Example sentences of "turned [prep] [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When she turned from painting to writing , she added to these gifts and to this training , two principles which might well be carved above the entrance door of every School of Journalism .
2 The reaction shown in Scheme 2 was first observed when a sample of , in an ampoule under nitrogen , was being tested for a pinhole using a Tesla discharge ; the surface of the sample turned from black to brown .
3 Mankind had , after all , turned from hunting to farming as a way of life at least a thousand years before this date , by which time both goats and sheep were already domesticated .
4 The railway 's team crane , which was part of a demonstration goods train at the time , turned from game-keeper to poacher as it became derailed and had to be rescued by another crane .
5 Once this process is complete , the compost is ready for the land , and any further storage will result in some loss , unless it is kept covered and turned from time to time .
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