Example sentences of "[prep] turn [adv prt] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Among them was Carmen Azzopardi , who had been racked with guilt after turning down a request from Bernadette to mind Farrah . |
2 | After turning down a Melody Maker request on these grounds , editor Allan Jones asked Morrissey for a convenient alternative . |
3 | He has been waiting for the right offer for some time after turning down an approach from Italian club Pisa several seasons ago . |
4 | Prime Minister John Major has been accused of being insensitive after turning down an invitation to visit Hartlepool from the town 's Labour candidate , Peter Mandelson . |
5 | The 34-year-old has been given a free transfer after turning down the offer of a new contract . |
6 | NEALE Doughty was left with egg on his face after turning down the ride on Haydock stalwart Twin Oaks in favour of Pat 's Jester yesterday . |
7 | They are not generally common fossils , but there is always a chance of turning up a skeleton from the coal deposits , or finding a fossil frog ( see Fig. 51 ) in the Mesozoic . |
8 | Power for this method is best supplied by one or more external canister filters , which should be capable of turning over the tank water at least three times each hour . |
9 | According to the research , over half — 55 percent — have an average of five years ' managing director experience in at least two positions and eight out of ten claim experience of turning around a company . |
10 | She believes he bought this property from Durance with the sole purpose of turning out the others . |
11 | Two mixes of ‘ House Of Usher ’ finish off the EP , and you 're left fearful of turning out the lights at night . |
12 | The scathing attack came just two years after Sir Claus had caused a storm by warning our crumbling schools were in danger of turning out the dunces of Europe . |
13 | The opposite of turning down the sound is blacking out the picture . |
14 | Often these have the flavour of turning back the clock but they are nearly always sensible . |
15 | There are lots of superstitions which are linked to the moon , such as turning over the coins in one 's pockets as a form of luck when seeing a new moon through glass , while the phases of the moon used to dictate the timing of weddings and other important aspects of life . |
16 | Is there a real distinction between turning off a respirator and letting Dr Carrington die , and injecting him so as to bring about his death ? |
17 | Congratulations to Barkers for turning over the whole of the basement into one big showcase for some brilliant furnishing fashion — much of it British . |
18 | He has certainly demonstrated that he is a ‘ draw ’ : there must already be some 250 Conservative MPs in his debt for turning out an audience at least double that which they would otherwise have been able to collect . |
19 | As already mentioned the legislation does not consider low pay as an acceptable reason for turning down a job . |
20 | They had no choice in the matter , unlike Diana who has only herself to blame for turning down the Queen 's invitation to join the other Royals . |
21 | He suspects that a black mark went firmly down against his name for turning down the job and when he was later asked to become personnel manager for that division of ICI he was left in no doubt that it was an offer he should not refuse . |
22 | Mike Brearley , the subsequent England captain and a Cambridge graduate with a distinctly academic turn of mind , was revealing in his reasons for turning down the offer , which would have overturned the historical structure of international cricket : ‘ Money apart , Kerry Packer is not my style . |
23 | If , however , the motor trader defendant is not responsible for turning back the mileometer and covers up the reading , the motor trader should be able to escape from liability on the basis that no false description was in fact applied to the goods ( s1(1) ( b ) ) . |
24 | Colour seeped into the scene like turning up the control on TV . |
25 | More than half have an average of five years managing director experience in at least two positions and four out of five claim experience in turning around a company . |
26 | As a first step in turning out a molecule of sugar ( which has six carbon atoms in it ) they are content to link three CO2 molecules together into a proto-carbohydrate . |
27 | Hartlepool had no hesitation in turning down a bid from an unnamed Scottish Premier League club last week . |
28 | He shook his head , smiling ironically , then took a quick swig from the can , before turning down the volume of the TV and picking up the phone . |
29 | Many people practice relaxation techniques , take a long soak in a bath of warm ( not hot or cold ) water , or have a quiet read in bed before turning out the light . |
30 | For the less rarified among us they are the things you press yourself between before turning out the light . |