Example sentences of "[conj] turn a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is like supplying a circuit for electricity , or turning a liquid into a solid . |
| 2 | If you are satisfied that you have spirited away all possible clutter and still do not have adequate preparation space you could cover a sink with a portable chopping board , or turn a drawer into an extra work surface by fitting runners to a block of wood the same width as the drawer , so that it will glide in and out of the unit , resting on the top of the drawer when it is pulled out . |
| 3 | Silas went on , ‘ You must also realise that standing in for Stella has more to it than turning a sausage on the barbecue . |
| 4 | The short answer is that turning a PC into a network-ready machine is simple . |
| 5 | As the ploughshare most commonly used in this county was one that turned a nine-inch furrow , the two-yard stetches were characterized as eight-furrow work ; the two-and-a-half yard stetches as ten-furrow work ; and the three-yard as twelve-furrow . |
| 6 | The more complex the program , the harder it is to find out about all those clever little tricks that turn a publication from the ordinary into the special . |
| 7 | It was roughening the surface of the river and turning a row of feluccas moored along the bank . |
| 8 | Peggy Rockcliffe has worked hard to achieve its present high degree of comfort , adding bathrooms , a dining room and turning a barn into a spacious sitting room . |
| 9 | From Trantridge she walked up a hill , and turning a corner , saw the house . |
| 10 | But , although in its twisting and turning a line may circumscribe an area and even a volume , it is not a description or an experience of them . |
| 11 | ‘ Tossed and turned a bit . ’ |
| 12 | Or — and something came apart in his stomach and turned a revolution and plummeted downwards — were they all politely and patiently waiting with well-controlled longing because it would not be too long now before they could get home and carry on with the lives they preferred without him ? |
| 13 | In two strides the Trunchbull was beside him , and by some amazing gymnastic trick , it may have been judo or karate , she flipped the back of Wilfred 's legs with one of her feet so that the boy shot up off the ground and turned a somersault in the air . |
| 14 | The man stepped in and turned a key in a slot marked ‘ Security ’ , then pressed a button . |
| 15 | They passed a bicycle shop and a cobbler 's and turned a corner into the main street . |
| 16 | I walked along the passage and turned a corner . |
| 17 | Both remained state-owned , but SJ slashed staff and turned a loss on service provision into profit . |
| 18 | The young man suddenly seemed to shrink into himself , and turned a face imprinted with fear towards Montgomery . |
| 19 | Richard cleared his throat dryly and turned a page of his novel . |
| 20 | Now , ’ Hassan licked a forefinger and turned a page of his notebook , ‘ you are no doubt aware that Madame Lavender has shown considerable hostility towards Monsieur Erdle on a number of occasions ? ’ |
| 21 | He sighed and turned a page . |
| 22 | Doing things this way round certainly ensures the maximum individuality of each channel in the amplifier , without you having to resort to tap dancing lessons in order to switch channels and turn a couple of effects on or off simultaneously . |
| 23 | But he can cut up rough and turn a bit nasty if he 's got a mind to . |
| 24 | Dive down through the pellucid water and turn a boulder . |
| 25 | Could you reach through a cat-flap to withdraw the door bolts and turn a key left in the lock ? |
| 26 | But turn a corner and there the resort is , one of a number which have been built in the Pyrenees since the start of the 1960s at greater altitudes than the old , so as to lengthen what would otherwise be a brief and uneconomic skiing season . |
| 27 | But turn a corner , walk a few yards , and suddenly you have stepped back centuries , to the old town , a place where it is sleepy quiet and easy to believe all they say about Aarau 's eventful past . |
| 28 | Although they undoubtedly exist throughout the world , only Scotland could resort to something quite as sad as turning a pub into a museum of dispirited sport . |
| 29 | When turning a corner into the next aisle of the shop , do n't tamely walk round behind the trolley and push it in the new direction . |
| 30 | When turning a corner always do so with the needle down . |