Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] turn over " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rumble started , deep in his lung , like an old engine turning over . |
| 2 | A derelict ship turns over on her keel and lies gracefully at rest , but there is only one way up for a Thames barge if she is to maintain her dignity . |
| 3 | That we arrived back at base in such good shape was largely due to the magnificent efforts of our engineers Bob McSmythurs and Dave Parker who had to work hard to keep our ageing engines turning over . |
| 4 | For example , the objective ‘ make up a bed , according to standard procedure ’ draws on general standards in that waterproof pillow-covers and light bedding would be required , and local standards for bed making , whether that means a ‘ general tucking-in all round ’ or ‘ all corners perfectly rectangular and with the top sheet turned over 32.5 cms ’ . |
| 5 | I remember one day on the 8th there was a little dinghy turned over on the lake and he hooked his tee-shot , hit the boat and came out on the fairway — the shape of things to come ! |
| 6 | She wasted little time in starting to eat , her quick brain turning over alternative scenarios as she debated whether to show herself to the Carlisle Flint team , or disappear quietly to her room . |
| 7 | The entire cycle of wealth and waste , consumption and status buying , accompanied by the deep roar of the capitalist engine turning over ever faster , needed a name by which to handle its concepts and in 1957 it got one . |
| 8 | Federalist countries such as Belgium and Italy recoil from this idea , as they want interior-ministry work turned over to the EC . |
| 9 | On Jan. 11 Cambodian officials turned over to the USA remains thought to be those of two US servicemen killed during the Vietnam war . |
| 10 | The new idea turned over in her mind as Mrs Stocks , all eager now , pressed for more details . |
| 11 | The bloody jacket was sent south as a trophy and the mangled remains turned over to the embalmers . |