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Example sentences of "turned up the [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Instead of choosing to ride through the woodland paths which she loved so much , Tamar turned up the village street , intent on keeping to the roads .
2	‘ I checked out most of Crevecoeur 's old haunts , ’ he said , consulting his memofile , ‘ and turned up the goods at Alix Micklemas ’ tattoo parlour . ’
3	Wycliffe turned up the reports of telephone enquiries made among Francis 's customers to find Kevin Brand of The School of Occult Studies , Carn Fellow , near Penzance .
4	A try from Richard Eyres put the visitors further in front before Sheffield turned up the pace .
5	He turned up the heater .
6	Having regained his edge Dunlop turned up the wick again , and went on to win by four seconds from Perugini with Gianluigi Scalvini third .
7	Having regained his edge Dunlop turned up the wick again , and went on to win by four seconds from Perugini with Gianluigi Scalvini third .
8	Agnes hurried into the back shop , turned up the gas jet , quickly transferred two dozen sugar mice to one fancy box and six chocolate cats to another ; and when she returned with them into the shop they both exclaimed , and it was the young woman who said , ‘ What pretty boxes !
9	Descending the stone steps from the station platform , Durham turned up the gas and had just sat down on the bench and opened his bait tin when he was startled by the apparition of a strange man followed by a large black retriever dog emerging from the coal cellar .
10	On Viola 's approach down the hall , Hilda turned up the gas and made preparation for a hasty departure , but this , it seemed , was not the idea .
11	Aussie Mark Bosnich , the Villa goalkeeper who rejected the sun and surf of Bondi beach , turned up the title heat on former club Manchester United with a magnificent display .
12	Outside the hotel Maggie turned up the collar of her mac .
13	When I told him I could not come he turned up the collar of his coat and walked away , looking at the pavement beside the unlit shop windows , hands deep in his pockets , and passed into the night going towards the Bridge of Three Eyes .
14	She put on her cape and turned up the collar and pulled her hat low over her eyes .
15	Peter turned up the collar of his coat .
16	He shivered a little , and turned up the collar of his mackintosh .
17	He shivered a little , and turned up the collar of his suit jacket .
18	I turned up the collar of my fake biker 's jacket and walked off .
19	I straightened my shoulders , choked back a small tear for the loss of a good buddy and turned up the collar of my trenchcoat .
20	Schellenberg turned up the collar of his greatcoat and leaned back in the corner pulling the peak of his cap over his eyes .
21	Bourne coloured and turned up the report .
22	Then Berwick turned up the power to land five 5–1 heat victories in a runaway finish .
23	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 .
24	The sound of running water returned with renewed violence and John leaned forward and turned up the telly .
25	He held it in his hand , put it back , twiddled the radio knob from pop music to atmospherics , turned up the volume .
26	He turned up the volume loud , turned the knob to atmospherics , walked quickly to the window .
27	The conversation then started to get interesting and we turned up the volume in London .
28	She turned up the volume of the calypso tape Elaine had given her and sang at the top of her voice , thinking about whether to have a formal dinner party for the charity night , as Pauline suggested , or a more casual fancy-dress party on Halloween , which was what she would prefer .
29	Alf turned up the volume .
30	Leonora hurried upstairs gleefully , inserted a new set of batteries in the transistor , turned up the volume and left her bedroom door open a crack .