Example sentences of "[pers pn] turned out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I turned out the light and settled at the window amidst the bottle-brush fronds of monkey-puzzle . |
| 2 | I turned out the f the negative upside down to do the other half , which makes 'em look Keeps the the group equally s h |
| 3 | She turned out the light and reaching for a pitchfork crept towards the tack room . |
| 4 | She turned out the light . |
| 5 | You are the first of the king 's officers to know that Lord Grey of Ruthyn is carried off prisoner into Wales , and if this moment you turned out the muster of every shire between here and Denbigh , and loosed them into Clocaenog forest , do you think you would find hide or hair of a Welshman there ? |
| 6 | We turned out the lights and opened the shutters and the windows . |
| 7 | ‘ And I could n't see , so we could n't do any more the things we used to — just little things , like watching the sunset , or laughing at a holopic when we turned out the lights in bed , or me reading a poem to her . |
| 8 | Then they turned out the lights , the great brass chandelier with its false candles , and the moon 's lemony radiance lay as still as cloths draped over the shining wood . |
| 9 | Trusting virgins drafted into marriage never found Nature had all the answers when they turned out the light . |
| 10 | ‘ They turned out the lights , which would slow the snake down , so they could pick it up without it biting , and they shut the sliding doors behind them . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Explains perhaps , but knowing why he turned out a wrong ‘ un does n't make it easier to forgive and forget . ’ |
| 12 | As he turned out the gas jet he whistled to himself . |
| 13 | I ca n't swear to the following but the headmaster said Basil was undoubtedly a gentleman , but he 'd rather not have his brother in case he turned out the same . |
| 14 | His eyes lingered a dry moment on mine , as if to make sure I took the implicit compliment ; and then , as if to limit it , he turned out the lamp . |
| 15 | Geikie 's drawings first appeared in the art markets in 1815 and during his lifetime he turned out an immense number of sketches , many of which were sold after his death when his fame had spread widely . |
| 16 | It so happened that it turned out a good thing that it did n't get posted , but that was just a lucky chance . |
| 17 | It turned out a cracking match , one of the best for combined action and atmosphere I 've seen this season . |
| 18 | Er and it turned out a year till he licence back . |
| 19 | However it turned out a dismal championship for them with only Noel Weir of Rathfriland giving the association an interest in the open singles final . |
| 20 | As it turned out the problem came not from the Opposition but from our own side . |
| 21 | It turned out the Australian 's baggage with much expensive equipment had never arrived in Quito , not even made it to the continent ( or so he 'd been told ) , and I sensed he had no sympathy left for any other 's misfortune . |
| 22 | It turned out the travel agent had told them their tickets were for tourist class where they would be safe . |
| 23 | As it turned out the final Report , published in 1889 after almost five years of investigation , did embody a number of recommendations regarding the education of deaf children in future Education Acts , thus setting out for the first time proper legislation with regard to compulsory entry , ages of admission , the length of education , the size of classes , and even that Principals/Headmasters of boarding institutions had to reside on the premises . |
| 24 | On closer inspection it turned out the bar was called La Detente . |
| 25 | It turned out the manager of the shop , Mr Farrer , was gay and it was n't long before there was a different kind of developing in the darkroom . |
| 26 | ‘ We were 13 floors up and it turned out the furniture — which landed on a car — was worth £6,000 . |
| 27 | She had not been pleased when it turned out the credit chip he needed to pay her fine was with the rest of his stuff on Plenty . |
| 28 | Funny how it turned out ’ , meaning that it turned out the other way . |
| 29 | As it turned out the selection of Glaze ( who later played a comic Doctor in a Christmas pantomime for the children 's variety show Crackerjack ) proved inspired . |
| 30 | Then we talked to Miguel again and it turned out the Indian had started this long conversation with him before we could possibly have had the accident . |