Example sentences of "[adv] turn a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter has said that he could not necessarily turn a blind eye to this … especially if there were complaints from other parties ; as you are well aware the commission have the power to seek repayment . |
| 2 | Whisked ‘ Andrew has always regarded her as a good mother but he can no longer turn a blind eye to her behaviour . |
| 3 | So why not turn a blind eye to it in a world dogged by unemployment ? |
| 4 | There is no obvious candidate from among the 10 already chosen , and indecisive leadership can easily turn a one-day victory into defeat . |
| 5 | I 've seen them , but I mean if , if they saw anything , I think they 'd just turn a blind eye to most of it . |
| 6 | I 'm , I 'm , quite amazed that , that , the question has even been asked , you know , that er that , that , er is this a good thing , I mean er presumably the people that are arguing that it 's not a good thing and that are concerned about events are actually condoning imperialism , er these people seem to think that it 's okay for a country to be occupied er like Poland was occupied by Germany and Czechoslovakia and France , that 's okay er and in fact you know we should just turn a blind eye to it and just let it carry on forever . |
| 7 | Here is clear evidence that the judiciary could and did temper the law with common sense , and did not habitually turn a blind eye to social and economic realities . |
| 8 | Scanners capture images as a pattern of dots , changing the proportions can instantly turn an acceptable image into a complete mess ! |
| 9 | Not even the fine citizens of Ecoville who have to get their rake-off too , or they would n't turn a blind eye to it . |
| 10 | And try as hard as they do , residential staff can never turn a residential establishment into a home . |