Example sentences of "[adv] turn [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the father is trying to instil good table manners while the mother is arguing , ‘ What does it matter , so long as she eats ? ’ , or the mother is trying to set up a sensible bedtime routine while father says ‘ Another half-hour wo n't hurt ’ , mealtimes and bedtimes will soon turn into problem areas . |
| 2 | But this could quite easily turn into farce or pretension . |
| 3 | The efforts of educators and trainers can easily turn to demoralisation in the absence of meaningful employment opportunities . |
| 4 | Price-resistance , payment problems , piracy — in many parts of the world , no matter how great the aspirations of the local population , plans to supply demand can rapidly turn from opportunity to threat . |
| 5 | Unsound ideology can quickly turn into oppression and Dr Hari 's views are certainly oppressive to a large number of disabled people . |
| 6 | The escaping water would quickly turn to steam , it was feared , which would be much less efficient at removing heat . |
| 7 | However , excitement can quickly turn to anxiety when the time it takes to conceive takes longer than originally expected . |
| 8 | As those technologies filter into Solaris , the operating system will gradually turn into Spring . |
| 9 | When art fails , you can always turn to healing and personal development |
| 10 | Shopping for floorcoverings has never been easier either ; all the major d-i-y superstores stock a huge range of sheet and tile materials ( plus all the tools and accessories you need to lay them ) , and if you ca n't find what you want there , you can always turn to specialist flooring suppliers for help . |
| 11 | Parents and teachers can always turn for help with learning and behaviour problems to their school psychologist , or to the East Sussex Dyslexia Association . |
| 12 | Those who are climbing the career ladder fast may use alcohol as a booster to help them to achieve , and those who recognize that they have failed to reach the top may also turn to alcohol , in an attempt to bolster their failing self-image . |
| 13 | Research must now turn toward farming strategies that conserve energy . |
| 14 | As David Marquand says ( MT May ) , it is therefore inevitable that even more attention will now turn to Labour 's alternative prospectus for government . |
| 15 | Colleagues , can we now turn to recruitment , a number of motions , motion two three six , Recruitment , Birmingham Region to move , motion two three seven , Lancashire Region to move , composite four Recruitment for the Unemployed , Midland Region to move , motion two four two , Accrued Membership Rewards , Liverpool to move , motion two four three , Recruitment Procedure , Liverpool . |
| 16 | Because if they did n't , then all solid matter would simply turn to vapour . |
| 17 | Eventually , they would even turn for expression to European artistic forms like the novel , or abstract painting . |
| 18 | Those who wish to pursue the matter further can readily turn to specialist books or to such admirable general works as Geoffrey Ashall Glaisher 's Glossary of the Book ( first published 1960 and recently reissued ) . |
| 19 | You can then turn on immersion |
| 20 | To understand why , if it is not logically necessary , our modern Cabinet developed , we must again turn to history . |