Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were told that there would be a General 's inspection and the searchlight had to be turned on at a specified time , but when the great moment came we could not start the engine that drove the dynamo and darkness still prevailed . |
| 2 | It is our intention to keep goods turning over at a livelier pace and it would therefore be appreciated if you would return any goods which you are unable to sell . |
| 3 | When he turned off at a small junction taking a no-through road , she stopped and watched him out of sight . |
| 4 | The paper had been relaunched by Maurice Kinn , a successful London agent and promoter who , by turning up at an agreed location on the stroke of noon with £1,000 pounds of borrowed cash in hand , acquired the title and promptly added the New . |
| 5 | The Mad one turned up at a recent New York gig of fabulous , trendy , baggy-type band with organ , THE CHARLATANS ( UK ) . |
| 6 | On 29 September 1955 , with just a few days of filming to go , Dean turned up at a gay party at Malibu which culminated in a bitchy foray between Dean and a former male lover who accused him of dating women purely for publicity . |
| 7 | ONLY four people turned up at a public meeting in Machynlleth to finalise arrangements for the town 's summer play scheme for local schoolchildren . |
| 8 | And Gordon 's use of the melodramatic ( a vital dose of vanishingly scarce penicillin to treat a key character turns up at a crucial time ) is disappointing alongside the excellence of his writing elsewhere . |
| 9 | Smaller animals tend to have higher metabolic rates , just as the engines of small cars tend to turn over at a higher rate than those of larger cars . |
| 10 | ‘ I turn round at a leaning gate post where the gate is permanently open , if somewhat askew . |