Example sentences of "[verb] turn their " in BNC.
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| 1 | The redundant pitmen each pledged ten thousand pounds of their own money to try to turn their dream of running their own business into reality . |
| 2 | While there is a good deal of division of opinion both about these attempts to characterise the present situation and about what further conclusions theology should draw from it , there lies here a nexus of issues to which theologians have had to turn their attention , especially since the Second World War . |
| 3 | Davies snapped the ball from the back of a ruck to send a drop goal sailing home true after 26 minutes but when Nial Malone equalised with a penalty two minutes later and then added a drop goal in the 32nd minute , it looked as if Oxford were going to turn their pressure into victory . |
| 4 | Spiritualized go onstage at the vibeless hour of 6.25 , but miraculously manage to turn their truncated 30-minute slot into a further mindblast , five songs only , one brand new , untitled and spectacular , the closer ‘ Smiles ’ ( very old ) rendering the term ‘ epic ’ a spent match . |
| 5 | They might now begin to turn their minds to the new opportunities that will arise for them , as well as for the people whom we shall seek to represent . |
| 6 | Mr Modrow said German reunification was not discussed at the one-hour meeting but the two sides had agreed to turn their dialogue ‘ into co-operation ’ . |
| 7 | Well my there 's never any please , there 's never any thank you , there 's nothing , I mean there are are n't they , when he was saying that all he 's done for her and they virtually like turned their back on them , he got out in all those winds and weather were n't it , but , we built there and he come out apparently and said I do n't want you having anything else to do with my kids , |
| 8 | As the great ball of fire sent shafts of heat more obtusely across the town they began to turn their energies outwards again . |
| 9 | Naturally , these predators must have turned their attentions to other animals , like the mammal-like reptiles ; but we must remember that these animals were small . |
| 10 | I think that the hon. Gentleman will know what I mean when I say that in the context of coming towards the end of a particular available time , whether it is the time for talks or the time for a general election , there is reluctance among certain parties — and I make this remark generally — to turn their cards face upwards if there is any danger that other people will not have turned their cards face upwards by the time the whistle blows . |
| 11 | Had they played the ball down th channels or to the corner flags , this would have turned their defence and let us regroup and play in their half . |
| 12 | I do n't rise sooner , because 't is the worst thing in the world for the complexion ; nat that I pretend to be a beau ; but a man must endeavour to look wholesome , lest he make so nauseous a figure in the side-bax , the ladies should be compelled to turn their eyes upon the play . |
| 13 | The work broadens people 's horizons because not only will they have to turn their hand to many different jobs but they will also get used to working in different environments and with other people with new ideas and traditions . |
| 14 | He bases his argument on inefficient and corrupt managers who will be unable and unwilling to adopt the necessary business-like ethics needed to turn their companies round . |
| 15 | Southampton should have registered a club record seventh successive League win but failed to turn their general superiority into goals . |
| 16 | ENGLAND men failed to turn their silver into gold in the European Championships in Stuttgart last night as they were brought down to earth 4–1 by Sweden in the final of the men 's team event . |
| 17 | Rovers enjoyed the bulk of the possession in Friday 's 1-1 draw with Peterborough but failed to turn their superiority into goals . |
| 18 | Early campaigns against the use of illegal drugs failed to achieve their aim , to scare users and potential users rigid and make parents frightened to turn their backs for a moment . |
| 19 | It was all very laudable wanting to bring culture to the masses , but if the masses chose to turn their backs on the enterprise it was the shareholders who stood to lose . |
| 20 | I feel if we had tried to turn their defence we might have had some luck . |
| 21 | Now that they knew he would be leaving , the literary confraternity had already started to turn their backs on him , and had begun to scan the possible replacements in the current British intellectual mafia . |
| 22 | Now , at first meeting , they laid the foundations of a more substantial friendship in the groves of Alfoxden , two disillusioned radicals who had turned their backs on active politics . |
| 23 | The other actors , who were now gathered around Terry 's table with jars of yellow beer in front of them , had turned their chairs around to watch me , as if I were a football match . |
| 24 | He managed to detain her long enough for them to tether the horses , because there would be no sense in coming out of the Workshops ( with , or without the prisoner ) and finding that the horses had turned their heads for Tara and that they had to walk the rest of the way to the Fire Court . |
| 25 | Their views do n't matter , because they had turned their backs on God . |
| 26 | At that time — at least to start with — we could pick up some of those who had been the least successful in their school careers , often because they had turned their backs on the opportunities open to them , and provide the first steps towards training and employment . |
| 27 | Opposition parties led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) had turned their criticism against the Speaker after he rejected an impeachment motion against President Ranasinghe Premadasa [ see p. 38440 ] . |
| 28 | The Young Conservatives had turned their backs on the enemy , broken through the police cordon and forced their way into the hotel . |
| 29 | As night fell they had turned their backs on the rush and excitement of the Expo and returned to the old Seville where they had dined by candlelight in a small pavement café and watched the world rush by . |
| 30 | They 've turned their suffering into a resource ’ ( p. 46 ) . |