Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] turn up " in BNC.
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| 1 | But almost every year one or more of these Siberian thrushes or warblers turn up to add a bit of icing to the bird-watching cake ! |
| 2 | Well , that Arthur turned up at last and the vicar married them , but afterwards me sister let Arthur know just 'ow she felt , she chucked the whole weddin' cake at 'im , then 'er bokey an' then a full bottle of port . |
| 3 | Members of such groups are usually very friendly and so grateful that people turn up to their performances that they are quite often there to smile and chat to visitors at the door . |
| 4 | Later confiding that she was surprised that Kiefer turned up at all that day , the same press officer admits she was doubtful about the interview from the off . |
| 5 | ‘ We just started a band going and put up a notice looking for a female singer so Dolores turned up . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It just so happened that Mandy turned up at the afternoon surgery . |
| 8 | A hunt through larder and freezer turned up frozen chicken Kiev . |
| 9 | Up to March last year 11,676 were invited for screening and 74pc turned up . |
| 10 | Improvements and refinements of processes and products turn up but no radically new concepts . |
| 11 | You 'll be fine by the time Jim and Ellis turn up and you 'll have a nice evening poring over clues . |
| 12 | When she and Dot turned up to visit , he just was n't there any more . |
| 13 | Former test pilots , engineers and craftsmen turned up to watch a fly past by two of the jets . |
| 14 | On Chicago 's south side the day the monthly cheque arrives is nicknamed ‘ mother 's day ’ , because that is when absent sons and husbands turn up . |
| 15 | 45 disabled sailors from all over Britain and Ireland turned up at Farmoor in Oxfordshire for a weekend of racing . |
| 16 | It took a further five days for America 's ‘ quick-reaction force ’ of marines and helicopters to turn up . |
| 17 | After more adventures , the story ends up at another of Tom 's aunts , with Jim ( the nigger ) recaptured , Finn mistaken for Tom , and Tom turning up pretending to be his own brother ! |
| 18 | Sharon Hills parents John and Shiela turned up to the inquest into their daughters death — which happened last month when she was visiting egypt . |
| 19 | If Glynn turns up you will be warned by the WPC . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Dozens of huntsmen and farmers turned up to lobby today 's meeting of Gloucestershire County Council , also due to consider a ban on fox hunting on all council land . |
| 22 | It might have come in handy frozen , as a weapon in case Pointy-Beard and Shifty-Eyes turned up again , but then I now had Doogie on side . |
| 23 | Using my portable phone I was able to give the police control a running commentary of my version of the matter until officers turned up . |
| 24 | Police and ambulances turned up to see what was going on , but six bouncers could n't prevent the metal entrance shutters from being wrecked , while inside Michaela was getting a barrage of abuse . |
| 25 | Demonstrations have quietened down , I gather , and presumably will not flower again in strong colours until the TV cameras and reporters turn up again and I should think that is unlikely before the objectors start seriously to pitch in . |
| 26 | FIREMEN and police turned up at a house in Bracknell , Herts , with sirens blaring after Nibbles the hamster became trapped under the bath . |
| 27 | If Niall turns up in the dock for blowing up redcoats , I 'll feel guilty . |
| 28 | Even Sal and Kitty turned up their noses when he offered them such delicacies as black bananas and bruised apples . |
| 29 | ‘ I only told you about her staying away a lot and men turning up looking for her and things like that . |
| 30 | With world No 1 Jim Courier and Boris Becker boycotting the event because they say they 're too tired , organisers were relieved to see Agassi and McEnroe turning up to add star appeal . |