Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] turn to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Checking their activities to see that they were confining themselves to local products , and were not turning to smuggling was very difficult until improvements in transport and in the structure of government meant that the vast majority of imports paid duty . |
| 2 | The sky was a clear , pale dome , covered in the east by a flock of tiny clouds that were already turned to pink by the sun that was still concealed , that had not yet risen . |
| 3 | Meanwhile many intelligent deaf people who might have gone into education , but now finding these opportunities non-existent because of the Education Act of 1893 which had implemented the Royal Commission for the Education of the Blind and the Deaf and Dumb 's recommendations , were now turning to missioner positions in deaf societies and institutes for a living . |
| 4 | IN THE horrified hush that followed , Prior Robert , guiding hand still uplifted and stricken motionless , was momentarily turned to stone , his face a mask of utter incredulity . |
| 5 | The fact that a vote for Margaret was the only way to secure a second ballot was also turned to advantage . |
| 6 | His war wound which had pained him earlier was now turning to agony . |