Example sentences of "have turn [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manager who took Sunderland to Wembley six months ago knows that he 's still not out of the woods , but he has turned back the clock in a bid to stay in business . |
| 2 | Former Yorkshire and England fast bowler Arnie Sidebottom has turned down the offer of a coaching post at Surrey . |
| 3 | The multiple rapist , who has turned down the chance to serve his sentence in the safety of a solitary cell , was attacked at Highdown Prison , near Sutton , Surrey , according to a report on Thames Television . |
| 4 | RICHARD Dunwoody has turned down the chance to renew his association with former Champion Kribensis in the Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday . |
| 5 | David Pleat has turned down the chance to control his own destiny at crisis-club Luton . |
| 6 | DAVE McAULEY , Ireland 's former IBF flyweight champion , has turned down the chance to challenge Welshman Robbie Regan for the European title he won from champion Salvatore Fanni last Saturday . |
| 7 | FILM legend Liz Taylor has turned down the chance of a comeback … playing a lesbian rancher . |
| 8 | Sadly , the British Museum , which does not own a plate by the artist , has turned down the opportunity to buy one on grounds of expense . |
| 9 | Now that the Commission has turned down the unanimous decision of the Catering Sub-Committee to invite the London food commission to give advice on how healthy and nutritious the food in the Members ' and Strangers ' Cafeterias is , what will the Leader of the House do to improve the situation ? |
| 10 | Robinson , who has turned down the offer of a two-year contract by Yorkshire , had been classified by the TCCB as a List I cricketer . |
| 11 | FORMER Arsenal winger George Armstrong has turned down the chance to become Malcolm Crosby 's assistant at Sunderland . |
| 12 | The Convoy Aid Romania coordinator has challenged other mercy groups to a public debate but Cleveland Aid for Romanian Children has turned down the invitation . |
| 13 | The woman has turned down the offer of a caravan , and an attempt to buy her a seventy thousand pound house has been stopped by a public outcry . |
| 14 | My horse went down a couple of times when we were riding along a shallow river The hooves must 've turned up the mud at the bottom and I 'm sorry but no amount of expert preparation can help you keep cool when a 500lb horse goes down on you . |
| 15 | The man who 'd turned up the sexual voltage after their night out , only to be found embracing his secretary at precisely the time they 'd agreed to meet today … |
| 16 | After a while , though , when I 'd turned down the side-street where the house was I hoped ) , there were no more sounds to frighten me , and as a result of course I grew much more afraid of the stuffed , dripping silence . |
| 17 | She 'd turned down the offers of promotion because of Emily . |
| 18 | My mother could n't believe I 'd turned down the highest single accolade known to show business aside from This Is Your Life ( which I 've also managed to avoid by dint of a pact with the reclusive man with whom I share my digs ) . |
| 19 | She 'd turned down the only chance she had had . |
| 20 | The water really is n't that hot , usually , but my other one was fiddling with the boiler earlier — he must have turned up the thermostat . |
| 21 | The Gloucester coach Keith Richardson says that the week may have turned around the team 's season … the win over a strong bridgend side was very rewarding and it reflects the old Gloucester dog attitude … when they think there 's competition a match to be won they respond and come through … there 's a big league game against Northampton coming up on saturday and Gloucester need all the inspiration they can get to win |
| 22 | Again this hope seems set against the tides of history , but again we can not be certain that a positive policy of Empire and tariffs could not have turned back the tide in 1902 or 1912 . |
| 23 | The believe planners should have turned down the application . |
| 24 | So far , with Worrell having turned down the chance , no one had been able to complain about the captaincy ; but by now Worrell had his degree , was very much available , and Alexander himself expected him to be made captain for the tour by England in 1959–60 . |
| 25 | Lastly , in January 1988 , when Mendoros arrived in Britain — having turned down the carrot of promotion — the economy was booming . |
| 26 | Gurder had turned over the leadership of the Stationeri to Nisodemus . |
| 27 | However , I said I would try so I put on my best uniform , nicely pressed , and as I paraded in front of him I said I had turned up the hem of my skirt and did he think it was too short ? |
| 28 | She and Ellen between them had turned out the dining-room , giving it extra spit and polish because of Christmas . |
| 29 | Earlier that season Stewart had turned down the chance of an amateur international cap for England against Wales in order to play for Casuals against Wimbledon . |
| 30 | Cumberland was for the moment needed in England and after , to everyone 's relief , the discredited Field Marshal Wade had turned down the post of Commander-in-Chief in Scotland it was , on 24 December , accepted by Lieut-General Henry Hawley , known from his record as a disciplinarian as ‘ Hangman Hawley ’ . |