Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] turn a [adj] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps not to be wondered that when the clouds of war then appeared , those in high places turned a speculative eye on this , the greatest privately-owned railway organisation in the world , with facilities and space , equipped in a wide range , from precision tools to mighty hammers , forges , foundries , and a tradition of skilled craftsmanship grafted to modern organisational and administrative ability , for a possible source of production of the sinews of war . |
| 2 | The alternative if the British public turns a blind eye , she believes , is the prospect of a dark day when , because of the colour of their skin , two young Middlesbrough-born and bred women may not be allowed to reach the safety of their home . |
| 3 | So the Foreign Office turned a bland eye — nobody was exactly complaining out loud — and we took on the whole Sims organisation as a going concern . |
| 4 | Dreaded teacher turns a blind eye |
| 5 | He seems to be obsessed with investing every penny , while at the same time turning a blind eye to the needs of his growing family . |
| 6 | But as long as these extra-curricular affairs are conducted discreetly behind closed departmental doors , the academic establishment turns a blind eye . |