Example sentences of "turned [art] [adj] [noun sg] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would n't be keeping the Law if she turned a deaf ear to the call or ran away from it . |
| 2 | And the Westminster North constituency of Stormont Law and Order Minister Sir John Wheeler is among those which turned a deaf ear to the fund-raising targets set by party chiefs . |
| 3 | And turned a blind eye to the sinking S** . |
| 4 | Rex turned a blind eye to the fact that he was obviously Officer Cecil , poorly disguised in false moustache , tailcoat and spats . |
| 5 | Members of the Academy turned a blind eye to the black marketeers , because the Seven Planets needed food and supplies and the corporations would n't trade with independent worlds . |