Example sentences of "turned a blind [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd already turned a blind eye when a couple of his lorries got hi-jacked . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Japanese authorities have turned a blind eye to the rapid expansion of their drift-net fleet . |
| 4 | ‘ Council 's turned a blind eye to it previously but I 'm in charge now and I 'm booking you under the Fireworks and Public Entertainments byelaw . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I get the feeling he 's turned a blind eye too often . |
| 7 | The Waco sheriff habitually turned a blind eye to Koresh 's activities . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 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 . |
| 10 | The plaintiff must show that the defendant has turned a blind eye to truth in order to advance an ulterior object . |
| 11 | Some other forces throughout the region , if they even thought about it , appear to have turned a blind eye . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The national populous actually turned a blind eye to atrocities that were happening with human beings . |
| 14 | I could have turned a blind eye , but to grab it and to throw it to the hounds I think was absolutely abysmal . |