Example sentences of "i turned [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 I turned over the ashes , found the glow within the crust , added some kindling and a log , then stood to stretch with my hands in the small of my back because it was aching .
2 With a trembling hand I turned over the paper which was face down .
3 Nevertheless , in that brief space of time I turned up the flame .
4 I had to wait impatiently till I was free to go down there , and huddled uncomfortably among the book-stacks I turned up the page with trembling fingers .
5 I turned up the collar of my fake biker 's jacket and walked off .
6 And I had er had given myself a target of five thousand for Leith so I turned up the next and made my five thousand in fact I made five thousand and fifty signatures for the h and I believe myself if , if every branch were doing the same as I had been doing then we would have no problem at all in getting a hundred thousand signatures which is our aim .
7 Sadly I turned back the pages and returned the ledger to Miss Louise 's lap .
8 ‘ He has suggested , though , that the two practices should merge , and seemed amazed when I turned down the idea .
9 Then I turned out the light and settled at the window amidst the bottle-brush fronds of monkey-puzzle .
10 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
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