Example sentences of "[vb mod] turn [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Executive elected at that Conference was packed with diehards , and " a debate on cooperation against Labour revealed the depth of division : a motion calling for closer collaboration met strong opposition , but so did one calling simply for a Unionist government : They must turn out the man who was the greatest danger to the Conservative Party " , ( a voice — " Lloyd George " ) . |
| 2 | If these gentle whispers are not heard , your Higher Self might turn up the volume a little . |
| 3 | Thought I still thought , when that was done , it might be worthwhile to sniff around here and there for any leads worth following that might turn up the stolen phetam . |
| 4 | ‘ Liverpool are lucky enough to have the best fans in the world and I know they 'll turn up the volume and strike fear into Spartak . |
| 5 | I 'll turn down the heat when I get back . " |
| 6 | Er it 's no good saying you 'll turn down the central heating and you 'll only take one holiday instead of two , that 's not really the purpose of retirement , and I think you 've got to be objective about what you 're doing with this . |
| 7 | If they went to the house and saw him move into the door , they 'd turn out the family , look everywhere and he was not to be found . |
| 8 | We could turn up the movie but it does n't help . |
| 9 | She wished she could turn back the clock . |
| 10 | Wished she could turn back the clock to when , only a matter of ten days ago , she 'd led a calm and orderly life back in London , in control of her business and her private life … |
| 11 | If only she could turn back the clock she would never have come to this wretched country in the first place . |
| 12 | ‘ There was a lot to do with telephones , ’ says Ian , ‘ like you could turn down the stereo as you picked up the phone ! ’ |
| 13 | We could turn out the attic and make a nursery for them . |
| 14 | And for those who were n't … well , no doubt Luke Hunter would turn up the charm and devise some plausible enough explanation . |
| 15 | Lizzie would put everything away ; she would turn down the bedclothes at a neat angle and put in the hot-water bottle as late as possible . |
| 16 | And you could almost imagine Boaz hoping against hope that the other kinsman would turn down the offer and so he delighted when that happened . |
| 17 | So , one Member of Parliament 's idea ‘ to have girl muggers whipped ’ would turn back the clock to the 1820s when corporal punishment for women was abolished , whereas another Parliamentary recommendation to ‘ Bring back stocks for hooligans ’ would presumably transport us into the Dark Ages . |
| 18 | To reduce this the hearing aid wearer will turn down the volume of his aid , and would therefore lose the amplification he had gained from the Audio Telescope . |
| 19 | Does he not know that people will actually die , old folk who will turn down the heat without telling anyone ? |
| 20 | We did n't do too badly then and I suggest we may turn out the winner again . |
| 21 | Well they have targets like we all have and one of their targets is how quickly they can turn around the claimant 's money . |
| 22 | and you can turn over one way or you can turn over the other way . |
| 23 | You ca n't usually " turn off " the picture in the same way you can turn down the sound but there are various ways you can organise things so that the class is presented with the soundtrack only : |
| 24 | I do not think that we can turn back the tide of secularisation altogether in the area of dying , but we can call a halt to it by giving some serious thought to practices within our society and churches . |
| 25 | No-one can turn back the clock . |
| 26 | For , as far as English rugby is concerned , these are the days of miracles and wonders , the days when England can turn out the finest team ever and cavort through the Five Nations championship as if it were a lap of honour . |