Example sentences of "and turn a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now she too buckles on the hookboots and turns a graceful cartwheel to bring their hooks , with a faint clang , against a couple of the walking rings in the ceiling . |
| 2 | ‘ Thanks , I can look after myself ! ’ she pointed out calmly , twisting away from his arm and turning a faint apologetic smile on the watchful Anneliese . |
| 3 | But , though it is heartening to find an Iranian writer bravely grappling with the problems of exile and turning a critical eye on the values of both his native and adopted countries , Mr Ataie will write better plays when he admits the theatrical importance of contradiction and argument . |
| 4 | They may display their feelings by refusing to eat , and turning a deaf ear to anyone who calls their name . |
| 5 | If sweet reason and turning a blind eye are not enough and you feel you have to use some form of punishment , do so without excessive anger or physical force . |
| 6 | Many have become lifestyle feminists with husbands and boyfriends who have cultivated the good-humoured acceptance of feminist ideas and who behave as non-oppressive , anti-sexist men , cooking the ratatouille , organising crêches at women 's conferences , and turning a blind eye to untidy houses and piles of dirty washing . |
| 7 | Macbeth , for example , asks us some very difficult questions about ( amongst other things ) the relationship between power and sexuality , about acquiescence in the face of evil and turning a blind eye to things we 'd rather not know about . |
| 8 | Irina seemed to be interested in the question and turned a serious face toward Alison . |
| 9 | Had 11.0 per cent been achieved in 1975 , it would have transformed Britain 's balance of payments and turned a substantial negative current balance for that year into a modest surplus . |
| 10 | And turned a blind eye to the sinking S** . |
| 11 | Marasli wanted nothing but a quiet life , and turned a blind eye to Miloš 's encroachments . |
| 12 | Nelson , who took Murdoch 's place in goal , first of all did as his namesake and turned a blind eye to a cross from McGinlay . |
| 13 | The strong tradition of autonomy which goes back to 600 B.C. survived the guns of Louis XIV and turned a marching song composed at Strasbourg into La Marseillaise . |
| 14 | As he climbed up from the rowing-deck onto the poop , he tossed back the great plaid and turned a bleak gaze on his clansmen . |
| 15 | Urquhart stopped and turned a few yards ahead of her . |
| 16 | ‘ You killed him , ’ challenged Thai , and turned a sweaty face to Doyle , who shook his head and smiled . |
| 17 | As calmly as she could , she laid down her knife and turned a steady grey gaze on his face . |
| 18 | Directors know this is going on and turn a blind eye . |
| 19 | They just had to put up with it and turn a blind eye . |
| 20 | Or they do , and turn a blind eye . |
| 21 | As shadow secretary , he has a duty in the House of Commons to cross-question his opposite number and to turn a relentless searchlight on his public pronouncements . |
| 22 | It sounds as though Maurin was paying him to keep Barbara there and she was paying him to run errands — deliver the note to you and the photograph to Nice Matin — and to turn a blind eye when she went out . ’ |
| 23 | This drives the Shaman a bit mad and makes his tongue swell up and turn a bright colour such as purple or blue , but it also stimulates the part of his brain that controls magic . |