Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MOTORIST Steve Hopwood was turned down for a disabled parking pass — even though he has only one arm and one leg . |
| 2 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 3 | He kept forgetting they would write it down : he seems to have thought — most of the time — that they had just turned up for a friendly drink . |
| 4 | OLD salt Sydney Barnes , 83 , turned up for a naval reunion and found he was the only one there . |
| 5 | Liverpool City Council 's leisure services department believe more than 30,000 people turned out for a thrilling 20-minute extravaganza . |
| 6 | He was supposed to turn in for a disciplinary hearing over three weeks ago , but he never did . |
| 7 | All appointees have to provide a urine sample — even Pamela Harriman , the new ambassador to Paris , had to stand in line , clutching her paper cup — and turn up for a face-to-face interview , which usually lasts between one-and-a-half and two hours . |
| 8 | All sorts would turn up for a little chat . ’ |