Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] for [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Maton had worked for many years as a solicitor 's clerk , he had not turned up for work that day , the young man sent to check the reason had found Mr. Maton dead in the kitchen , the small loaf collected on his way home from work the previous evening still in its wrapping on the table . |
| 2 | He remembered her in the old days , singing at parties for hours and then turning up for rehearsal next day without any sign of strain or tiredness in her voice . |
| 3 | As BR and union leaders tried to resolve the problem of finding new jobs for the teams , the men turned up for work each day at Liverpool 's Central Station and simply sat in their vans for eight hours a day . |
| 4 | In October and November the raids were taking place nearly every night , but in spite of the disturbed nights almost everyone turned up for work next day . |
| 5 | I just do n't turn up for lectures that often . |