Example sentences of "turned [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stephen had turned down the first set of plans out of hand . |
| 2 | My mother could n't believe I 'd turned down the highest single accolade known to show business aside from This Is Your Life ( which I 've also managed to avoid by dint of a pact with the reclusive man with whom I share my digs ) . |
| 3 | She 'd turned down the only chance she had had . |
| 4 | Now that the Commission has turned down the unanimous decision of the Catering Sub-Committee to invite the London food commission to give advice on how healthy and nutritious the food in the Members ' and Strangers ' Cafeterias is , what will the Leader of the House do to improve the situation ? |
| 5 | Manager Trevor Francis confirmed yesterday that he had turned down the huge offer from Toulon . |
| 6 | He has turned away the glorious light of his countenance — or maybe the traffic fumes have got in the way , or maybe he 's turned off the telly because of the charismatics . ’ |
| 7 | Rudely , without waiting for him to hand it to her , she snatched it out of his hand , then anxiously turned over the scrawled papers one by one . |
| 8 | Dyson slowly turned over the empty pages of his diary . |
| 9 | It was like when his Giro cheques from the unemployment people had n't turned up the last time he 'd been out of work ; it was all done to wear him down . |
| 10 | The man who 'd turned up the sexual voltage after their night out , only to be found embracing his secretary at precisely the time they 'd agreed to meet today … |
| 11 | Léonie 's turned out the difficult one , the neat script ran on : I tell Madeleine she should be stricter with her but of course I must n't criticize her too much . |
| 12 | Turned out the last time the staff had seen him he was a student here and he 'd made such an arsehole of himself they 'd sworn they 'd never let him back in ! |