Example sentences of "[verb] to turn [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Lang is also expected to turn his criticism on parents who neglect their children 's education and who fail to teach right from wrong and respect for others . |
| 2 | ‘ It is of great importance that the UK should not appear to turn its back on Europe , so that it can play its full part in negotiations , ’ the peers say in a report rushed out yesterday ahead of the Strasbourg talks . |
| 3 | I cried out with the pain which seemed to turn my body from head to toe into one raw , open wound . |
| 4 | Davies snapped the ball from the back of a ruck to send a drop goal sailing home true after 26 minutes but when Nial Malone equalised with a penalty two minutes later and then added a drop goal in the 32nd minute , it looked as if Oxford were going to turn their pressure into victory . |
| 5 | She 'd thought he was going to turn his back on Timothy Gedge and on herself and run into the house so that they would n't see his tears . |
| 6 | Rovers enjoyed the bulk of the possession in Friday 's 1-1 draw with Peterborough but failed to turn their superiority into goals . |
| 7 | ENGLAND men failed to turn their silver into gold in the European Championships in Stuttgart last night as they were brought down to earth 4–1 by Sweden in the final of the men 's team event . |
| 8 | Kelly managed to turn her head in time for his kiss to miss its target on her lips . |
| 9 | Fashion designer , Finn McGill , is heading for a brilliant career when her mother falls ill and she decides to turn her back on Paris to return to her home town , Belfast . |
| 10 | He knew he had to turn his back on Crevecoeur , dreading the day he would see physical signs that SHe had been working . |
| 11 | Keith Richardson says it the game showed a lot of encouragement for the cherry and whites … if anything Gloucester had the edge … and with a little more luck it could have gone their way … confidence is not quite there and Gloucester have to turn their pressure into points … |