Example sentences of "[vb mod] turn [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Executive elected at that Conference was packed with diehards , and " a debate on cooperation against Labour revealed the depth of division : a motion calling for closer collaboration met strong opposition , but so did one calling simply for a Unionist government : They must turn out the man who was the greatest danger to the Conservative Party " , ( a voice — " Lloyd George " ) . |
| 2 | If these gentle whispers are not heard , your Higher Self might turn up the volume a little . |
| 3 | ‘ Liverpool are lucky enough to have the best fans in the world and I know they 'll turn up the volume and strike fear into Spartak . |
| 4 | I 'll turn down the heat when I get back . " |
| 5 | If they went to the house and saw him move into the door , they 'd turn out the family , look everywhere and he was not to be found . |
| 6 | We could turn up the movie but it does n't help . |
| 7 | She wished she could turn back the clock . |
| 8 | Wished she could turn back the clock to when , only a matter of ten days ago , she 'd led a calm and orderly life back in London , in control of her business and her private life … |
| 9 | If only she could turn back the clock she would never have come to this wretched country in the first place . |
| 10 | ‘ There was a lot to do with telephones , ’ says Ian , ‘ like you could turn down the stereo as you picked up the phone ! ’ |
| 11 | We could turn out the attic and make a nursery for them . |
| 12 | When I used to turn down the corner of the strasse I heard her music . |
| 13 | And for those who were n't … well , no doubt Luke Hunter would turn up the charm and devise some plausible enough explanation . |
| 14 | Lizzie would put everything away ; she would turn down the bedclothes at a neat angle and put in the hot-water bottle as late as possible . |
| 15 | And you could almost imagine Boaz hoping against hope that the other kinsman would turn down the offer and so he delighted when that happened . |
| 16 | So , one Member of Parliament 's idea ‘ to have girl muggers whipped ’ would turn back the clock to the 1820s when corporal punishment for women was abolished , whereas another Parliamentary recommendation to ‘ Bring back stocks for hooligans ’ would presumably transport us into the Dark Ages . |
| 17 | Does he not know that people will actually die , old folk who will turn down the heat without telling anyone ? |
| 18 | To reduce this the hearing aid wearer will turn down the volume of his aid , and would therefore lose the amplification he had gained from the Audio Telescope . |
| 19 | We did n't do too badly then and I suggest we may turn out the winner again . |
| 20 | Well they have targets like we all have and one of their targets is how quickly they can turn around the claimant 's money . |
| 21 | You ca n't usually " turn off " the picture in the same way you can turn down the sound but there are various ways you can organise things so that the class is presented with the soundtrack only : |
| 22 | No-one can turn back the clock . |
| 23 | I do not think that we can turn back the tide of secularisation altogether in the area of dying , but we can call a halt to it by giving some serious thought to practices within our society and churches . |