Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] turn up " in BNC.
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| 1 | A beautiful pale-auburn fox down to your ankles , with a high collar to turn up . |
| 2 | On November 22nd , 1996 , a five-page memorandum turned up that mentioned , at the top of one page , the diversion of funds to the contras . |
| 3 | A little man turned up Friday afternoon , after they got home you know how we 're very susceptible to these market research types ? |
| 4 | He had long deplored the grand opera house tradition of stars turning up to slot into ready-rehearsed productions , and recalled the awful theatre tale of a famous Lear/Hamlet/Othello turning up to greet a cast of strangers , saying ‘ Whatever you do , do n't get in my way … ‘ |
| 5 | A FASCINATING fact turned up during research into the life and times of playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan for Yorkshire law firm Hammond Suddards , who sponsored the West Yorkshire Playhouse production of Sheridan 's The Rivals . |
| 6 | After a while they were left alone for a bit and then a Black Maria turned up . |
| 7 | And Gordon 's use of the melodramatic ( a vital dose of vanishingly scarce penicillin to treat a key character turns up at a crucial time ) is disappointing alongside the excellence of his writing elsewhere . |
| 8 | More likely , he will sit on the cash until a good chance turns up . |
| 9 | Researchers also wanted to discover how much viewers ' attitudes are affected by the context in which a sexy scene turns up on the home screen — and the timing . |
| 10 | On three occasions a diligent search turned up a small droplet on the ground , and under the microscope it turned out to be a sperm mass . |
| 11 | On race day , after all-night working at the factory , a solitary car turned up and the stewards gave special permission for driver Raymond Sommer to do three exploratory laps . |
| 12 | waiting for a blasted lorry to turn up . |
| 13 | as if to prove myself wrong , a faint signal turned up a ‘ Maltravers ’ farthing of Charles I. I began to wonder just how old this site really was . |
| 14 | This year it was Canon Barry 's turn to preach and despite the snow a huge Congregation turned up in Corpus Christi Church . |