Example sentences of "to turn to the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It is instructive to turn to the position of the local authority in the present case . |
2 | Opponents of this proposal , who included the Comptroller General , Charles Bowsher , argued that a borrowing limit above that of $25,000 million originally sought by the FDIC would threaten to draw the federal government further into debt , because the FDIC would be unlikely to be able to honour such a high level of debt on its own , and could itself be compelled eventually to turn to the government for rescue funding . |
3 | The frightening prospects described in the Limits to Growth model may have driven geographers of the 1970s to turn to the problems of smaller areas . |
4 | He kept his temper and signalled the other galley to turn to the shore at Drimnin , to do the repairs . |
5 | They may have to turn to the courts for satisfaction . |
6 | They may have to turn to the courts for satisfaction . |
7 | I would now like to turn to the symbol of the Virgin Mary in the light of this discussion . |
8 | As these funds are tied up in Treasury Bills , commercial bills and other assets , the houses may be forced to turn to the lender of last resort — the Bank of England . |
9 | To discover how these embalmed bodies were wrapped after the completion of the process we need to turn to the report of the examination of the ‘ mummy ’ of William Lyndewode , Bishop of St David 's ( d.1446 ) , discovered in 1852 during the reconstruction of St Stephen 's Chapel at the Palace of Westminster . |
10 | I venture to suggest you are more likely to turn to the books of both authors after reading their contributions in Esquire . |
11 | I 'd always imagined that one day I 'd be able to turn to the guy beside me at the Giants Stadium and say ‘ That 's my kid playing down there ’ . |
12 | Could I say that we 'd be willing perhaps that the Conservative amendment first of all , and then to turn to the amendment by the Liberal democrats erm I would like to suggest that schools or other charities , not just schools are exempt from any registration charge but will still notify the local authority in , in advance of an event , because events held at schools or by charities still create problems with traffic and parking and congestion |
13 | Andrew Stavanger was compelled to turn to the bank for help after the dock strikes , and it was then that I got to know him . |
14 | erm sequences such as what happened yesterday , what happened today , what 's going to happen tomorrow — dyslexic people very often have great difficulty with this and transferring from the two dimensional to the three dimensional , like you might say to a dyslexic adult when he or she asks directions , ‘ Oh , well , it 's first right , second left and then there 's a tower on your right and you 've got to turn to the left after the tree ’ and so on , and a dyslexic person ca n't remember any of that at all , or transfer it from the map to the reality . |