Example sentences of "would turn [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | And for those who were n't … well , no doubt Luke Hunter would turn up the charm and devise some plausible enough explanation . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |