Example sentences of "turn [adv] the [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Doctor let the wall hanging fall back into place , and hurried out , turning down the hall to the bedroom . |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose you also turned down the chance to be his girlfriend ? ’ |
| 3 | When the place passed out or Iranian airspace , the Shah turned over the controls to his pilot Captain Behzad Moezzi , and went back to his suite for lunch with the Queen . |
| 4 | ’ We 're not turning over the phetam to the FedPol , ’ I told her . |
| 5 | Jane found it cold , but her visitors found it freezing , so she turned up the thermostat to seventy . |
| 6 | Mr Scott says turning back the clock to when Thornaby had its own town council , salaried professional officers and support services is no longer credible . |
| 7 | Alastair Goodrum turns back the clock to a high speed dash across England in 1811 . |
| 8 | After 20 minutes , turn down the heat to Gas 4/350F/180C and cook for another 1¼–1½ hours . |
| 9 | After 20 minutes , turn down the heat to Gas 4/350F/180C and cook for another 1¼–1½ hours . |
| 10 | Turn down the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8–10 minutes or until most of the water has evaporated . |
| 11 | The proper procedure would be to make contact with the local force , and turn over the situation to them . |
| 12 | ‘ I am fully committed to implement the Panama Canal treaties and turn over the canal to Panama in the year 2000 … |
| 13 | turn over the page to page six paragraph eight , item D eight D strategy , the figure 's is a hundred and six and it should be one , five , six |
| 14 | ‘ Be sure , ’ said Alexander before the service started , ‘ to turn over the page to my grandfather 's lesson when you have finished yours . ’ |
| 15 | When you are ready to start , turn off the power to the circuit concerned . |
| 16 | Then turn off the power to the circuit concerned so you can safely inspect socket A's wiring . |
| 17 | Turn up the oven to 200 C / 400 F , gas mk 6 , and , while the meat rests , return the vegetables to the oven to crisp the top . |
| 18 | If you persisted in trying to talk to her , she would heave herself out of her chair and turn up the volume to a decibel level that made your ears ache . |
| 19 | Tonight , in a special report , we turn back the clock to 1963 . |
| 20 | To turn back the pages to my early memories of harvest time , on the smaller farms is to have opened a book on nostalgia . |
| 21 | ‘ Now I 'll go back and tell that silly little receptionist what a silly little toad he is too and if he does n't turn over the keys to the apartment that I booked and paid a deposit on I 'll scream all the way to his boss . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 … |