Example sentences of "[vb base] turn their backs " in BNC.
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| 1 | The popularity of religious cult communities reveals the extent to which many people have turned their backs on the family . |
| 2 | Black European residents , especially those denied civic rights , as in Germany and France , will be the main victims of the recent elections , as all the parties have turned their backs on the need to make Europe welcome for all its inhabitants , not just white ones . |
| 3 | By abandoning any pretence to ‘ social responsibility ’ , they have turned their backs on discussion and argument . |
| 4 | But at its heart , the message is a simple one ; the people of Israel have turned their backs on God ; they are guilty of the sin of apostasy . |
| 5 | All decent people have turned their backs on the men of violence , he said in a BBC interview , comment on feelings in Ireland following the IRA 's Warrington bombing . |
| 6 | In his report Prof Friel outlines development plans for the waterfront along the River Foyle , a beautiful natural asset which he claims the people of Derry have turned their backs on . |
| 7 | Now , he and his colleagues have turned their backs on Ian Salisbury 's leg spin . |