Example sentences of "[noun] to turn [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AN attempt to turn a building in which rocks were once crushed into a museum and restaurant has been scrapped . |
| 2 | An alternative draft platform for the forthcoming congress , drawn up at the Democratic Platform 's founding conference in January and from which it took its name [ see p. 37235 ] , was criticized for not attempting to make " a constructive contribution to the formulation of party strategy " and for concealing designs to turn the CPSU into a " shapeless association with complete freedom for factions and groupings , i.e. practically to dismantle it " . |
| 3 | Antarctic Treaty nations have failed to approve a recommendation to turn the continent into a " world park " , but they agreed to discuss draft proposals for an " environmental protocol " at a further meeting in April this year . |
| 4 | There was no momentary flash of inspiration ; it was typical of Laura 's talent to turn a disadvantage into an advantage . |
| 5 | Initially the target direction is sent to the phase sequence generator , which then produces phase control signals to turn the motor in the appropriate direction . |
| 6 | ROCK scruff Bob Geldof 's bid to turn a house into a breakfast TV studio has been sunk by planners . |
| 7 | In Victoria mid-week , the President 's XV , with Graf kicking three of his four penalties , had moved into a 14–3 lead before two errors , a missed tackle mid-field and then a missed touch kick allowed Swansea to turn the tide with tries by wing Simon Davies and centre Scott Gibbs . |
| 8 | It will be necessary either to take court action in England to turn the decision into a judgment which may then be enforced abroad through a treaty , or to take court action in the country where enforcement is desired . |
| 9 | Democratising pension funds , putting workers on the boards of companies , sponsoring the international worker networking described by Gary Herman in last week 's issue ( ‘ Hooked on IT ’ ) , and making foreign-language training obligatory for company executives ( as well as MPs , especially left Labour MPs ) would do more to make the economy socially progressive and productionist than any campaign to turn the pound into a peseta . |
| 10 | It was decided overwhelmingly on June 20 to endorse the proposal to turn the conference into the founding congress of the new party . |
| 11 | It takes just two minutes for a burglar to turn a home into a nightmare — in the city of Gloucester police are being called up to twelve times a day by families finding scenes like these . |
| 12 | Half a dozen guards chose that moment to turn the bend in the corridor . |
| 13 | Then they were a single out away from going one game up in Dodger Stadium — only for Kirk Gibson to turn the Series on its head with a home run at the last moment . |
| 14 | The ministers could then get to work on a directive to turn the votes into law . |
| 15 | Tabitha felt a powerful desire to turn the extinguishers on them . |
| 16 | After the ultimate collapse of the last-minute French initiative [ see below ] , he made a statement at the request of the Security Council on Jan. 15 , saying : " As … the world stands poised between peace and war , I most sincerely appeal to President Saddam Hussein to turn the course of events away from catastrophe and toward a new era of justice and harmony … |
| 17 | A rap-tastic breakdancing fashion show ( seriously ! ) from The Rampage Collective managed to send the 2,000-strong Palais crowd into palpitating party mode , leaving Tim Westwood 's deft selection from the recent hip-hop hall of fame to turn an event into a carnival . |
| 18 | In general , however , efforts to turn the creation of strategic vision into a manageable process , one that can be researched , taught , and adopted by managers , risk robbing it of its vitality . |
| 19 | Cartimandua , Queen of the Brigantes , also remained loyal ; had she turned against Rome she had the resources to turn the balance with a sudden thrust from the north . |
| 20 | On average , it would take at least five or six genetic changes to turn a crop into a dangerous weed . |
| 21 | Organisers are hoping to raise millions of pounds to turn the centre into a living museum . |
| 22 | Enthusiasts from the Bletchley Park Trust hope to raise millions of pounds to turn the site into a living museum . |
| 23 | There is an input for a footswitch to turn the reverb on and off , but no footswitch comes supplied . |
| 24 | In Rhode Island , a decade later , he accepted a commission from the local elites to turn the state into a showpiece of private-public partnership and high-technology-driven growth . |
| 25 | Or are you just gritting your teeth waiting for the neighbours to turn the stereo on full blast or start a spot of DIY ? |
| 26 | Thereafter the accelerating rate of population growth coincided with the ending of the bounty of generally good harvests to turn the trend in the cost of living sharply upwards , while in most regions the increase in the labour force changed a labour market in which wages had generally held up for more than half a century . |
| 27 | All the regular attenders were there : the Yorkes , glossy as newly-painted furniture ; the Fords , sending darting glances round the congregation to see if anyone was missing ; the Shergolds , sitting in their usual place near the door in the pew where Melissa had come upon Eleanor the previous day , Rodney with his normal air of self-importance that might or might not be hiding an inner anxiety , his wife pale and twitchy as she pulled off her gloves to turn the pages of her hymnbook . |
| 28 | The decision to turn the Cup into a huge entertainment event has been made because of the massive fan following which Jack Charlton and his Green Army have built up in their battle to qualify . |
| 29 | Mr A Singh , of Corporation Road , wants permission to turn the buildings into a takeaway and four self contained bed sitting rooms . |
| 30 | Wherever your plans call for light , space and shape , Clear Span have the experience and the skills to turn the design into sparkling Reality . |