Example sentences of "turned down for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They demanded bracket construction for the overhead wires , but this was turned down for the same reasons as those in Mitcham . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He stopped then , and picked her up , shouldering his way into the bedroom with the large double bed already turned down for the night . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I think that it was when he got turned down for the job of a bus conductor . |