Example sentences of "turning [pers pn] into [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1944 Education Act created a unified framework which brought the church schools under state control ( turning them into maintained schools ) , but left them with varying degrees of independence , usually over religious matters , according to how much financial support the church continued to provide . |
| 2 | It was boarding that gave solidity to the schools , turning them into total societies — often in rural and inaccessible surroundings — and reinforcing both achievement and a potent sense of cohesion . |
| 3 | Teachers , though in some cases suspicious that these new demands were turning them into social workers , realised that this role brought them benefits . |
| 4 | His government has had considerable success in winning over guerrilla field commanders and turning them into semi-autonomous militias with lavish handouts of money and arms . |
| 5 | The government also proposed a new media policy , giving the television service , Doordarshan , and All-India Radio autonomy by turning them into public corporations , similar to the status enjoyed in the United Kingdom by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) . |
| 6 | My only worry is that I 'm turning him into New Boy with an unhealthy interest in housework . |
| 7 | But the temperature sensor in the tank was n't working , and the fuel could have reached 180 degrees … turning it into explosive gas which only needed one spark to ignite it . |
| 8 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
| 9 | ‘ It works by cooling the liquid slag with a water jet and turning it into granulated slag . |