Example sentences of "[noun pl] to turn [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An alternative draft platform for the forthcoming congress , drawn up at the Democratic Platform 's founding conference in January and from which it took its name [ see p. 37235 ] , was criticized for not attempting to make " a constructive contribution to the formulation of party strategy " and for concealing designs to turn the CPSU into a " shapeless association with complete freedom for factions and groupings , i.e. practically to dismantle it " . |
| 2 | Initially the target direction is sent to the phase sequence generator , which then produces phase control signals to turn the motor in the appropriate direction . |
| 3 | In general , however , efforts to turn the creation of strategic vision into a manageable process , one that can be researched , taught , and adopted by managers , risk robbing it of its vitality . |
| 4 | Cartimandua , Queen of the Brigantes , also remained loyal ; had she turned against Rome she had the resources to turn the balance with a sudden thrust from the north . |
| 5 | On average , it would take at least five or six genetic changes to turn a crop into a dangerous weed . |
| 6 | Organisers are hoping to raise millions of pounds to turn the centre into a living museum . |
| 7 | Enthusiasts from the Bletchley Park Trust hope to raise millions of pounds to turn the site into a living museum . |
| 8 | In Rhode Island , a decade later , he accepted a commission from the local elites to turn the state into a showpiece of private-public partnership and high-technology-driven growth . |
| 9 | Or are you just gritting your teeth waiting for the neighbours to turn the stereo on full blast or start a spot of DIY ? |
| 10 | Thereafter the accelerating rate of population growth coincided with the ending of the bounty of generally good harvests to turn the trend in the cost of living sharply upwards , while in most regions the increase in the labour force changed a labour market in which wages had generally held up for more than half a century . |
| 11 | All the regular attenders were there : the Yorkes , glossy as newly-painted furniture ; the Fords , sending darting glances round the congregation to see if anyone was missing ; the Shergolds , sitting in their usual place near the door in the pew where Melissa had come upon Eleanor the previous day , Rodney with his normal air of self-importance that might or might not be hiding an inner anxiety , his wife pale and twitchy as she pulled off her gloves to turn the pages of her hymnbook . |
| 12 | Wherever your plans call for light , space and shape , Clear Span have the experience and the skills to turn the design into sparkling Reality . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Plans to turn the site of a former explosives factory at Annan , Dumfriesshire , into Scotland 's top rallying centre outside Ingliston were put forward yesterday by the Wigton Motor Club which is based in Cumbria . |
| 15 | PLANS to turn the site of a former explosives factory at Annan , Dumfriesshire , into Scotland 's top rallying centre were put forward yesterday by the 300-strong Wigton Motor Club which is based a few miles over the Border in Cumbria . |
| 16 | Villagers are protesting against plans to turn an area of outstanding natural beauty into a rubbish tip . |
| 17 | The village green is really a giant theatre set.It takes hours of work by the scenic artists to turn a series of frames covered in plastic sheeting into convincing buildings.Here they 're working on what will become the church . |
| 18 | This remark ignores IBM 's own attempts to turn the highway into a toll-paying bridge by the introduction in 1987 of the now mostly-ignored Micro Channel Architecture . |
| 19 | But it takes hundreds of thousands of years for these processes to turn the sediments into carbonate rock , and meanwhile biological changes , it now seems , play a key role in deterring the fluctuating carbon dioxide balance . |
| 20 | As an alternative you can make use of a standard width printer and a package such as Sideways or Allways to turn the text through 90 degrees and compress it . |