Example sentences of "had turned a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of the day our friends and I had mastered ‘ bend ze knees ’ and ‘ turn in ze feet ’ and had turned a healthy shade of scarlet around the nasal slopes . |
| 2 | Raimundo 's sallow face had turned a dark red . |
| 3 | Wealth , culture , and international adventure had turned a tiny collection of huts into a huge sandstone metropolis . |
| 4 | Not by so much as a blink did Rose betray his own surprise at seeing Naseby , whose face had turned a delicate shade of puce . |
| 5 | The hot green South was behind me now ; there were no more palm trees , and the land had turned a wintry brown . |
| 6 | The glaring desert had turned a brilliant green . |
| 7 | Fakrid 's eyes had turned a livid yellow . |
| 8 | In five years he had turned a struggling side into formidable Championship contenders capable of springing surprises on League giants in the Cup . |
| 9 | The same people who had turned a blind eye as they passed Clary in their snooty fashion , would regard this esteemed gentleman with admiration , perceiving Clarence , as a high-class citizen of Chichester . |