Example sentences of "not turn [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew something , though not all , of his day 's programme : she 'd rung The Randolph at 10.45 p.m. and learned from the tour leader that her husband had not turned up at any point during the day to fulfil his commitments — and that in itself was quite out of character . |
| 2 | Gina was not turned on by these sounds . |
| 3 | Among his worst crimes are not being married , not turning up at milking times and stealing food . ’ |
| 4 | The club has criticised the fans for not turning up in bigger numbers to support the club but now they are turning their criticism on the manager . |
| 5 | However , there were indications last night that some Communist deputies may seek to complicate the vote , by not turning up in sufficient numbers , or to delay it , possibly by as much as three weeks , to allow their own party to re-group after its recent humiliations . |
| 6 | Fabia gathered that he approved of her walking shoes , but , even so , it did not stop him from warning , somewhat severely , I 'm not turning back in five minutes . ’ |
| 7 | However , constructions like 28 , where the subject of the main clause is a ‘ heavy ’ NP , seem not to turn up in Scottish English , although they are usual in Somerset English : |
| 8 | And travelling maintenance crews may not turn up from one year to the next because of the immense areas they have to cover . |
| 9 | This means that you should not turn up in casual clothes which express your out-of-work personality , enchanting as that may be , nor should you wear the sort of ‘ best ’ clothes which would make you the star at a party but which are patently unsuitable for day-today working situations . |
| 10 | Christmas plumbing problems could leave you with double the normal bill , though most contractors said they would not turn out at any price . |
| 11 | A defence is only as good as its defenders and do not forget that good players do not turn out in non-League football for beer money . |