Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] a blind " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter has said that he could not necessarily turn a blind eye to this … especially if there were complaints from other parties ; as you are well aware the commission have the power to seek repayment . |
| 2 | Whisked ‘ Andrew has always regarded her as a good mother but he can no longer turn a blind eye to her behaviour . |
| 3 | So why not turn a blind eye to it in a world dogged by unemployment ? |
| 4 | I 've seen them , but I mean if , if they saw anything , I think they 'd just turn a blind eye to most of it . |
| 5 | I 'm , I 'm , quite amazed that , that , the question has even been asked , you know , that er that , that , er is this a good thing , I mean er presumably the people that are arguing that it 's not a good thing and that are concerned about events are actually condoning imperialism , er these people seem to think that it 's okay for a country to be occupied er like Poland was occupied by Germany and Czechoslovakia and France , that 's okay er and in fact you know we should just turn a blind eye to it and just let it carry on forever . |
| 6 | Grimes could n't possibly hit a blind woman , could he ? |
| 7 | Here is clear evidence that the judiciary could and did temper the law with common sense , and did not habitually turn a blind eye to social and economic realities . |
| 8 | Did n't make a blind bit of difference . |
| 9 | As for the meeting , it wo n't make a blind bit of difference and the people of Darlington do n't care anyway . |
| 10 | You do n't know a blind thing ! |
| 11 | We could n't understand a blind thing when she tried to explain to us . |
| 12 | D'yer know that Billy o' mine do n't take a blind bit o' notice when Daniel talks to 'im , but 'e soon listens ter me . |
| 13 | Er but erm actually , I I , in erm erm sorry , er , but of course that was a bathroom , but we did n't have a blind up . |
| 14 | MPs knew the Health Secretary did not listen to the patients or the nurses and doctors , he said , but ‘ at least we can seek reassurance in the fact that he does n't pay a blind bit of notice to what his own department is saying either ’ . |
| 15 | I did n't put a blind up there cos we were so far away I do n't like them looking at your window |
| 16 | Not even the fine citizens of Ecoville who have to get their rake-off too , or they would n't turn a blind eye to it . |
| 17 | We do n't turn a blind eye . |
| 18 | ‘ I know Mr Yates was n't very happy and I can sympathise , unfortunately the law was there and we could n't turn a blind eye . |
| 19 | Charlie has taken a street sweeper 's job to earn the money to pay off the cruel landlord who would otherwise put a blind girl and her mother out onto the streets . |
| 20 | If events contradict the way we see things , we may either turn a blind eye or resist hotly . |