Example sentences of "to turn [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had just experienced the utterly fruitless meeting with Nehru and Jinnah : it was not a good moment to turn down the Burmese . |
| 2 | That was the end of his second month 's loan after scoring twice in six games ; later he was to turn down the chance of a permanent move . |
| 3 | For a moment Merrill thought that Luke was going to turn down the idea , but Sam persisted , ‘ After all , there 's no harm in combining business with sightseeing , is there ? ’ |
| 4 | It did , in any event , provide an excuse for the father of the Princess Adelaide to turn down the proposal , although it seems likely that the dubious moral reputation of his putative son-in-law also played a part in the refusal . |
| 5 | ‘ As things stand Mr Patten is minded to turn down the application , but there will be a 21-day stay of execution for appeals . ’ |
| 6 | l here were about a dozen customers , mostly middle-aged men sitting alone reading Evening Standards who only troubled the barman to the extent that occasionally he had to turn down the corner of a page of his Stephen King paperback . |
| 7 | When I used to turn down the corner of the strasse I heard her music . |
| 8 | He felt the contact was so invaluable that he was prepared to turn down the job at the head of one of the UK 's premier blue-chip companies if it meant making such a sacrifice . |
| 9 | Celia 's immediate reaction was to turn down the offer . |
| 10 | A man of around the same age was squatting down in front of the TV set , belatedly fumbling to turn down the volume ; he was in his underwear , and was as pale as lard . |
| 11 | When the critical point was reached in mid-1941 , he acted quickly to turn down the heat . |
| 12 | Neighbours of the site are being asked to send their comments on the plans to a Government inspector who will decide whether to uphold Sedgefield District Council 's decision to turn down the extension for the social club . |
| 13 | The controversy led AID to turn down the project . |
| 14 | Just like Sir Anthony Hopkins can afford to turn down the £1 million reputedly offered to make a sequel to Silence of The Lambs . |
| 15 | Then , having established a fairly exact area , the next step is to turn down the receiver volume so that you are able to pinpoint the precise spot where the receiver is immediately above the ferret . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm happy to turn down the heating . ’ |
| 17 | He cited the decision last week of Chris Patten , Secretary of State for the Environment , last week to turn down the housing development for Foxley Wood in Hampshire , adding : ‘ We have repeatedly said that , wherever possible , decisions of this kind should be left to local people . ’ |
| 18 | It took her no time at all to turn over the bed along by the rickety fence . |
| 19 | For filtration , I now combine undergravel with external and , as with all heavy feeders , you need to turn over the capacity of the tank at least three times an hour . |
| 20 | Working with Cadillac engineers , Kettering created the starter motor , using the flywheel to turn over the engine . |
| 21 | Nikos 's mind began automatically to turn over the possibilities ; as it always did . |
| 22 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , tearing the sheet in his hurry to turn over the page , I know you never reply to letters and refuse to answer the door or the phone . |
| 23 | ‘ Be sure , ’ said Alexander before the service started , ‘ to turn over the page to my grandfather 's lesson when you have finished yours . ’ |
| 24 | In his statement , Bush stressed that " we intend to turn over the administration of , and security for these sites as soon as possible to the UN " and warned the Iraqi government not to respond militarily . |
| 25 | Then say to the audience ‘ What I would like you to do as soon as I leave the room is to turn over the card on the top of this pile and look at it . ’ |
| 26 | She 's going around calling me a murderer and she 's invited this Cobalt in to turn over the place looking for drugs . ’ |
| 27 | He pulled on his trousers and went quickly over to turn up the music , moving his head from side to side in time to the beat . |
| 28 | He even had to turn up the sleeves . |
| 29 | The rustling of packaging caused him to sigh and ask the computer to turn up the sound . |
| 30 | The trick is not to turn up the sound . |