Example sentences of "[n mass] turn [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Only about 60 people turned up to a recent candle-lit vigil outside Orsett hospital supposedly a protest against trust status being given . |
2 | ONLY four people turned up at a public meeting in Machynlleth to finalise arrangements for the town 's summer play scheme for local schoolchildren . |
3 | He was n't allowed to work that day , so people turned up in a white shirt and tie and looking smart , they had to wear uniforms even a cap but unfortunately nowadays , although a lot of the I have seen quite a few people their uniform has changed since I left , but erm they do come to work in very very casual work now . |
4 | We used his PA system which was a bit ramshackle , but it worked — that was the main thing — and about 25 people turned up in the little mock Tudor , oak panelled dining room that was part of The Three Tuns pub in Beckenham . |
5 | Liverpool City Council 's leisure services department believe more than 30,000 people turned out for a thrilling 20-minute extravaganza . |
6 | Thousands of people turned out at the Royal Showground today to protest against a private members bill which aims to abolish blood sports . |
7 | Indeed when times get bad things are often better for them as people turn back to the old faiths . |
8 | Cal turned round for the first time and stared at Vern . |