Example sentences of "turn a [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Farrell ( 1980:287 ) explains , ‘ Internment had turned a campaign of pinpricks into an all-out war . ’ |
| 2 | During the drive , Ellwood had turned a number of ideas and opportunities over in his mind . |
| 3 | And how one woman turned a bed of weeds into a beautiful garden . ) |
| 4 | Whatever his reasons for staying , Reg certainly knew his football and it was he who turned a team of no-hopers into one capable of sustaining a bottom six position for the rest of the decade . |
| 5 | It was roughening the surface of the river and turning a row of feluccas moored along the bank . |
| 6 | Authors had to economize in the number of illustrations they used , and readers had to get into the habit of turning a number of pages to find a relevant picture . |
| 7 | Apple Computer Inc 's Enterprise Systems Division will be launching its AppleSearch workgroup technology alongside the new servers : it is designed to give Macintosh users personalised , easy access to unstructured text , turning a collection of documents stored on a server into an on-line library — based on the contents of each document — which can be searched to find needed information quickly and easily ; the client-server AppleSearch is designed to deliver ad hoc access to information as well as proactive updates to its users on an immediate , daily or weekly basis ; documents to be searched are not altered by AppleSearch — they are stored in their native format and translated into searchable text by Apple 's XTND file conversion technology , which enables users to view text of documents without having the application that created them . |
| 8 | At sundown the sky turns a multitude of colours from scarlet through aquamarine to inky black . |
| 9 | The fat cook pushed him out of the way , coming to turn a pan of potatoes roasting under spitted beef . |
| 10 | In the light of Stockton 's homeless problem , the borough council wants further talks with management at the town 's North Tees Hospital over its plans to turn a number of flats into offices . |
| 11 | A group needs time for the processes to develop to turn a number of individuals into a group , no matter how well they know each other . |
| 12 | Doing things this way round certainly ensures the maximum individuality of each channel in the amplifier , without you having to resort to tap dancing lessons in order to switch channels and turn a couple of effects on or off simultaneously . |
| 13 | This regulatory code is put to even greater effect when it is used to turn an exchange of missiles between rioters and police into a surreal game of football in which the rules have been deliberately bent to give the ‘ opposing team ’ an unfair advantage ! |
| 14 | Something as simple as a mug can turn a handful of pansies into a vivid display . |