Example sentences of "to turn [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Later city rulers , the Austrians , tore down the original front wing of the building to turn a courtyarded palace into a three-winged palace around the piazzetta . |
| 32 | On these occasions the Chairman is wise to turn a deaf ear to the interruption . |
| 33 | Poll rumours continued to play their part , with a handful of ‘ local ’ pit traders taking advantage of the lunch break to turn a 13-point deficit on the Footsie into a 21-point fall by 1pm . |
| 34 | The Canadians , more experienced than most in these matters , say that only a modest amount of special training is needed to turn a good soldier into a good peacekeeper . |
| 35 | But to disqualify Eugenius from the running is to ignore the twanging power inherent in ‘ Flame On ’ ; to pass over Kelly 's weary woefulness ; to turn a blind ear to the plethora of lovely guitar flicks and calmly-slashed chords which litter ‘ Breakfast ’ and ‘ Buttermilk ’ like mouldy cabbages down Walthamstow High Street on market day . |
| 36 | We continue to turn a blind eye to the architecture with no name , preferring instead to attack the buildings that future generations will admire . |
| 37 | Choosing to turn a blind eye to the unlikely drama that was unfolding a few feet in front of her , she merely expressed her gratitude for the imitation topaz bangle that she 'd just unwrapped , before turning on her heels and heading downstairs to catch the special seasonal episode of Crossroads . |
| 38 | The aristocracy have found that out to their cost and that 's why they 're often willing to turn a blind eye to the occasional by-blow , provided it 's handled discreetly . |
| 39 | He would prefer to turn a blind eye to the problem of asylum seekers around the world . |
| 40 | IT SOUNDED the most thankless task in television : to turn a sagging soap into a runaway success story . |
| 41 | A £48m. scheme to turn a derelict loop of the Tees into a huge water park got underway this week . |
| 42 | ‘ The aim is , where possible , to turn a short-life product into a long-life one , ’ comments Dent . |
| 43 | Ellen would doubtless tell me that the senator was trying to turn an electoral liability into an advantage , meaning that if he could parade his cured children in front of the electorate he could then pose as both a noble parent and as an expert on drugs , but I preferred to ignore that imagined cynicism , choosing a different reservation . |
| 44 | A multi-vitamin and mineral tablet will not be enough to turn an unhealthy diet into a good one . |
| 45 | A STOCKTON woman 's bid to turn an empty shop into a taxi office is to go to a public appeal . |