Example sentences of "[noun] turned [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But only Motherwell have shown interest and Hauser turned down the Premier League side after failing to agree personal terms . |
| 2 | The barmaid turned down the chintzy bed cover . |
| 3 | Yet another rarity turned up the other day and which I illustrate here . |
| 4 | This Fifties comedy was set in a ‘ flea pit ’ cinema called the Bijou where staff turned up the central heating to boiling point in a desert picture to boost ice cream sales . |
| 5 | On 18 October , therefore , the British government turned down the new fare proposals from American operators , while the CAA rejected British Airways ' request . |
| 6 | Mungo turned down the right flank of the sleeping monster , towards the hole in its side . |
| 7 | ‘ Somebody told me that they saw the Bad Seeds recently and the show was being recorded , and that Blixa had had his volume knob turned down the whole time ! |
| 8 | But Labour and Liberal Democrats turned down the Conservative budget . |