Example sentences of "turn [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely , happiness will spring from the husbandry that turns the gross mind into this magic box with its promise of immortality ? |
| 2 | He crushed out the cheroot , then turned the full impact of those eyes on her . |
| 3 | The owners turned a deaf ear to such an expensive demand . |
| 4 | Farquhar , at his shoulder , turned a cynical eye on all this worthy , pious mildness , and wondered to himself how long it would last . |
| 5 | It is perhaps not to be wondered that when the clouds of war then appeared , those in high places turned a speculative eye on this , the greatest privately-owned railway organisation in the world , with facilities and space , equipped in a wide range , from precision tools to mighty hammers , forges , foundries , and a tradition of skilled craftsmanship grafted to modern organisational and administrative ability , for a possible source of production of the sinews of war . |
| 6 | Thirdly , as the Government are turning a blind eye to many of the disregards being allowed for people on income support and in residential and nursing care , could that be codified and made safe for all forms of disregard ? |
| 7 | Yeah it 's always yet if you run a tap now turn the hot tap on that 'll come on |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose I 'm meant to turn a deaf ear to that . ’ |
| 9 | In 1931 Japan resorted to force and occupied Manchuria , but the West , absorbed in its own problems , was able to turn a blind eye to such encroachments within the confines of East Asia . |
| 10 | He was a taciturn , curiously detached individual who seemed happy to turn a blind eye to any of his tenants ' ’ goings-on' , as Eleanor called them . |
| 11 | The latter has said that he could not necessarily turn a blind eye to this … especially if there were complaints from other parties ; as you are well aware the commission have the power to seek repayment . |
| 12 | We can turn a blind eye to some of it , but the point is always reached when he goes too far , and intervention is required , usually only in the form of American attacks by aircraft on his offences in the em , areas where he 's not supposed to penetrate . |
| 13 | 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 . |