Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stopped then , and picked her up , shouldering his way into the bedroom with the large double bed already turned down for the night . |
| 2 | She was disconcerted to find that she walked into what was the main bedroom , dominated by a four-poster bed already turned down for the night . |
| 3 | I think that it was when he got turned down for the job of a bus conductor . |
| 4 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 5 | The occasion is the 25th birthday of the U-K owners club and around half of its 1,300 active members have turned up for the celebrations at Silverstone . |
| 6 | Willi frequently turned up for the sessions where Therese was working with Luiza , Freddi and Alfred . |
| 7 | ‘ Look at the extraordinary cross-section of Fleet Street which has turned up for the launch . ’ |
| 8 | So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . |
| 9 | So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . |
| 10 | He has not turned out for the village team since . |
| 11 | He has not turned out for the village team since . |
| 12 | Other players who have turned out for the Nomads this season include the likes of Peter Dixon and Brian and Harry Patrick . |
| 13 | Based around the museum site was No. 7027 ‘ Thornbury Castle ’ awaiting restoration , plus modern preserved diesel/electric motive power in the shape of No. 40118 and No. 50043 =Eagle ’ , the latter externally turned out for the extravaganza in Network South East colours . |
| 14 | Before turning in for the night I telephoned Fred Workman to say I would be back at my desk by mid-morning and would be covering the visit of Mr Gladstone Murray to our city , his meetings and his broadcast speech , for the next day 's evening edition . |
| 15 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 16 | Turning in for the night . |
| 17 | He was heading for the North Sea coast , which he would cross near Terschelling then follow for a while before turning in for the approach to Aalborg . |
| 18 | Gesner , turning up for the dress rehearsal the next morning , was rather bored . |
| 19 | Crowds waited outside the venue to catch a glimpse of pop stars turning up for the awards ceremony , being televised on ITV by Carlton tonight . |
| 20 | THE audience that turned up for the recital of British violin sonatas was scarcely more than a sprinkling , which made one despair of our unadventurous public . |
| 21 | Two thousand , seven hundred people turned up for the opening session of Object World ‘ 92 in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago , Katy Ring was one of them . |
| 22 | He turned up for the audition with his art teacher , Rose , who he was dating at the time . |
| 23 | Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear after just 1,987 fans turned up for the Coca-Cola match against Bolton |
| 24 | Sir Michael was the only person prepared to comment as 50 invited guests , including governors , top BBC management and close colleagues of Sir Michael , turned up for the dinner last night . |
| 25 | Nearly three hundred turned up for the meeting , which was chaired by Lord Bute , and a video link was set up between the Lecture Theatre and the adjacent room to accommodate the overflow . |
| 26 | ‘ I turned up for the interview , amid all these Bond beauties , in my tight black jersey dress on a really hot day , with false nails and false eyelashes sliding down my face , ’ Julie recalls with a smile . |
| 27 | Twenty-six teams turned up for the sporting events which included bowls , mixed netball , darts , 5-a-side football and the ever popular It's-a-Knockout and Superstars events . |
| 28 | Over the years , the numbers turning out for the clash have dwindled and the match is now normally 18 a-side . |
| 29 | Over in Cheltenham , 6 teams of 4 turned out for the day 's main event , won by the team from the St James Hotel . |
| 30 | Entire villages turned out for the spectacle and in Györ , the Bishop himself headed the assembled burghers . |