Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Artist 's heart now sinks at thought of fifteen-hour day on account of two ideas leading to twenty permutations of two-line scene : ‘ But Richard — ’ ‘ Yes , I know , but the thing is — er — let me put this another way ’ ( so far he has n't put it anyway ) — ‘ Look — ’ ( He freezes mid-pace , cocks his head as though listening to an external sound — which indeed he is — draws a deep breath through his nose , rolls up his eyes , turns down the corners of his mouth , then , forgetting to expel air because a new thought has struck him , he gasps : ) ‘ I 'll tell you what , right ? |
| 2 | Returning to the kitchen , Robyn turns down the thermostat of the central heating and checks that the back door of the house is locked and bolted . |
| 3 | In one letter to Susanna Highmore , he turns down the offer of a sonnet to be prefixed to Leapor 's second volume : |
| 4 | She 'd turned down the offers of promotion because of Emily . |
| 5 | Earlier that season Stewart had turned down the chance of an amateur international cap for England against Wales in order to play for Casuals against Wimbledon . |
| 6 | FILM legend Liz Taylor has turned down the chance of a comeback … playing a lesbian rancher . |
| 7 | Both for different , but similar , reasons have turned down the chance of participating in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona in July . |
| 8 | Chatichai had turned down the leadership of the party to which he had formerly belonged , Chart Thai , on July 2 citing old age ( he was 70 ) and political reasons . |
| 9 | Lastly , in January 1988 , when Mendoros arrived in Britain — having turned down the carrot of promotion — the economy was booming . |
| 10 | Cumberland was for the moment needed in England and after , to everyone 's relief , the discredited Field Marshal Wade had turned down the post of Commander-in-Chief in Scotland it was , on 24 December , accepted by Lieut-General Henry Hawley , known from his record as a disciplinarian as ‘ Hangman Hawley ’ . |
| 11 | Because his wife did not want to move house he had turned down the job of guarding Ted Heath in the Close at Salisbury ; he had been given Margaret instead . |
| 12 | Mr Kenneth Baker probably wisely turned down the offer of becoming Secretary of State for Wales but it was a serious proposition . |
| 13 | Former Yorkshire and England fast bowler Arnie Sidebottom has turned down the offer of a coaching post at Surrey . |
| 14 | They said that James Salperton had turned down the offer of a fifth series and the producers were unwilling to continue without him . |
| 15 | Robinson , who has turned down the offer of a two-year contract by Yorkshire , had been classified by the TCCB as a List I cricketer . |
| 16 | The woman has turned down the offer of a caravan , and an attempt to buy her a seventy thousand pound house has been stopped by a public outcry . |
| 17 | Gurder had turned over the leadership of the Stationeri to Nisodemus . |
| 18 | The man slowly turned over the page of his magazine . |
| 19 | However , I said I would try so I put on my best uniform , nicely pressed , and as I paraded in front of him I said I had turned up the hem of my skirt and did he think it was too short ? |
| 20 | And when Parliament eventually turned back the tide of opposition to Eyre and voted financial support to the former Governor , it was poetically appropriate that those who had been most vocal in their support for the Garotter 's Act — such as Mr Adderley and the rampant Colonel North — should be in the thick of it again , shouting their praise for Eyre 's loyalty to the Crown and his firm action that had saved a colony . |
| 21 | The complaint of maladministration was not upheld , the Commissioner finding that the complainant 's grievance essentially turned around the meaning of the phrase ‘ best practicable means ’ the complainant being of the opinion that any emission of obnoxious odours provided grounds for legal proceedings , whereas the Health and Safety Executive , while accepting there was an occasional emission which produced some slight smell , did not consider that this constituted an offence . |
| 22 | Turning down the collar of his raincoat and arranging it to expose his clerical collar — for he was not ashamed of his calling — Mark entered the shop . |
| 23 | He shook his head , smiling ironically , then took a quick swig from the can , before turning down the volume of the TV and picking up the phone . |
| 24 | The 34-year-old has been given a free transfer after turning down the offer of a new contract . |
| 25 | All were approached , and all turned down the privilege of printing Britain 's first underground magazine . |
| 26 | Having made their name as the most mischievous men in pop , their audience watched uneasily as Madness turned down the corners of their mouths . |
| 27 | Mr Bumble shook his head again , very seriously , and turned down the corners of his mouth . |
| 28 | Willie has caddied in the US , unlike some of his contemporaries , carrying for Ray Floyd , Sam Snead , Gary Player and Gay Brewer among others , but turned down the chance of working for Trevino at El Paso and taking his bag on the US Tour . |
| 29 | Whether , at the tender age of nineteen , he will be able to withstand the gruelling concert tour he has won remains to be seen ; Radu Lupu , who won the competition in 1966 , accepted the trophy but turned down the year of free promotion and international débuts . |
| 30 | The Chinese echoed Western views that the USSR had ‘ in effect turned down the proposal of some Western countries for the neutralisation of Afghanistan ’ . |