Example sentences of "[noun] turned [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The aircraft turned over the breakwater and was followed out by the same intense gunfire . |
| 2 | Schellenberg turned up the collar of his greatcoat and leaned back in the corner pulling the peak of his cap over his eyes . |
| 3 | And he revealed that only a few weeks ago Magherafelt traders turned down the option of having security gates erected in the town during a meeting with police . |
| 4 | The Chinese echoed Western views that the USSR had ‘ in effect turned down the proposal of some Western countries for the neutralisation of Afghanistan ’ . |
| 5 | EDWINA CURRIE turned down the offer of a job in Mr Major 's Government yesterday , saying that someone else could do the job far better than she could . |
| 6 | The Civic Society was naturally very pleased t that we the council turned down the application on the National Power site . |
| 7 | Wickes Developments wants to set up a 31,000 square foot superstore at Lustrum Avenue , Portrack , but the council turned down the plan saying it would take trade away from the town centre , and create traffic problems . |
| 8 | Sheriff Principal Ronald Ireland turned down the parents ' appeal that Thursday morning . |
| 9 | Outside the hotel Maggie turned up the collar of her mac . |
| 10 | Alf turned up the volume . |
| 11 | Murphy , who landed last Saturday 's H & T Walker Gold Cup on Deep Sensation , became the latest recruit for the Grand National winner when Graham McCourt turned down the ride . |
| 12 | Sedgefield District Council 's development committee turned down the application by the Redfern family because there would be an inadequate access and it would change the character of the village . |
| 13 | Fourth division Halifax , having failed in a bid for winger Brian Mooney , made a move for striker Warren Hawke yesterday , but the 21-year-old turned down the offer . |
| 14 | Tranmere turned up the heat and Mark Proctor retaliated in the dying seconds of the first half . |
| 15 | A try from Richard Eyres put the visitors further in front before Sheffield turned up the pace . |
| 16 | Swindon turned up the heat in the last 10 minutes to score 2 more . |
| 17 | But only Motherwell have shown interest and Hauser turned down the Premier League side after failing to agree personal terms . |
| 18 | Mr Manning turned down the job then he said Sure Style turned the hard-sell on him . |
| 19 | •Sandy Lyle turned down the invitation to play in the 1989 Ryder Cup . |
| 20 | When the place passed out or Iranian airspace , the Shah turned over the controls to his pilot Captain Behzad Moezzi , and went back to his suite for lunch with the Queen . |
| 21 | A good deal of discussion towards the end of the meeting turned around the University 's interest in setting up an alumni society . |
| 22 | Lester turned down the offer of using a set already constructed and used for The Fall of the Roman Empire , saying that he could not afford the rental for the scaffolding . |
| 23 | That inquiry turned down the application on the grounds that the mink farmers could not guarantee that mink would not escape . |
| 24 | The barmaid turned down the chintzy bed cover . |
| 25 | Scholar also suggested Venables turned down the chance to sign Mark Hughes when he was released by Barcelona , having been on loan to Bayern Munich . |
| 26 | Brady turned down the loan deal — Boro keeper Steve Pears was injured — because he says he needs Bonner as cover for Gordon Marshall in next week 's UEFA Cup tie with Cologne . |
| 27 | The woman beckoned imperiously , and , sighing , Theda turned down the gallery and followed her downstairs . |
| 28 | WAYNE McCullough turned up the heat again last night for his third victory in just over a month . |
| 29 | On the one hand is the car dealer who buys and displays for sale a car which someone else has previously ‘ clocked , ’ i. e. turned back the odometer . |
| 30 | Tweed turned down the Kaiser-Josephstrasse , a long cobbled street bisecting the town from east to west . |