Example sentences of "turned [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well away from the motorway now , each new place quickly gave way to further forest and , just as Jenna was beginning to be lulled into a strange peace by the dappled sunlight of the place , the soothing green of nature , the car turned on to a narrow road and began to climb steadily . |
| 2 | After a while it turned on to a concrete road , where another truck was waiting . |
| 3 | As she turned on to the dual carriageway that ended only a few miles beyond Naas , the rain spat against the windscreen . |
| 4 | A-cups are Janet-Reger-ites , turned on by the decadent thrill of spending enormous sums on scraps of silk only their lovers will ever see . |
| 5 | Carefully she turned in through the wide hospital gates . |
| 6 | By the time he got to the ice-cream he was too weary to eat , so he downed the bourbon — which instantly took its toll — and retired to bed , leaving the television on in the next room , its sound turned down to a soporific burble . |
| 7 | He sat looking at me , his mouth turned down in a bitter line . |
| 8 | Mrs Varden turned over to the next page ; then went back again to the bottom line over leaf to be quite sure of the last words ; and then went on reading with an appearance of the deepest interest and study . |
| 9 | When he turned off at a small junction taking a no-through road , she stopped and watched him out of sight . |
| 10 | Then Ockleton turned off along a narrow lane and , a few moments later , they pulled up by the church . |
| 11 | Even though the morning 's inclement weather prevented some aircraft from reaching Rendcomb , an interesting selection of display and visiting aircraft could be seen by the undaunted crown that turned up during the awful morning . |
| 12 | OLD salt Sydney Barnes , 83 , turned up for a naval reunion and found he was the only one there . |
| 13 | ‘ I informed everyone in local league cricket , including 21 clubs of Asian boys , but only three turned up for the first week . |
| 14 | Morris turned up for the new campaign with a sensational 133 , the first 100 off 60 balls and the second 50 off only 16 , against Minor Counties champions Staffordshire in a pre-season testimonial match for Barnett . |
| 15 | He was also afraid that when he turned up for the next practice , Amber and Jeopardy 's argument would be resolved , and he would no longer be required . |
| 16 | More than 40,000 fans turned up for the 12-hour event , Britain 's biggest-ever legal Rave gig . |
| 17 | If he was up for a part in a Night Nurse commercial he 'd be sure to get it unless Mickey Rourke turned up for the same audition . |
| 18 | On 29 September 1955 , with just a few days of filming to go , Dean turned up at a gay party at Malibu which culminated in a bitchy foray between Dean and a former male lover who accused him of dating women purely for publicity . |
| 19 | ONLY four people turned up at a public meeting in Machynlleth to finalise arrangements for the town 's summer play scheme for local schoolchildren . |
| 20 | Everyone turned up at the 42nd Street Theatre that night to see Noreen make her New York debut . |
| 21 | That afternoon two more carcasses turned up at the northern end of Butterwick Low , and another two were reported from the Norfolk coast , close to Cromer . |
| 22 | Later the same day Douglas , Duke of Hamilton — frustrated past belief turned up at the Foreign Office in London and informed them that he was seeking an urgent audience with the King . |
| 23 | Victorine was confused by the tale Baptiste had told her just now when he and his mother turned up at the back door with Léonie 's sandal and an armful of bread . |
| 24 | The conference theme ‘ A Better Mousetrap ’ , ties in with the centenary of crime novelist Agatha Christie , who turned up at The Old Swan after her own mysterious disappearance , and the titles of some of the papers will reflect the investigation , detection and arrest of some villains that threaten our property , our health or our lives . |
| 25 | About 30 journalists turned up at the Thai border village of Pong Nam Ron , about 200 miles east of Bangkok , yesterday morning , but were told by the local Thai military commander that he knew of no Vietnamese prisoners . |
| 26 | Since they turned up on the first day of term wearing headscarves , their teachers , supported by the headmaster , have refused to teach them unless the girls remove the offending headgear . |
| 27 | The inclusion of Butler ( Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons ) was typical : omitted from the original membership he simply turned up to the first meeting , according to Hugh Thomas , ‘ and of course was allowed to stay … . ’ |
| 28 | Clear of the encroaching water of the Comer , she collapsed across her salvaged man , and crouching on her knees beside him , turned up to the tight circle of light the wet , white face of Gus Hambro . |
| 29 | There was a distinct nip in the air as , on the last day of November , the huddle of international yachting journalists , collars turned up against the northerly wind , made their way through the doors of the 30th Salon Nautique . |
| 30 | All the things which I had feared turned up in a relentless progression . |