Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] turn to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Thai saw-mill operators were also turning to loggers in Laos , Cambodia , Indonesia and Malaysia to replace their lost supplies . |
| 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 | Furthermore , whatever Kennedy 's disappointment over the lukewarm support from London , he was soon turning to Macmillan for advice and help on other questions . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The fact that a vote for Margaret was the only way to secure a second ballot was also turned to advantage . |
| 7 | The closure of the American office was a temporary set-back ; attention was now turned to Europe . |
| 8 | His war wound which had pained him earlier was now turning to agony . |