Example sentences of "[conj] turned [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was his dead-pan delivery that turned even the daftest joke into a side-splitter . |
| 2 | The pupils thought he 'd been brought in specially for their benefit and turned up the next week with more surrealistic pieces . |
| 3 | ‘ I checked out most of Crevecoeur 's old haunts , ’ he said , consulting his memofile , ‘ and turned up the goods at Alix Micklemas ’ tattoo parlour . ’ |
| 4 | The sound of running water returned with renewed violence and John leaned forward and turned up the telly . |
| 5 | She put on her cape and turned up the collar and pulled her hat low over her eyes . |
| 6 | She ignored him , and turned up the sound on the telly . |
| 7 | He shivered a little , and turned up the collar of his mackintosh . |
| 8 | He shivered a little , and turned up the collar of his suit jacket . |
| 9 | ‘ Speak to Charlie , ’ she heard herself saying , and turned up the pressure . |
| 10 | Bourne coloured and turned up the report . |
| 11 | I closed the window tight and turned up the heat . |
| 12 | I straightened my shoulders , choked back a small tear for the loss of a good buddy and turned up the collar of my trenchcoat . |
| 13 | Then he put the bottle and the wet glass down on the floor , walked into the bathroom and turned both the taps in the bath on full . |
| 14 | Half-immersed in a white fur rug , he carelessly consumed Macdonald 's chocolate marshmallows and turned over the pages of his Eagle Annual in the shadow of the family piano . |
| 15 | VXL has over 200 employees and turned over the equivalent of £3m last year . |
| 16 | She fiddled a tiny key into an infinitesimal lock and turned back the lid of her jewel-case . |
| 17 | They were in room order , A , B — Smart — Avery — Her hands shook as she drew out the file and turned back the cover . |
| 18 | She took off her glasses and turned down the collar . |
| 19 | Sick , sick day , ’ she moaned as she wiped the shelves of the fridge and turned down the temperature knob so that the intrusive crusts of ice would melt . |
| 20 | But the bank was getting jittery and turned down the firm 's proposal to turn £1m of the debt into a long-term loan repayable over 15 years . |
| 21 | The midday sun glinted against the bronze bas-reliefs of famous battle scenes on Napoleon 's column as Chantal steered the Harley-Davidson through the place de l'Opéra and turned down the busy rue de la Paix . |
| 22 | He crossed to the TV set and turned down the sound but left the picture on the screen . |
| 23 | Armstrong thought the society 's problems were too intractable even for his prodigious public relations skills , and turned down the offer . |
| 24 | Mr Bumble shook his head again , very seriously , and turned down the corners of his mouth . |
| 25 | It had reached the lights just as the amber changed to red and turned down the Sandwich road . |
| 26 | He felt stiff when he got up from the chair and turned out the light and groped his way through the still open doorway to the bed , shedding his clothes on to the floor . |
| 27 | He flung off his clothes with his back to her , pulled his nightshirt over his head , and turned out the lamp . |
| 28 | He let me go up and made me sit on the divan and he put on some music and turned out the lights and the moon came through the window . |
| 29 | I undressed and turned out the lamp , then stood a moment by the open window . |
| 30 | Marion put the pad on the bedside table and turned out the light . |