Example sentences of "have [be] turn into a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one back garden , a grass bank has been turned into a spectacular terrace . |
| 2 | • Laguna Beach resort , Thailand ( when complete , will include four five-star hotels , golf course , shopping/entertainment complex ) 1000 acre site with six salt water lagoons and three km of beach : originally this highly polluted abandoned tin mine was identified as devoid of all tourism potential but has been turned into a profitable , attractive tourist resort managed to strict environmental criteria . |
| 3 | A bus has been turned into a mobile information centre , giving details of the times of services and other facilities provided . |
| 4 | I have a bogus copy of Hugh Brogan 's History of the United States which has been turned into a fireproof combination lock safe , but that was a professional job done by my mate Lenny the Lathe in return for a favour . |
| 5 | The example of Theravada Buddhism is the most important because it has explicitly taught that there is no Creator God , yet Buddha has been turned into a father-like figure in popular devotion against the best intentions of the monks . |
| 6 | Hanging baskets with bright geraniums decorated the higher balconies and the courtyard had been turned into a spectacular garden , tubs of potted plants adorning the old paving . |
| 7 | It had originally been a short par 4 , but had been turned into a long par 3 . |
| 8 | It had been turned into a temporary hospital . |
| 9 | It had been formed from Buffon 's old Jardin du Roi ( the royal zoological and botanical garden ) by the revolutionary government , and had been turned into a major institution for promoting the study of all the non-physical sciences . |
| 10 | The top half of the square had been turned into a huge outdoor café with trestle tables . |
| 11 | Catching the train had been turned into a furtive , subterranean act , appropriate perhaps to the new status of the railways as a minority and persecuted transport interest . |
| 12 | The two rays behind have been turned into a locking device on the joint of its base . |
| 13 | Because of the flexibility of the timber-frame construction , we were able to change bedrooms two and three into another master bedroom with en-suite bathroom , while the living room and wardrobe have been turned into a self-contained flat with a kitchen/living room , bedroom and bathroom — all reached from the main part of the house but also via a separate back door . |