Example sentences of "[noun prp] turn [adv prt] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found nothing else of interest but Bernice turned up a couple of old school exercise books of Billy 's and decided to keep them in remembrance . |
| 2 | Schellenberg turned up the collar of his greatcoat and leaned back in the corner pulling the peak of his cap over his eyes . |
| 3 | EDWINA CURRIE turned down the offer of a job in Mr Major 's Government yesterday , saying that someone else could do the job far better than she could . |
| 4 | Transvaal turn up the heat |
| 5 | Sheriff Principal Ronald Ireland turned down the parents ' appeal that Thursday morning . |
| 6 | Outside the hotel Maggie turned up the collar of her mac . |
| 7 | The SRU turned down an invitation because of a packed calendar . |
| 8 | Alf turned up the volume . |
| 9 | Murphy , who landed last Saturday 's H & T Walker Gold Cup on Deep Sensation , became the latest recruit for the Grand National winner when Graham McCourt turned down the ride . |
| 10 | Tranmere turned up the heat and Mark Proctor retaliated in the dying seconds of the first half . |
| 11 | A try from Richard Eyres put the visitors further in front before Sheffield turned up the pace . |
| 12 | Swindon turned up the heat in the last 10 minutes to score 2 more . |
| 13 | Mr Manning turned down the job then he said Sure Style turned the hard-sell on him . |
| 14 | Phil turns back the pages of his book , frowning . |
| 15 | •Sandy Lyle turned down the invitation to play in the 1989 Ryder Cup . |
| 16 | Carol Connor turned down a house on Firth Moor estate , Darlington , over fears for her children . |
| 17 | When the place passed out or Iranian airspace , the Shah turned over the controls to his pilot Captain Behzad Moezzi , and went back to his suite for lunch with the Queen . |
| 18 | Lester turned down the offer of using a set already constructed and used for The Fall of the Roman Empire , saying that he could not afford the rental for the scaffolding . |
| 19 | Scholar also suggested Venables turned down the chance to sign Mark Hughes when he was released by Barcelona , having been on loan to Bayern Munich . |
| 20 | Brady turned down the loan deal — Boro keeper Steve Pears was injured — because he says he needs Bonner as cover for Gordon Marshall in next week 's UEFA Cup tie with Cologne . |
| 21 | HEART-THROB Jason Donovan turned down an invitation to kiss Paula Yates on TV yesterday . |
| 22 | The woman beckoned imperiously , and , sighing , Theda turned down the gallery and followed her downstairs . |
| 23 | WAYNE McCullough turned up the heat again last night for his third victory in just over a month . |
| 24 | Alastair Goodrum turns back the clock to a high speed dash across England in 1811 . |
| 25 | Tweed turned down the Kaiser-Josephstrasse , a long cobbled street bisecting the town from east to west . |
| 26 | Liverpool turned up the heat with their crisp , passing game ; Sunderland 's hope melted , and their players froze . |
| 27 | It did , in any event , provide an excuse for the father of the Princess Adelaide to turn down the proposal , although it seems likely that the dubious moral reputation of his putative son-in-law also played a part in the refusal . |
| 28 | The FA turned down the request and repeated its demand to see the Leeds City books . |
| 29 | Fira President Albert Ferrasse turned down an invitation from SARFU to extend his tour to South Africa for two games , one against a South African selection . |
| 30 | Carew turned over a page in the file , pretending he had not heard . |