Example sentences of "[was/were] turn [prep] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The school 's multi-purpose hall was turned into a crêpe paper circus tent for the night . |
| 2 | The Empire in Middlesbrough was turned into a bingo hall ; the Imperial in Darlington was turned into an office and restaurant complex . |
| 3 | Fortune duly gave way to forfeit ; the cars were sold , the duck marsh was turned into a bird sanctuary and the only tigers left in Bharatpur are stuffed . |
| 4 | In 1964 , it was turned into a stage musical under the title Hello , Dolly ! , with Carol Channing in the lead role . |
| 5 | The barrage intensified : the explosions merged into a continuous crackling rumble of noise , the clifftop where Daak had stood was turned into a firework display of blinding flashes , and below it an avalanche of smoking rocks . |
| 6 | The staff were pared to the bone and in order to open the house to paying visitors the stable block was turned into a tea room and gift shop . |
| 7 | By the time Woolley arrived in her ward she was turning into a slaughterhouse attendant : she no longer saw them as men but as damaged stock ; if they screamed it was not a sign of pain but a signal to fetch a doctor . |
| 8 | She looked again at the rear-view mirror and saw that the Audi was turning into a side road , allowing her to go . |