Example sentences of "turned [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This output is in turn fed to a monostable made up from NAND gates IC4c , IC4d which is turned on for a period of a few milliseconds determined by the values of resistor R17 and capacitor C4 . |
| 2 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
| 3 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 4 | Sarah Murray was recently turned down for a catwalk show because her walk was n't suitable . |
| 5 | TRUE Brit Wayne Batterbee was turned down for a job — because he has the Union Jack tattooed on his hand . |
| 6 | MOTORIST Steve Hopwood was turned down for a disabled parking pass — even though he has only one arm and one leg . |
| 7 | ‘ Or maybe I 'm a fruitarian bat , ’ said Marina , laughing , ‘ the one that got turned down for every Drac film because she would n't suck blood . |
| 8 | He was turned down for an insurance policy on the grounds that he was too old . |
| 9 | They demanded bracket construction for the overhead wires , but this was turned down for the same reasons as those in Mitcham . |
| 10 | Battling Dave Cannon sprayed a whole trailer-load of the cow muck over a council building after plans for his retirement bungalow were turned down for the fourth time . |
| 11 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 12 | He stopped then , and picked her up , shouldering his way into the bedroom with the large double bed already turned down for the night . |
| 13 | She was disconcerted to find that she walked into what was the main bedroom , dominated by a four-poster bed already turned down for the night . |
| 14 | I think that it was when he got turned down for the job of a bus conductor . |
| 15 | After that , it too was turned in for a Qualcast with loppy handles and collapsible wheels . |
| 16 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 17 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 18 | He kept forgetting they would write it down : he seems to have thought — most of the time — that they had just turned up for a friendly drink . |
| 19 | Most of them apparently turned up for the first Sunday game at the picturesque University ground . |
| 20 | He has not turned up for the past two meetings of the Supreme National Council , which he chairs and which is supposed to govern Cambodia , in conjunction with the UN , in the period up to the election . |
| 21 | So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . |
| 22 | ‘ Look at the extraordinary cross-section of Fleet Street which has turned up for the launch . ’ |
| 23 | So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . |
| 24 | Willi frequently turned up for the sessions where Therese was working with Luiza , Freddi and Alfred . |
| 25 | The occasion is the 25th birthday of the U-K owners club and around half of its 1,300 active members have turned up for the celebrations at Silverstone . |
| 26 | He has not turned out for the village team since . |
| 27 | He has not turned out for the village team since . |
| 28 | Other players who have turned out for the Nomads this season include the likes of Peter Dixon and Brian and Harry Patrick . |
| 29 | It is a popular story that the Fascists did at least get the trains to run on time , and had that been all things might have turned out for the better , but the Duce also evolved the theory of Italia Irredenta , ‘ Unrecovered Italy ’ . |
| 30 | Based around the museum site was No. 7027 ‘ Thornbury Castle ’ awaiting restoration , plus modern preserved diesel/electric motive power in the shape of No. 40118 and No. 50043 =Eagle ’ , the latter externally turned out for the extravaganza in Network South East colours . |