Example sentences of "turn it [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when she had turned it over and seen the franked stamps she was childishly afraid . |
| 2 | The boatman scampered across to the opposite gunwale , turned the boat , turned it again and set off on a long glide which took them close in along the bridge . |
| 3 | One of the respondents turned it over and read it and said oh well you could put that in the wine shop . |
| 4 | And er me job there was turning sock what you 'd call halfoes you know mens ' socks , from one side to the other on a piece of wood , you know you 'd pull the stocking onto this wood , put your finger on the back , turned it over and threw it down . |
| 5 | and it was just a case of erm pot luck , I would sort of brought it out and looked at it and , er no it was n't cooked , it was cooked on the edges so I turned it over and turned it round and put it back in again . |
| 6 | Casually , Juliet turned it over and read the words . |
| 7 | She turned it upside-down and shook it . |
| 8 | and it was just a case of erm pot luck , I would sort of brought it out and looked at it and , er no it was n't cooked , it was cooked on the edges so I turned it over and turned it round and put it back in again . |
| 9 | And with that she reversed the van , turned it round and drove back on to the road . |
| 10 | so turned it round and come back , this bloke pulls up in this er well three , three litre |
| 11 | He dragged a bag out , turned it round and pushed it back in exactly the same position . |
| 12 | And you did that with them and then laid it down , you see , and then you gathered your sheaf and put it on that and turned it round and gave it a twist like that and then And that was how it was done . |
| 13 | Eventually he removed the wood from the vice , turned it round and sawed until both cuts met . |
| 14 | Then turned it round and held it to her face . |
| 15 | When the radio began to grate , I turned it off and spread myself out on the bed , using the knapsack as a pillow , and then when it got too sharp , making dents in the back of my head , I took it away and lay flat . |
| 16 | She turned it off and put on a tape of Stravinsky . |
| 17 | Somebody offered him five million , the owner of it , and he turned it down and got ten million . |
| 18 | First vacuum the back of the rug — the beating effect will cause grit to fall out of the pile — before turning it over and going lightly across the face . |
| 19 | I think it 's only a question of taking it out turning it round and screwing it back in again . |
| 20 | Because , because you told me to turn it over and watch something else . |
| 21 | He was trying to turn it round and make it sound positive . |
| 22 | Just turn it up and enjoy life … celebrate it . ’ |
| 23 | Just turn it up and enjoy life … celebrate i |
| 24 | ‘ You find you a 40 gallon drum , chop the top out with a hammer and cold chisel , turn it over and make four big holes with the pointed end of a pickaxe . |
| 25 | I think they 're bound to respond to that , I mean , as you turn it over and keep going on . |
| 26 | Turn it round and show Maggie . |
| 27 | Ian : I turn it round and try it the other way . |
| 28 | and turn it round and force it to look backwards |
| 29 | I 'm not turn it off and re-wind the fucking thing . |
| 30 | The girl takes it up , turns it round and asks , ‘ What does it mean ? ’ |