Example sentences of "[verb] turn [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look at the extraordinary cross-section of Fleet Street which has turned up for the launch . ’ |
| 2 | The chemical , which is about 150 times as toxic as cyanide , has turned up in the soil and in waters that flow into the Mississippi River at levels up to several hundred times those thought to be safe . |
| 3 | She noted , however , that cotenine , a substance that the body can break down only from nicotine , has turned up in the semen of smokers . |
| 4 | However , a tail-wheel is more convenient for ground handling , particularly as with these types of glider the tail is extremely heavy and awkward to lift when the glider needs turning around on the ground . |
| 5 | When I think of my past blunders here , I want to turn round at the airport and catch the next plane home . |
| 6 | Yes I think that 's the sort of thing when you 're a defender the goalkeeper s the goalkeeper 's almost on it but if you 're not sure you get rid of the thing and then say turn round to the keeper sorry pall but I 'm playing safe . |
| 7 | Although their dress was not equipped to deal with soaking weather and although they may have been expected to turn back at the sight of such greyness , they continued and even displayed some sense of enjoyment at the discomfort each was experiencing . |
| 8 | Then they will be expected to turn out in the afternoon heat to suit the peak viewing times of European television viewers . |
| 9 | I think that it was when he got turned down for the job of a bus conductor . |
| 10 | Nobody knew much about her , she 'd turned up in the town as a sort of companion-housekeeper to an old lady who had a house in Morrab Close , a Mrs Armitage — a widow . |
| 11 | ‘ … but , with their parents in hospital , I feel any such move would be counter-productive , ’ he 'd added curtly , dismissing the subject as he 'd turned back to the pile of papers in front of him . |
| 12 | ‘ It seemed to turn out in the end that the American negotiator did n't have any flexibility and remained on the crucial issues unmoved . ’ |
| 13 | She does n't fancy turning up to the supermarket in it ! |
| 14 | ‘ Women get turned on in the head first so speaking to them can work wonders . ’ |
| 15 | When the projectile that had escaped turned up in the mud all was explained : it was a 4.5mm , low-power ammunition for a small pistol . |
| 16 | It is vitally important that the engineer should be given as much information as possible and should not be merely invited to turn up at the site and work things out alone . |
| 17 | Fatty : We could have turned up to the disco in these ! |
| 18 | The 28-year-old graduate from Bristol University was fined at the end of last season for failing to turn up for the team coach travelling to the FA Cup final after discovering he had been dropped in favour of the fit-again Bruce Grobbelaar . |
| 19 | A GRIEVING family has hit out at witnesses who failed to turn up at the trial of a man accused of the attempted murder of their son . |
| 20 | The singer failed to turn up at the gig at London 's Finsbury Park after he faced a barrage of missiles thrown by fans during Saturday 's performance . |
| 21 | The large crowd that crammed into the new men 's toilets at COLDALE TROJANS ground last month were disappointed that guests of honour , the Nolan Sisters , failed to turn up for the opening . |
| 22 | He is on call round-the-clock in Minehead , Somerset , and does n't hesi-tate to turn out in the middle of the night if necessary . |
| 23 | Finally , the high turnover at the polls might be indicative of changes in the local population , or prudential calculations amongst particular electors as to whether it was worth one 's while trying to exercise one 's right to vote ( on the logic that people will not bother to turn up to the poll if they believe their preferred candidates have no chance of success ) ; it could equally well be indicative of various forms of electoral manipulation and influence , such as the artificial creation of new electors , the ability of returning officers to prevent one side 's supporters from polling , or the ability of some members of the local elite to " persuade " electors not to register a vote in opposition to their wishes . |
| 24 | Rob Wainwright , who could well have picked up another four caps this season , has recovered from an Achilles tendon operation and hopes to turn out for the home XV , while David Hunter is at full-back for Selkirk . |
| 25 | They chuck all these people out of mental hospitals on the excuse that everyone in the community is spontaneously going to start looking after them — and surprise , surprise , they start turning up on the night shelter circuit . |
| 26 | When the boat has heeled too far it tries to turn up into the wind and a lot of rudder movement is needed to keep it straight . |
| 27 | The director general of the Building Societies Association , Mark Boleat , said the rise was encouraging and supported the reports from housebuilders and estate agents that the market had turned up since the beginning of the year . |
| 28 | As I entered , Miss Kenton had turned back to the window . |
| 29 | Her daughter , who had turned back to the window on her mother 's entry , sulkily moved a pile of film magazines and dropped them on the floor . |
| 30 | He just had to turn up on the day . |