hopes to expand sales of Phileas Fogg in pubs and smaller retailers and turn it into an international brand , doubling sales from the present £24 million in five years . |
| 22 | Turn it into an oiled bowl , cover with a polythene bag and leave in a warm place for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size . |