Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] turn a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | I do n't know where she lived , but years later , as I walked to the gymnasium , I would often turn a corner and see Rebecca 's burning eyes . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Since immigrants from hot countries have settled here for generations , surviving the cold , icy blast , the hybrid ‘ English , ’ with the blood of many nations in their veins will not turn a hair at the cooler climate or the cooler neighbours . |
| 7 | This kind of experience will readily turn an animal off even a preferred food , and the aversion lasts even in the absence of the emetic . |
| 8 | If events contradict the way we see things , we may either turn a blind eye or resist hotly . |
| 9 | Ape recruitment syndrome ( ARS ) is a primary cause of retarded company growth and can eventually turn an organization into a jungle ( if not a zoo ) . |
| 10 | Never to tell a press man the truth again ( they can only turn a lie into an unplayable one ) |
| 11 | It is sometimes said of Parliament that , say , it can make it a crime for a Frenchman to smoke on the streets of Paris , or that it can not turn a man into a woman . |
| 12 | It is infuriating to have to mow an extra half width , or to find that you can not turn a corner without complicated manoeuvres . |
| 13 | v. Woods but it has since been remarked that a ‘ trade union can not turn a dispute which in reality has no connection with terms and conditions of employment into a dispute connected with terms and conditions of employment by insisting that the employer inserts appropriate terms into the contracts of employment into which he enters . ’ |
| 14 | Of course , it is a well known tag that … the law can not turn a house into a home … |
| 15 | There is no obvious candidate from among the 10 already chosen , and indecisive leadership can easily turn a one-day victory into defeat . |
| 16 | Scanners capture images as a pattern of dots , changing the proportions can instantly turn an acceptable image into a complete mess ! |
| 17 | And try as hard as they do , residential staff can never turn a residential establishment into a home . |