Example sentences of "be turned [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ears which are turned to the side and are at ‘ half mast ’ indicate that the horse is relaxed , and therefore does not feel the need to listen out for danger . |
| 2 | I see that behind the bluff little moustache and the liquid , fish-liver eyes — in my photograph the eyes are turned towards the prince of Wales ( himself a rather ghostly figure under a solar helmet ) — shelters another presence . |
| 3 | This region was one of those most affected by the depopulation of villages and hamlets , several having recently been enclosed ; large numbers of poor in parts point to consequent loss of employment , although it is not clear whether people had actually been turned off the land or the townships had gradually contracted . |
| 4 | Upstairs , a child 's bedroom had been turned into the equivalent of a multiplex cinema complete with flickering 12-inch video monitor . |
| 5 | The morning train from Sidney picked up milk from various farms for shipment to Victoria and on at least one occasion it was held up for two hours while cows , that had been turned into the bush the previous night to pick up what nourishment they could were searched for , rounded up , milked and the milk loaded for the trip to town . |
| 6 | In simple terms health authorities have been turned into the buyers of health care , and , rather than the providers of health care . |
| 7 | This must have started life as a cottage — the front room which had been turned into the shop was only about ten feet by eight feet . |
| 8 | To control both commercial development and the number of visitors , the entire area has been turned into the Purnululu National Park . |
| 9 | Strictly speaking , priests were n't supposed to visit the theatre , but a blind eye had been turned to the attendance of rehearsals . |
| 10 | He noticed the picture frames on the mantelpiece had been turned to the wall . |
| 11 | The back of the canvas chair had been turned towards the town , and in the gloom it was not immediately apparent that someone was sitting in it . |
| 12 | It is unique in that juniors come first , are welcomed at all times in and out of the club house , on and off of the courts and will never be turned off the courts by seniors . |
| 13 | So that they can be turned onto the track like going to the goods show . |
| 14 | The Press Complaints Commission should be turned into the Press Commission to reflect its wider role , say the MPs . |
| 15 | Known as Ashton Mill , it is an impressive white tower mill of conical shape , built of the local limestone and having a wooden cap bearing the sails which could be turned into the wind by a hand-operated chain drive . |
| 16 | This could be turned into the future by add the suffix -mi . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not to be turned into the street ? ’ |
| 18 | There is space at the waterfall for parking or a picnic , and here cars must be turned for the journey back to Dent . |
| 19 | Regulations governing trade and industry could be turned to the profit of courtiers and officials . |
| 20 | On the outside of the barrel , to be turned to the colour you want and slid down to push the lead into the tip . |
| 21 | Again this can be turned to the researcher 's advantage . |
| 22 | It was realistically painted in the authentic lifeboat colours and had a sail of white lights which could be turned to the direction of travel . |
| 23 | There are many ways in which the large scale of the Trust 's operation can be turned to the advantage of its conservation purposes . |
| 24 | Having described the amplifier circuit attention can be turned to the power supply . |
| 25 | The letters of Lupus , for instance , reveal networks of personal connections , links between court and local community , workings of assemblies — and their egocentricity can , again , be turned to the historian 's advantage . |
| 26 | The fundamental stress on proper moral order as the basis of a healthy society could be dangerously two-edged ; it could plausibly be turned against the reformers by the assertion that abolition and emancipation would cut off the civilising influence of Europeans on Africans and result in social and political upheaval in the colonies . |
| 27 | Her rage would only be turned against the detractor . |
| 28 | Although the Mob does n't move , individual models may be turned in the ranks in order to shoot at their target . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , fair-weather supporters tend to forget that no Athletico official gives less than 110 per cent to the club week in , Sundays off , and to think their heads could be turned in the hope of making financial personal gain is an insult . |
| 30 | ‘ But it is not fair that your remorse should be turned in the direction of seeking someone else to blame . ’ |