Example sentences of "[noun sg] turned [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat looking at me , his mouth turned down in a bitter line . |
| 2 | Well away from the motorway now , each new place quickly gave way to further forest and , just as Jenna was beginning to be lulled into a strange peace by the dappled sunlight of the place , the soothing green of nature , the car turned on to a narrow road and began to climb steadily . |
| 3 | To discover the electron is rather different from discovering the kangaroo , because it is a theoretical entity inferred from certain abstruse experiments ; and Thomson 's apparently crucial experiment turned out in the twentieth century not to be so . |
| 4 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 5 | With the scum being really lucky getting a draw from a good Norwich side , it seemed on the radio at least that Norwich had at least one decent penalty decision turned down from a spineless and gutless referee . |
| 6 | Ant : You do n't like school discos " cos your mum turned up at the last one at nine o'clock to take you home , and Fungus announced it over the mike . |
| 7 | By the time he got to the ice-cream he was too weary to eat , so he downed the bourbon — which instantly took its toll — and retired to bed , leaving the television on in the next room , its sound turned down to a soporific burble . |
| 8 | Then , late in the evening , my new friend turned up with a little white pill for each of us . |
| 9 | Later the same day Douglas , Duke of Hamilton — frustrated past belief turned up at the Foreign Office in London and informed them that he was seeking an urgent audience with the King . |
| 10 | PUPILS , parents and friends of Ellesmere Port Catholic High School turned out on a stormy evening , to make a recording for BBC Radio Merseyside 's regular Sunday morning programme , United in Song . |
| 11 | Victorine was confused by the tale Baptiste had told her just now when he and his mother turned up at the back door with Léonie 's sandal and an armful of bread . |