Example sentences of "[was/were] turned [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Battling Dave Cannon sprayed a whole trailer-load of the cow muck over a council building after plans for his retirement bungalow were turned down for the fourth time . |
| 2 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 3 | TRUE Brit Wayne Batterbee was turned down for a job — because he has the Union Jack tattooed on his hand . |
| 4 | MOTORIST Steve Hopwood was turned down for a disabled parking pass — even though he has only one arm and one leg . |
| 5 | They demanded bracket construction for the overhead wires , but this was turned down for the same reasons as those in Mitcham . |
| 6 | He was turned down for an insurance policy on the grounds that he was too old . |
| 7 | After that , it too was turned in for a Qualcast with loppy handles and collapsible wheels . |