Example sentences of "[vb -s] 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 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |