Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] turn a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , though it is heartening to find an Iranian writer bravely grappling with the problems of exile and turning a critical eye on the values of both his native and adopted countries , Mr Ataie will write better plays when he admits the theatrical importance of contradiction and argument . |
| 2 | Now she too buckles on the hookboots and turns a graceful cartwheel to bring their hooks , with a faint clang , against a couple of the walking rings in the ceiling . |
| 3 | Irina seemed to be interested in the question and turned a serious face toward Alison . |
| 4 | As he climbed up from the rowing-deck onto the poop , he tossed back the great plaid and turned a bleak gaze on his clansmen . |
| 5 | Macbeth , for example , asks us some very difficult questions about ( amongst other things ) the relationship between power and sexuality , about acquiescence in the face of evil and turning a blind eye to things we 'd rather not know about . |
| 6 | Others never managed to penetrate his reserve , for he had a deep suspicion of others who could turn out a compliment at will or turn a barbed shaft with a sally of their own , and above all he hated pomposity and egotism ; this goes far to explain his view of Churchill and of F. E. Smith . |
| 7 | Not the sort of thing that turns a self-respecting dybbuk on : you 'd never catch Lil and me , for instance , trying to swan-dive into each other 's souls when the heavy breathing starts . |
| 8 | If sweet reason and turning a blind eye are not enough and you feel you have to use some form of punishment , do so without excessive anger or physical force . |
| 9 | As shadow secretary , he has a duty in the House of Commons to cross-question his opposite number and to turn a relentless searchlight on his public pronouncements . |
| 10 | But I do not think that the characteristic that turns a simple assault into a sexual assault is solely a matter of anatomy . |
| 11 | Nelson , who took Murdoch 's place in goal , first of all did as his namesake and turned a blind eye to a cross from McGinlay . |