Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [verb] a blind [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am still not clear whether my confidence was the product of my faith or whether I had generated a blind optimism to prevent the facts from crushing me . |
| 2 | The same people who had turned a blind eye as they passed Clary in their snooty fashion , would regard this esteemed gentleman with admiration , perceiving Clarence , as a high-class citizen of Chichester . |
| 3 | Okay , if we wa if we want to turn a blind eye to it then that 's our business you know but er but when you 're , when you 're actually erm |
| 4 | We continue to turn a blind eye to the architecture with no name , preferring instead to attack the buildings that future generations will admire . |
| 5 | English-speaking countries , however , have been relatively unaware of this activity because of language barriers , or if aware of any aspect of it have turned a blind eye due to a lack of understanding of the background of the method or a disinterest in the findings of Quantum Physics . |