Example sentences of "turn up [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 You did n't turn up for a meeting two weeks ago . ’
2 The old man did n't turn up for a week , and then two weeks and then three weeks and everybody was fairly in despair .
3 They did , however , provide a good deal of entertainment for the rest of the group and would be missed if they did not turn up for a game .
4 All sorts would turn up for a little chat . ’
5 There were moments when Henry thought she would not turn up for the funeral , so magnificent was she about the whole thing , but as the date approached he noticed she was wearing more and more black jewellery , black scarves , capes , cloaks and jerseys , stockings , blouses and hats .
6 Angry with Nutty for her pigheadedness and superior airs , Nails did not turn up for the next swimming lesson .
7 Having said that , does n't every club turn up for the wrong match on the right day at least once or twice a season ?
8 Dana has missed a few fittings , but the earth wo n't stop turning and I 'm sure she 'll turn up for the next one . ’
9 I was caught and summoned to the Latin master , who said to me , ’ Walker , you did n't turn up for the Latin exam . ’
10 ‘ The Army ought to start asking questions when she does n't turn up for the nest course at the Fort ’ George said hopefully .
11 As usual , Queen 's have n't their sorrows to seek at the start of a new season while they wait to see who will turn up for the new University term .
12 Messrs Shotton and Unsworth did n't turn up for the count .
13 The event , which is set for Sunday May 6th has extra significance this year , as it coincides with the 20th anniversary of the United States ' twentieth tactical fighter wing being based in Oxfordshire , and master sergeant Bill Fonten is predicting even more crowds will turn up for the day when the U S base throws open its doors .
14 It is part of the players ' contracts that all the semi-finalists must turn up to the function after the World Open title .
15 He did not turn up to the funeral when his friend died , and for me this was sadder than the loss of the vicar who had found peace and hope before he died .
16 More or less I think it went against the entries because the members just would n't turn up to the meetings .
17 Let It Rock did unbelievably good business Friday night or Saturday morning a lorry would turn up with a delivery of creepers — the very things that enticed me into the shop in the first place .
18 The success of modestly-priced courses such as East Horton and the increasing popularity of driving ranges , where anyone can turn up with a three wood and a five iron and whack a basket of balls for just a few pounds , shows that golf can still thrive in the recession — if the price is right .
19 Ironically , SunSoft , whose now got Mac/Next designer Bud Tribble working for it ( UX No 388 ) will probably turn up with a more sensible Applesque front-end on Solaris .
20 At six-thirty he would turn up with a large jug of the club cocktail , for it was a tradition that committee meetings ended with a toast to the club in its own tipple .
21 He 'll turn up with a three course meal for as many as you care to name and serve it in the comfort of your semi .
22 Some spoilsports did n't turn up with a teddy , but others more than made up for them .
23 At least you can turn up with a sheet .
24 Do not turn up with an extra child to be fitted in to the same appointment .
25 Please let me know if you are n't able to come on that day because the security at the Palace of Westminster is very sensitive and if we do n't turn up with the right number of people we could be in trouble !
26 All the promoters have to do is turn up with the act .
27 I heard him talking on the radio , in which he said he 'd tried several methods of winning on the football pools and in the end decided that the easiest thing to do was to put in the same numbers each week and so he was not exercising any skill in deciding whether one pair of teams were likely to enter into a score draw than another pair , but he just trusted that , say , number thirty seven would turn up as a score draw this week .
28 Newspaper publicity always gave the impression that the school could train anyone from scratch with little or no dance experience so young readers felt that they could just turn up without an appointment and would immediately be seen by this apparently motherly woman called Jennie Tiller .
29 Mind you , not many Mormons would turn up at a Barbican flat at 7.30 clutching two bottles of wine .
30 ‘ If those two English lads from Northallerton will turn up at the pics ?
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