Example sentences of "[adj] to turn [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 " The cabinet diplomacy at which ( Bismarck ) excelled in the 1860s was no longer possible in the 1880s ; public opinion was beginning to influence policy making it impossible to turn friendships on and off at will . "
2 But unlike Donald White , Hall had been able to turn fantasy into reality .
3 To be able to turn dreams into reality requires power .
4 Is my right hon. Friend aware that the West Midlands regional health authority has just issued a special paper welcoming the patients charter and agreeing to do everything possible to turn rights into realities ?
5 When Paneth and Peters tried to turn hydrogen into helium they were following in the traditions of the ancient alchemists who wanted to convert base metals into gold .
6 Without them , the conservative National Action Party , which already governs Merida , appears certain to turn Yucatan into only the third state in Mexico 's history to elect an opposition governor .
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