Example sentences of "[coord] turn down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the bank was getting jittery and turned down the firm 's proposal to turn £1m of the debt into a long-term loan repayable over 15 years . |
| 2 | She took off her glasses and turned down the collar . |
| 3 | He crossed to the TV set and turned down the sound but left the picture on the screen . |
| 4 | Armstrong thought the society 's problems were too intractable even for his prodigious public relations skills , and turned down the offer . |
| 5 | Sick , sick day , ’ she moaned as she wiped the shelves of the fridge and turned down the temperature knob so that the intrusive crusts of ice would melt . |
| 6 | It had reached the lights just as the amber changed to red and turned down the Sandwich road . |
| 7 | Pour in the stock , bring to the boil and turn down the heat . |
| 8 | Willie has caddied in the US , unlike some of his contemporaries , carrying for Ray Floyd , Sam Snead , Gary Player and Gay Brewer among others , but turned down the chance of working for Trevino at El Paso and taking his bag on the US Tour . |
| 9 | Whether , at the tender age of nineteen , he will be able to withstand the gruelling concert tour he has won remains to be seen ; Radu Lupu , who won the competition in 1966 , accepted the trophy but turned down the year of free promotion and international débuts . |
| 10 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton , the education minister , had been considering an appeal for support but turned down the college in December . |