Example sentences of "[pron] turn a deaf " in BNC.
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1 | Luv to all down there in the Eternal City and be assured I turn a deaf ear to the rumours that it is a cesspit . |
2 | And the Westminster North constituency of Stormont Law and Order Minister Sir John Wheeler is among those which turned a deaf ear to the fund-raising targets set by party chiefs . |
3 | She would n't be keeping the Law if she turned a deaf ear to the call or ran away from it . |
4 | At the end , between lengthy visits to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington and crippled with arthritis as a result of a youthful bicycle accident , he turned a deaf ear to opposition calls to resign after losing his majority . |
5 | He refused to promise anything , just as he turned a deaf ear to their prayers for his ‘ resignation ’ . |