Example sentences of "[noun sg] turned on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that at the end of the day the appeal court was concerned with the proper interpretation of the act and the issue turned on the words used in it . |
| 2 | The answer to this question turned on the matter of knowledge . |
| 3 | The issue clearly was not the merit of William Hamilton as a pastor , and the duke felt that the question turned on the past and future services of the clergyman 's brother , the bailie . |
| 4 | ‘ Well — ’ The dung-collector turned on the top step of the church and pointed towards the frozen cemetery . |
| 5 | Although much of the discussion of this measure turned on the opening of the door to needed skilled workers ( and compassionately to relatives of earlier migrants ) , the larger purpose was not in doubt . |
| 6 | The settlement turned on the Four Points of 1854 . |
| 7 | Mason v. New South Wales , 102 C.L.R. 108 was a case where the ratio decidendi of the majority turned on the principle of duress . |
| 8 | The Irish courts have held that a child which was born deformed in consequence of an injury to its mother , caused by the fault of a railway company on whose line she was travelling , could not recover damages ; but the decision turned on the view that the company , not having means of knowledge of its presence , owed no duty towards it . |
| 9 | Rachel Stevens blinked as Ron Banks , the health and safety officer , flicked the switch of the video recorder and someone at the back of the room turned on the light . |
| 10 | The outcome turned on the block votes of union delegations at opposite ends of the conflict ; for and against establishing a separate body . |
| 11 | The 24-year-old turned on the style to stretch the Crues ' unbeaten run and book a Gold Cup quarter-final spot . |
| 12 | In Indonesia a large part of the argument which led on two occasions to undeclared war turned on the federal nature of the new state . |
| 13 | Once round the low barrier of the gatehouse and the prefabricated museum building , with her back turned on the plateau along which the road cruised towards distant Silcaster , the shallow , silver-green bowl of the book-jacket opened before her , wide and tranquil . |
| 14 | His head turned on the pillow towards her when she came in . |
| 15 | It was the worst thing — unless the old ewe turned on the dog and went for it . |
| 16 | The Tuscan turned on the mechanic . |
| 17 | They were under strong pressure , especially from parents , to enter children for the GCE , and frequently the reputation of a school turned on the numbers of candidates who were entered and passed in the O level examinations . |
| 18 | An endoscopy nurse turned on the appropriate cylinder and hence kept the study blinded for the endoscopist , the research nurse , and the patient . |
| 19 | ‘ Sure I would , ’ and her brother turned on the Sunday game he had been listening to when Moran entered the yard . |
| 20 | A BABY is thought to have been scalded to death in the bath when his brother turned on the hot tap . |
| 21 | The dispute turned on the calculation of the net profits . |
| 22 | The Sun noted the reality of the anonymity provision : ‘ when the Press and TV spotlight turned on the village , the girl remained unnamed for legal reasons . |
| 23 | Spotlight turned on the critics |