Example sentences of "turn [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kafka turns the secret weapon of the novel against itself . |
| 2 | The proposed design procedure turns the geometric domains of the individual components into logical spaces by the over-mapping of the functional domains . |
| 3 | The third turning starts in the resulting gap in mid-field and turns the whole field towards the centre , and so on . |
| 4 | Most of the summer 's extra 20,000 or so are the families of Athenians who have turned the western side of the island into a hot-weather dormitory suburb . |
| 5 | Now Wilkinson has turned the stale escargot into the galloping gourmet of the English game , a player who can be one of the shining lights of the new Premier League season . |
| 6 | The walls have turned a gruesome red-brown from the urine which has also eaten away at the wooden structure of one of the portals . |
| 7 | Japanese authorities have turned a blind eye to the rapid expansion of their drift-net fleet . |
| 8 | For years , the authorities have turned a blind eye to the slaughter , maintaining that it was a quaint custom which would eventually die out . |
| 9 | He turned the slight bend in the road . |
| 10 | Rain had lashed the bare rocks , turned the narrow gully beneath the horses ' hooves to mud , stripped the spare trees of their flimsy leaves . |
| 11 | He leaned the Mannlicher inside against the back boards and turned the small key in the door . |
| 12 | At her lack of response , he turned the yellowing beam of the flashlight on her white face . |
| 13 | Between 18 or so delicious courses , as our hosts turned the revolving centre of the table to urge more of this dish or that , compliments were tossed back and forth . |
| 14 | This compensation is effected by turning the upper part of the rails over a vertical curve , thus diminishing the gradient of the incline and reducing the gravity effect of the upper tank . |
| 15 | The second turning starts at the outside edge turning the whole field including the double row towards the hedgerow . |
| 16 | Turning the big key in the back door and easing up the latch , Mungo began to feel free , as though now he could make his own rules and ignore the restrictions imposed by daylight . |
| 17 | Coloured lining looks attractive from the outside and can also be displayed in the room during daytime as a contrast to the curtains by draping the curtains back in tie bands and turning the leading edges into the room . |
| 18 | turning the old green of the mound |
| 19 | The challenge arises from the fact that the Government is considering turning the day-to-day running of the social security system over to agencies . |
| 20 | She would n't be keeping the Law if she turned a deaf ear to the call or ran away from it . |
| 21 | And the Westminster North constituency of Stormont Law and Order Minister Sir John Wheeler is among those which turned a deaf ear to the fund-raising targets set by party chiefs . |
| 22 | And turned a blind eye to the sinking S** . |
| 23 | Rex turned a blind eye to the fact that he was obviously Officer Cecil , poorly disguised in false moustache , tailcoat and spats . |
| 24 | Members of the Academy turned a blind eye to the black marketeers , because the Seven Planets needed food and supplies and the corporations would n't trade with independent worlds . |
| 25 | But , though it is heartening to find an Iranian writer bravely grappling with the problems of exile and turning a critical eye on the values of both his native and adopted countries , Mr Ataie will write better plays when he admits the theatrical importance of contradiction and argument . |
| 26 | The grapes that hung over mine host 's door were turning a dusky shade as the juice ripened in their skins . |
| 27 | She was standing at the gas-stove , turning a plucked chicken over the flames to singe away the tiny feathers left behind in the skin . |
| 28 | The day before the Sale Arthur Crawford arrived with his plants for the Sale , suddenly as if by magic , turning a whole section of the pews into a beautiful living garden — perhaps the most appropriate way of all to support this particular cause ? |
| 29 | AT&T 's managers have been disappointed to find the unions turning a clean sweep of the committees into a test of the company 's good faith . |
| 30 | Turning a scornful look upon the gipsy spokesman , he said , ‘ What you are suggesting is quite preposterous . |