Example sentences of "turning a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is then possible to start the next day 's turning a bit earlier than would otherwise be possible . |
| 2 | But this is a plot development — the plot development — and , if it involves turning a couple of Aled Jones types into Oliver Reeds , why let logic get in the way ? |
| 3 | Of course , I looked more confident than earlier in the Test , but then everyone did once the ball had stopped turning a yard . |
| 4 | The short answer is that turning a PC into a network-ready machine is simple . |
| 5 | It is right that our procedures should be subject to challenge and change , but her idea of turning a Government Advisory Unit into some kind of Oxford tutorial is an absurd perversion of everything that has been so slowly and painstakingly developed over the years . |
| 6 | What did tu turning a sock actually involve ? |
| 7 | Derby 's keeper Steve Sutton was finally called into action in the 57th minute , turning a drive from Fabris round the post . |
| 8 | It was roughening the surface of the river and turning a row of feluccas moored along the bank . |
| 9 | Once I reached the ski-road I thought I was ‘ home and dry ’ , until turning a bend I was confronted by a bull . |
| 10 | Peggy Rockcliffe has worked hard to achieve its present high degree of comfort , adding bathrooms , a dining room and turning a barn into a spacious sitting room . |
| 11 | Turning a quarter circle away from the mosque towards the setting sun , through the early evening heat haze I could see the distant silhouette of the Qutab Minar , the tower of victory built by the first Sultan immediately after he had driven the Hindus from Delhi in 1192 . |
| 12 | Volunteers are signed up and the hunt gets underway — not only for sufficient food , but also equipment for turning a building into a temporary home . |
| 13 | Men of science want to know everything there is to know , do everything there is to do whether it 's turning a cow into beef burgers in 10 minutes flat or creating the ‘ ultimate ’ erotic experience ; men do it all in the name of progress . |
| 14 | Behind the simple action of turning a tap , however , lies a vast network of pumping stations , treatment works , laboratories , reservoirs , pipes and people — from engineers , scientists and maintenance workers to administrative staff — all working to ensure a high quality water supply . |
| 15 | A reply giving a general definition of sabotage as ‘ everything from turning a tap off to blowing a pipe up ’ had been juxtaposed to questions on party strategy , he said , adding that it was ridiculous to imply that he had supported violent acts . |
| 16 | I know for a fact she 's had her eye on my mother 's matinée jacket collection for years and when I once , in passing , said I wondered what happened to those old prosthetic devices in the estates of deceased senior citizens , Madge let it slip that she knew a way of turning a Zimmer frame into an attractive lamp ! ’ |
| 17 | It risks turning a triumph into an irrelevance . |
| 18 | And our mams used to have skipping ropes you know one sat on the chair on one pavement the other one on pavement on the other side , turning a rope er and we skipped for hours there , with our mams turning the ropes for us . |
| 19 | It is like supplying a circuit for electricity , or turning a liquid into a solid . |
| 20 | For turning a 90° corner . |
| 21 | It is this procedure , which involves turning a reductionist methodology into a reductionist philosophy , that is the manoeuvre so popular among molecular biologists and some geneticists , but , fortunately , is rather rarer among psychologists or neurobiologists . |
| 22 | Just hold my hand and turn as if you were turning a door handle . |
| 23 | HOSPICE VISITOR : but is our Princess turning a sanctuary for the dying into a sanctuary for DI ? |
| 24 | She waited for George to answer , but he sat hunched beside her , turning a gold pencil in his fingers . |
| 25 | On the face of the facts given , the inspector of taxes does appear to be ‘ turning a text into a pretext ’ . |
| 26 | The equipment can perform a wide range of control functions , from simply turning a pump on and off to supervising a complete oil refinery . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , you are , ’ he agreed unexpectedly , turning a grin upon her , ‘ and I have a strong notion that there is worse to come ! ’ |
| 28 | Although they undoubtedly exist throughout the world , only Scotland could resort to something quite as sad as turning a pub into a museum of dispirited sport . |
| 29 | That has been done by turning a division into a wholly owned subsidiary limited company with its own board of directors and separate accounts . |
| 30 | If you like , an operator 0 corresponds to a rule for turning a vector V into another vector V ; unc is a succinct way of writing it . |