Example sentences of "turned against [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her father had turned against Bunyan , and when he heard that she had ridden behind him to a meeting , he locked her out of the house for two days . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And the signs are that , after 40 years , the tide has turned against Britain 's factory farmers . |
| 4 | Brothers turned against brother , and married women could find themselves in opposition to their own family , in duty to their husband . |
| 5 | The increased demand for rubber in the early 1920s resulted in general prosperity , but in 1926 the terms of trade again turned against Sri Lanka . |
| 6 | By 1819 the balance of war had turned against Morillo , first in Venezuela , then in New Granada ; with his armies shrunken to 2,500 men , without pay or supplies , bothered by corrupt local officials , only a new expedition could save the situation in the north . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not surprised Forest fans have turned against Brian Clough because that 's the way society is now . |
| 8 | Now that I had turned against John to protect myself , everybody blamed me . |