Example sentences of "turn down for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
| 2 | TRUE Brit Wayne Batterbee was turned down for a job — because he has the Union Jack tattooed on his hand . |
| 3 | Sarah Murray was recently turned down for a catwalk show because her walk was n't suitable . |
| 4 | He was turned down for an insurance policy on the grounds that he was too old . |
| 5 | He stopped then , and picked her up , shouldering his way into the bedroom with the large double bed already turned down for the night . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I think that it was when he got turned down for the job of a bus conductor . |
| 8 | 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 . |