Example sentences of "turned up [prep] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apparently , Fagg turned up as the protégé of one Captain Fanning of the Pioneer Corps , an Irish member of ffeatherstonehaugh 's whom Gooseneck remembers as an occasional visitor and noted practical joker . |
| 2 | THE audience that turned up for the recital of British violin sonatas was scarcely more than a sprinkling , which made one despair of our unadventurous public . |
| 3 | My brother , now himself in the RAF , turned up at the door of the Met Office one morning , announcing that he had been posted to Bourn . |
| 4 | It was the next day that Lewis turned up at the door of the workshop his tools in a bag and his leather apron over his arm . |
| 5 | The opening day of the trial was to be devoted to legal arguments and Mr Beltrami , Moira , Meehan and myself turned up at the Courts of Justice to hear them . |
| 6 | The dog , after lapping a little water , went and sat down heavily beside him , eyes turned up at the portrait of itself thoughtfully , perhaps making a critical assessment of it . |
| 7 | It would be easy enough ( in theory ) to get money for Everest or K2 , but if Mick and Vic turned up at the doors of a giant multi-national with the word ‘ Ultar ’ on their portfolio , they might well be shown the corporate door . |
| 8 | They even turned up on the catwalks of Milan . ’ |
| 9 | Kylie and her new Svengali Blamey got an instant glimpse of that arrogance when they turned up on the doorstep of the Hit Factory . |
| 10 | A group from Switzerland turned up on the doorstep of Low Birk Hatt on her birthday ( they knew — they had gifts ) , a whole cheese arrived overland from New Zealand , and the rooms at the farm began to fill up . |
| 11 | He was tall and badly shaven , his raincoat collar turned up against the cold of the December night . |
| 12 | They had left the path and turned up by the side of the long Nissen hut when Len paused and , half turning to Joe , he said , ‘ You know , you still did n't answer my question earlier on information concerning one Joseph Jebeau . |
| 13 | However , the Canadian who stole the stuff turned up in the middle of the night with a revolver , took all the money my father had , and made him unload the entire cargo . |
| 14 | If he turned up in the middle of Stephie 's visit , then tough ! |
| 15 | It had not escaped the Brownies ' sharp eyes that Mr. Gordon turned up near the close of each Pack Meeting and made himself very charming to Brown Owl . |