Example sentences of "over a [adj] leaf " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides , if I 'm turning over a new leaf , I need new friends to go with it , do n't you know ? ’ |
| 2 | Faldo , perhaps above all , will be hoping to turn over a new leaf . |
| 3 | SIR — In turning over a new leaf , the Labour Party would do well also to turn over a new blossom . |
| 4 | Like all fathers , I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a new leaf . |
| 5 | There was an immediate indication that he was prepared to turn over a new leaf . |
| 6 | Dennis the Menace has turned over a new leaf — for a week ! |
| 7 | Enjoying the irony of it , and actually quite pleased to discover that Ryan had n't turned over a new leaf after all , she continued smoothly , ‘ And might I remind you , Ryan , that it was my money in the first place , not yours ? |
| 8 | Now it 's my turn to perform that task and I am sure you are all going to turn over a new leaf and make things easy for me . |
| 9 | COMIC Mike Harding saw how Middlesbrough has turned over a new leaf at the weekend . |
| 10 | There is no indication that Hollywood is turning over a new leaf , free of bloodstains . |
| 11 | I think he 's , he 's like the other day when he was here he was talking about how he was turning over a new leaf and stuff . |