Example sentences of "[was/were] turn [pron] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teachers , though in some cases suspicious that these new demands were turning them into social workers , realised that this role brought them benefits . |
| 2 | Now he was turning her into a stammering schoolgirl ! |
| 3 | It had been owned by the Turner family , and my aunt 's builder husband had bought it from them and was turning it into an apartment house when he was called up for service with the Army . |
| 4 | LUCKY BREAK : A young Joe shows the style that was to turn him into the world champ |
| 5 | The last thing he wanted was to turn himself into a do-gooder , but he realized very quickly that most of the volunteers were genuinely and sincerely opening their hearts and homes . |
| 6 | One of the worst proposals put forward for the church was to turn it into a hamburger joint , run by the restaurant chain , Garfunkels : hardly a use compatible with the dignity of a historic church . |
| 7 | This body was to turn itself into the Labour Party in 1906 . |