Example sentences of "turning a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | By setting up the Secret Committee Alexander acted in the style of his father ; by ordering Nazimov to delve more deeply into the views of the north-westerners he showed sympathy for a landless concept of emancipation which belonged to the reign of Alexander I. The regime seemed to be moving in the direction not so much of freeing the serfs as of turning a blind eye to them ( by consigning their future to yet another assembly of antediluvian officials ) or making their condition worse ( by opting for a form of emancipation which would blight their future ) . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | The referee was a complete twat Roger Dilkes , a miserable midget who contrived to spoil what was already a poor game by turning a blind eye to West Ham 's negative game and penalising Leeds wherever possible . |
| 34 | Environmentalists claim that the Russian authorities , desperate for foreign investment , are turning a blind eye to the logging companies ' many breaches of the country 's nature protection laws European 22-25 October |
| 35 | The authority plans to stop turning a blind eye to disability and war pension income when calculating community benefits charge and housing benefits . |
| 36 | Now that sort of policy does have its problems because some people would say that is allowing people to break the law , it 's turning a blind eye to people who are breaking the law . |
| 37 | But I do n't think Mr Drennan … ’ he shot a quick look in Malachi 's direction , before turning a sympathetic face to Bull O'Malley ‘ I do n't think Mr Drennan intended that he should ask for your daughter and expect you to make a decision on the spur of the moment . |