Example sentences of "[conj] turn a blind eye to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government also orders , or turns a blind eye to , more violent methods of keeping opponents quiet . |
| 2 | Rather than turning a blind eye to the polishers and legislating against the scuffers , we should more logically allow no interference … on either side of the ball . |
| 3 | It worries me that turning a blind eye to the deliberate starvation of these patients is portrayed as contributing in some way to the high ethical standards of the nursing profession . ’ |
| 4 | Many have become lifestyle feminists with husbands and boyfriends who have cultivated the good-humoured acceptance of feminist ideas and who behave as non-oppressive , anti-sexist men , cooking the ratatouille , organising crêches at women 's conferences , and turning a blind eye to untidy houses and piles of dirty washing . |
| 5 | Macbeth , for example , asks us some very difficult questions about ( amongst other things ) the relationship between power and sexuality , about acquiescence in the face of evil and turning a blind eye to things we 'd rather not know about . |
| 6 | And turned a blind eye to the sinking S** . |
| 7 | Marasli wanted nothing but a quiet life , and turned a blind eye to Miloš 's encroachments . |
| 8 | Nelson , who took Murdoch 's place in goal , first of all did as his namesake and turned a blind eye to a cross from McGinlay . |