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

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1 At times the supporting leg would bend when on balance , whilst the working one was also bent with the foot turned up at the ankle during certain poses , or when performing a rond de jambe en dehors or en dedans during the pas de deux .
2 Women simply never turned up at the showrooms of one of America 's top designers dressed like that , and with practically no make-up .
3 What they do n't like is turning up at the House of Commons and having to do some work , because they ca n't stand the pressure .
4 FIREMEN and police turned up at a house in Bracknell , Herts , with sirens blaring after Nibbles the hamster became trapped under the bath .
5 STUNNED staff turned up at a garage in Chicklade , Wilts , to find thieves had used a chainsaw to cut off and steal a petrol pump .
6 He had a pale face , deep blue eyes , hair darker and straighter than hers , and a mouth which curved and turned up at the corners in an almost feminine way .
7 My brother , now himself in the RAF , turned up at the door of the Met Office one morning , announcing that he had been posted to Bourn .
8 It was the next day that Lewis turned up at the door of the workshop his tools in a bag and his leather apron over his arm .
9 In 1713 , at the election for the City of London ( where the franchise was vested in the liverymen ) , " a great Mob of Weavers and such people " ( who were presumably not enfranchised ) turned up at the Guildhall in support of the Whigs , and " made a disturbance and caus 'd much fighting and quarrelling " , although the four Tory candidates eventually carried the day , " notwithstanding the Rabble " .
10 Only 2,222 turned up at the Vic for the 3–1 win against Exeter on Tuesday well below the average attendance for the season , 3,500 .
11 The opening day of the trial was to be devoted to legal arguments and Mr Beltrami , Moira , Meehan and myself turned up at the Courts of Justice to hear them .
12 The dog , after lapping a little water , went and sat down heavily beside him , eyes turned up at the portrait of itself thoughtfully , perhaps making a critical assessment of it .
13 A lip turned up at the towel in her hair , as if he was remembering that first time they 'd seen each other , but the quirk of that lip was cruel .
14 It would be easy enough ( in theory ) to get money for Everest or K2 , but if Mick and Vic turned up at the doors of a giant multi-national with the word ‘ Ultar ’ on their portfolio , they might well be shown the corporate door .
15 He turned up at the game with his head shaven , Gazza style , to raise money for a children 's cancer charity as part of Friday 's Comic Relief day .
16 The man posed as a gas board official when he turned up at the restaurant in Tarrant Street , Arundel , Sussex .
17 FIRST seen at the King 's Head six years ago , Sheridan Morley 's elegant and civilised entertainment Noel and Gertie now turns up at the Comedy in much revised form .
18 A GRIEVING family has hit out at witnesses who failed to turn up at the trial of a man accused of the attempted murder of their son .
19 She had expected Fernando to turn up at the airport with his arms full of red roses and promises .
20 The singer failed to turn up at the gig at London 's Finsbury Park after he faced a barrage of missiles thrown by fans during Saturday 's performance .
21 Unix System Labs and Open Software Foundation presidents Roel Pieper and David Tory are supposed to turn up at the roll-out in New York with signed technology exchange agreements in their hands .
22 Uncle Buck is the obvious example , but the same can be said about brat pack action movies like Young Guns , family comedies like Parenthood , even blockbuster action like The Abyss double recommended as a trailer because you do n't have to put up with those awful cute aliens that turn up at the end of the film .
23 Maggie 's eyes are long and wide like certain nuts , and they turn up at the ends like maidens from Disney .
24 He would often turn up at the factory in his best suit , get involved in a maintenance problem with his fitter and end up covered in grease .
25 All you have to do is turn up at the surgery of the doctor of your choice and ask to be registered .
26 When it was wet she would turn up at the cafés with galoshes .
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