Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] turn [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took off her glasses and turned down the collar . |
| 2 | It is possible , for example , to change the format of dates and times , map colours , set latitude and longitude lines , show city names and turn off the sunlight display . |
| 3 | It is possible , for example , to change the format of dates and times , map colours , set latitude and longitude lines , show city names and turn off the sunlight display . |
| 4 | ‘ I am fully committed to implement the Panama Canal treaties and turn over the canal to Panama in the year 2000 … |
| 5 | Britain will be able to approach the European Community , and the critical period of our own presidency later this year , with determination to defend British interests and turn back the follies of the Euro-federalists , without the need for a constant backward eye upon political threats and divisions at home . |
| 6 | If I 've got to turn out drawers or turn out the airing cupboard or get the kitchen tidy , it 's a relaxation for me and I like it , or just going through some interior decoration books or moving the furniture round — I 'm a great mover of furniture . |
| 7 | Even though the defendant does not regard the nature of his own conduct as being disorderly , he has a sufficient mens rea to satisfy the section by being aware that he is using offensive language , or kicking over dustbins or turning out the lights in the cinema , or whatever else may be alleged to constitute the disorderly behaviour . |
| 8 | It 's only as their wardrobes become full that the problem arises ; garments that turn out the wrong size are going to fill one person 's space more than another 's . |
| 9 | Half-immersed in a white fur rug , he carelessly consumed Macdonald 's chocolate marshmallows and turned over the pages of his Eagle Annual in the shadow of the family piano . |
| 10 | VXL has over 200 employees and turned over the equivalent of £3m last year . |