Example sentences of "have turn a blind eye " in BNC.

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1 The plaintiff must show that the defendant has turned a blind eye to truth in order to advance an ulterior object .
2 I could have turned a blind eye , but to grab it and to throw it to the hounds I think was absolutely abysmal .
3 Armed guards told thousands of people with jobs in the western sector they should not report for work ‘ for the time being ’ , while a few were said to have turned a blind eye as scores of their fellow citizens ran for freedom .
4 The points were made that parking there can not be dangerous as it is permitted during part of the year , and that the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to cars parked outside the church during services .
5 Some other forces throughout the region , if they even thought about it , appear to have turned a blind eye .
6 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 .
7 Japanese authorities have turned a blind eye to the rapid expansion of their drift-net fleet .
8 English-speaking countries , however , have been relatively unaware of this activity because of language barriers , or if aware of any aspect of it have turned a blind eye due to a lack of understanding of the background of the method or a disinterest in the findings of Quantum Physics .
9 For years , the authorities have turned a blind eye to the slaughter , maintaining that it was a quaint custom which would eventually die out .
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