Example sentences of "turn a [adj] [noun] to [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Waco sheriff habitually turned a blind eye to Koresh 's activities . |
| 2 | Certainly II Cnut 54.1 , which forbids the keeping of a woman in addition to a wife , sits ill with the king 's own relationship with Ælfgifu of Northampton , and suggests that he occasionally turned a deaf ear to Wulfstan 's entreaties ; but this does not necessarily mean that he lacked interest in the archbishop 's work . |
| 3 | ‘ You killed him , ’ challenged Thai , and turned a sweaty face to Doyle , who shook his head and smiled . |
| 4 | Marasli wanted nothing but a quiet life , and turned a blind eye to Miloš 's encroachments . |
| 5 | ‘ There is a man who lives in this vale , ’ Crump said bitterly , turning a hard face to Hope , whose notion about the murder underwent a radical revision : Crump would be no willing accomplice in his own end . |
| 6 | The referee was a complete twat Roger Dilkes , a miserable midget who contrived to spoil what was already a poor game by turning a blind eye to West Ham 's negative game and penalising Leeds wherever possible . |
| 7 | But I do n't think Mr Drennan … ’ he shot a quick look in Malachi 's direction , before turning a sympathetic face to Bull O'Malley ‘ I do n't think Mr Drennan intended that he should ask for your daughter and expect you to make a decision on the spur of the moment . |
| 8 | In thirty years , if she had not learned to turn a blind eye to Bernard 's excesses , she had learned nothing . |