Example sentences of "[vb pp] to turn a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a more legitimate complaint concerns the attempts that have been made to turn a talented , energetic and fashionably leftish folk-rock group into rock stars . |
| 2 | It would appear however , that their Labour counterparts on Sedgefield District Council either have not got the message or more likely have decided to turn a deaf ear . |
| 3 | It would appear , however , that their Labour counterparts on Sedgefield District Council either have not got the message or more likely have decided to turn a deaf ear . |
| 4 | The threat could be used as a safeguard , sure ; but it could also be used to turn a further profit . |
| 5 | The Canadians , more experienced than most in these matters , say that only a modest amount of special training is needed to turn a good soldier into a good peacekeeper . |
| 6 | The top section will then be suitable for bite indication and provide the shock-absorber effect ; the bottom half will provide the power needed to turn a hard-fighting fish . |
| 7 | As Venus moves into your sign , the pride you have taken in your appearance is bound to turn a few heads . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose I 'm meant to turn a deaf ear to that . ’ |
| 9 | In thirty years , if she had not learned to turn a blind eye to Bernard 's excesses , she had learned nothing . |
| 10 | ( Workers sat around playing cards because their daily quota had been met ; whole teams stood idle because only the appointed mechanic was allowed to turn a particular screw ; and so on . ) |