Example sentences of "[verb] turn [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The manager who took Sunderland to Wembley six months ago knows that he 's still not out of the woods , but he has turned back the clock in a bid to stay in business . |
2 | The multiple rapist , who has turned down the chance to serve his sentence in the safety of a solitary cell , was attacked at Highdown Prison , near Sutton , Surrey , according to a report on Thames Television . |
3 | RICHARD Dunwoody has turned down the chance to renew his association with former Champion Kribensis in the Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday . |
4 | David Pleat has turned down the chance to control his own destiny at crisis-club Luton . |
5 | DAVE McAULEY , Ireland 's former IBF flyweight champion , has turned down the chance to challenge Welshman Robbie Regan for the European title he won from champion Salvatore Fanni last Saturday . |
6 | FILM legend Liz Taylor has turned down the chance of a comeback … playing a lesbian rancher . |
7 | FORMER Arsenal winger George Armstrong has turned down the chance to become Malcolm Crosby 's assistant at Sunderland . |
8 | Sadly , the British Museum , which does not own a plate by the artist , has turned down the opportunity to buy one on grounds of expense . |
9 | The Convoy Aid Romania coordinator has challenged other mercy groups to a public debate but Cleveland Aid for Romanian Children has turned down the invitation . |
10 | Former Yorkshire and England fast bowler Arnie Sidebottom has turned down the offer of a coaching post at Surrey . |
11 | Robinson , who has turned down the offer of a two-year contract by Yorkshire , had been classified by the TCCB as a List I cricketer . |
12 | The woman has turned down the offer of a caravan , and an attempt to buy her a seventy thousand pound house has been stopped by a public outcry . |
13 | Nicholas Kenyon 's appointment as Controller of Radio 3 , in succession to John Drummond , means that the BBC has picked an unlikely man to try to turn around the fortunes of its embattled network . |
14 | My horse went down a couple of times when we were riding along a shallow river The hooves must 've turned up the mud at the bottom and I 'm sorry but no amount of expert preparation can help you keep cool when a 500lb horse goes down on you . |
15 | She 'd turned down the offers of promotion because of Emily . |
16 | After a while , though , when I 'd turned down the side-street where the house was I hoped ) , there were no more sounds to frighten me , and as a result of course I grew much more afraid of the stuffed , dripping silence . |
17 | Mr Scott says turning back the clock to when Thornaby had its own town council , salaried professional officers and support services is no longer credible . |
18 | But with this , as with council-house building , no real attempt was made to turn back the clock on processes that were ultimately totally to transform the character of Britain 's housing market . |
19 | For a moment Merrill thought that Luke was going to turn down the idea , but Sam persisted , ‘ After all , there 's no harm in combining business with sightseeing , is there ? ’ |
20 | This year , with the Democrats poised to win the state , the national leadership is looking to see whether the same tactics can be used to turn back the tide on the Republicans nationwide . |
21 | Harnessing an idea and transforming its potential into reality requires turning around the thinking of many people holding claim to resources needed to fuel an idea 's growth ( financing , information , human resources ) . |
22 | The water really is n't that hot , usually , but my other one was fiddling with the boiler earlier — he must have turned up the thermostat . |
23 | The Gloucester coach Keith Richardson says that the week may have turned around the team 's season … the win over a strong bridgend side was very rewarding and it reflects the old Gloucester dog attitude … when they think there 's competition a match to be won they respond and come through … there 's a big league game against Northampton coming up on saturday and Gloucester need all the inspiration they can get to win |
24 | Again this hope seems set against the tides of history , but again we can not be certain that a positive policy of Empire and tariffs could not have turned back the tide in 1902 or 1912 . |
25 | The believe planners should have turned down the application . |
26 | So far , with Worrell having turned down the chance , no one had been able to complain about the captaincy ; but by now Worrell had his degree , was very much available , and Alexander himself expected him to be made captain for the tour by England in 1959–60 . |
27 | Lastly , in January 1988 , when Mendoros arrived in Britain — having turned down the carrot of promotion — the economy was booming . |
28 | The officer in charge decided to turn out the lights for ten minutes to allow the culprit to return the goods . |
29 | Easily Accessible : Bosham is where , according to legend , King Cnut tried and failed to turn back the sea and the village is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry . |
30 | A man of around the same age was squatting down in front of the TV set , belatedly fumbling to turn down the volume ; he was in his underwear , and was as pale as lard . |