Example sentences of "[noun sg] turned [adv] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Gordon Greig of the Mail turned up a fresh page in his notebook , and Mr Chris Moncrieff of the Press Association , who could sleep standing up , opened a parrot-like eye . |
| 2 | On three occasions a diligent search turned up a small droplet on the ground , and under the microscope it turned out to be a sperm mass . |
| 3 | Further research turned up a small shipping business , but it was modest indeed beside the kind of wealth claimed by Kleinworts . |
| 4 | The barmaid turned down the chintzy bed cover . |
| 5 | Yet another rarity turned up the other day and which I illustrate here . |
| 6 | On 18 October , therefore , the British government turned down the new fare proposals from American operators , while the CAA rejected British Airways ' request . |
| 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 | The crest was granted to them by King Robert I of Scotland , when one of the family turned away a charging bull , threatening the King 's life . |