Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to turn [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know how I managed to turn the corner without bumping into something ! |
| 2 | But he has also been careful to repudiate that facile misreading of deconstruction — prevalent among literary critics — which thinks to turn the tables on philosophy by proclaiming that ‘ all concepts are metaphors ’ , or that philosophic truth-claims are really metaphorical through and through . |
| 3 | So heavy and cumbersome is the hardtop , which fails to turn the Stag into a refined fixed-head coupe because of atrocious wind whoosh , that many have succumbed to rust while lying neglected in the garden , incubating snails . |
| 4 | In Urwick 's view , those who sought to turn every boy into an apprentice wished to construct an ‘ ideal market ’ where the demand was for skilled labour . |
| 5 | For instance if you want to turn an object on a lathe erm and you go from one end of a shaft to the other , no matter , supposing you do it ten times , erm the machine will take that cut in exactly the same time . |
| 6 | Next year she plans to turn the garage into a games room for table tennis . |
| 7 | One artist who managed to turn the tables on this trend was an American painter , J.S.G. Boggs . |
| 8 | And then you try to turn the argument about attacks on individuals . |
| 9 | ‘ You need to turn the tables on Cawthorne if you really want to stitch him up . ’ |
| 10 | Children need reassurance , praise and success , we need to turn every child into a winner so that they will grow into good , caring and generous adults . |
| 11 | ‘ City Challenge provides us with an opportunity of getting the funding we need to turn the plans into bricks and mortar . ’ |
| 12 | Plainly , individual journalists have individual styles but ultimately they have to turn the result of meeting you into the type of article their publication requires . |
| 13 | With a mixture of public relations and desperation , they attempted to turn the situation on its head . |
| 14 | He decided to turn the pressure on the Russian . |
| 15 | ( A famous actor interviewed recently on the radio said that , when he had learned his part in a play , he did not just know the words he had to say but where the new paragraphs came and when he had to turn the page of the script . |
| 16 | He continued to turn the pages in his swollen hand , and soon he found the place he wanted . |
| 17 | He wanted to turn the premises into flats . |
| 18 | Nor was he planning to turn the BBC into a ‘ publisher ’ rather than a maker of programmes . |