Example sentences of "i turn [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back in the bathroom , so I turns down the bed , and goes . ’ |
| 2 | I turned over the ashes , found the glow within the crust , added some kindling and a log , then stood to stretch with my hands in the small of my back because it was aching . |
| 3 | With a trembling hand I turned over the paper which was face down . |
| 4 | I turned up every so often , did what I could , with my limited resources . |
| 5 | I turned up a couple of minutes early , found the door into the suite ajar and the sitting-room in darkness . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , in that brief space of time I turned up the flame . |
| 7 | I had to wait impatiently till I was free to go down there , and huddled uncomfortably among the book-stacks I turned up the page with trembling fingers . |
| 8 | I turned up the collar of my fake biker 's jacket and walked off . |
| 9 | And I had er had given myself a target of five thousand for Leith so I turned up the next and made my five thousand in fact I made five thousand and fifty signatures for the h and I believe myself if , if every branch were doing the same as I had been doing then we would have no problem at all in getting a hundred thousand signatures which is our aim . |
| 10 | Sadly I turned back the pages and returned the ledger to Miss Louise 's lap . |
| 11 | Upon receiving a degree which would allow me to undertake research , I turned down a place which I had been offered to study theology , and went to Oxford . |
| 12 | ‘ I turned down a new contract at the end of the season , even though it meant getting a testimonial next year because I 've got to be playing in the Premier League to confirm my place in the Irish side . |
| 13 | I turned down a couple of T V series cos I did n't feel I was right for them . |
| 14 | A television play or four weeks away in repertory was OK , but I finally lost my agent when I turned down an interview for a job in June , ‘ because I 'll be picking the gooseberries ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ He has suggested , though , that the two practices should merge , and seemed amazed when I turned down the idea . |
| 16 | Then I turned out the light and settled at the window amidst the bottle-brush fronds of monkey-puzzle . |
| 17 | I turned out the f the negative upside down to do the other half , which makes 'em look Keeps the the group equally s h |
| 18 | I find myself pausing for a few dots myself before I turn over the page to find where all this is leading . |
| 19 | I turn over the page . |
| 20 | Will these people notice if I turn up the sound ? ’ |
| 21 | After ten o'clock I feel cold , and I turn up the fire . |
| 22 | The lump is not ready to answer , so I turn up the pressure : ‘ He ai n't gon na say nothing . |
| 23 | See how I turn up the corners of my mouth as I tell you again , twenty-five dollars . ’ |
| 24 | You want that I turn up the sound ? ’ |
| 25 | … those countries which I could not visit in my proper person , I have so attentively read about , that as I turn round a globe I can almost fancy that I know the appearance and characters of the portions of the great world itself which lie mapped out under my eye , and observe all that is going forward on its surface . |
| 26 | Do you mind if I turn down the gas fire ? ’ |
| 27 | I turn out the reading light , and the grill glows warmly . |
| 28 | I turn off the television . |
| 29 | Shall I turn up the light ? " |
| 30 | There 's me turning over the pancakes , hear the door moving . |