Example sentences of "[noun] to turn [pers pn] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Ten painful operations to turn me into a picture |
2 | It hardly matters whether either of these stories is true , we know that cork was available , although not in France , and that Dom Pérignon did eventually use cork-stoppers for his wines , as corked bottles were dug up at Hautvillers when Moët & Chandon renovated the abbey in the late 1970s during its operations to turn it into a museum . |
3 | They have permission to turn it into a pub , a small office block or a complete three storey office . |
4 | Instead , gipsies will be encouraged to BUY land and apply for permission to turn it into a site . |
5 | Her father , a greengrocer , had stabled the pony behind the shop in the middle of town , fed it on sprouts and boiled potatoes and encouraged Nutty to turn it into a show-jumper . |
6 | There are plans to turn it into a hotel , leaving visible the original Romanesque and Gothic buildings , including the Týn Court . |
7 | People living near a former young offenders institution are fighting plans to turn it into a detention centre for the immigration service . |
8 | But now the Forestry Commission has decided to end the uncertainty by announcing plans to turn it into a wood . |
9 | Patients fear Hartington Road Family Health Clinic may still be under threat even though councillors rejected an application to turn it into a drug detoxification centre . |
10 | The commentary should not interrupt or structure the child 's play and the parent needs to resist the temptation to turn it into a teaching session . |