Example sentences of "[adv] turn [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not turn up to the funeral when his friend died , and for me this was sadder than the loss of the vicar who had found peace and hope before he died . |
| 2 | In 1964 the traffic similarly did not pose quite such a problem as in 1988 , the car parking round the district proving quite adequate , especially as the expected crowds did not turn up on the day . |
| 3 | Yet had the question gone on , And what if she does not turn up on the waterfront tonight ? |
| 4 | There were moments when Henry thought she would not turn up for the funeral , so magnificent was she about the whole thing , but as the date approached he noticed she was wearing more and more black jewellery , black scarves , capes , cloaks and jerseys , stockings , blouses and hats . |
| 5 | He did not turn in at the door of number thirty-seven , however . |
| 6 | They do n't just turn up on the night , ’ she said . |
| 7 | So , if people ca n't get hold of an application form , can they still turn up on the day , I think that 's the final thing is n't it ? |
| 8 | He would often turn up at the factory in his best suit , get involved in a maintenance problem with his fitter and end up covered in grease . |
| 9 | Unfortunately there are no German records in existence ( perhaps something may now turn up after the reunification ! ) but we can assume that the result of the raid fell short of causing significant damage to the German war machine . |
| 10 | But she knew that , if she did n't turn up on the beach , Ross would only come back to fetch her . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I ca n't turn up on the bus , can I ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The Army ought to start asking questions when she does n't turn up for the nest course at the Fort ’ George said hopefully . |
| 13 | Messrs Shotton and Unsworth did n't turn up for the count . |