Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a duty was a duty , a posting could not be evaded by a Major who had been turned down for promotion to Colonel . |
| 2 | As unemployment began to escalate it may also have been true that those who were the first to be made redundant or were turned down for work were those who were least efficient . |
| 3 | With an annual rate of 5,000 unsolicited manuscripts , 90 per cent of which are turned down for publication , the editors are in a good position to choose exactly what is required for ‘ the rose of romance ’ brand-name . |
| 4 | The request was turned down for fear of creating a traffic hazard as Joseph Pease 's statue later did . |
| 5 | At 0810 he gathered his staff around him for the daily conference to discuss the day ahead , before taking the morning parade of those attending various courses at the school , to ensure that everyone had turned up for work . |
| 6 | Mr. Maton had worked for many years as a solicitor 's clerk , he had not turned up for work that day , the young man sent to check the reason had found Mr. Maton dead in the kitchen , the small loaf collected on his way home from work the previous evening still in its wrapping on the table . |
| 7 | Paula James , Matthew Glyrm 's youthful amanuensis ( after a one-year course in office routines at the technical college ) had turned up for work as usual , unaware of the events which had robbed her of her employer . |
| 8 | Emily Lightbody had not turned up for work since the preceding Friday , a rare occurrence in all her thirty years of service . |
| 9 | Mrs Allen 's body was found at her Harberton Park home on Tuesday morning after a senior officer at the Maze informed Banbridge police that she had not turned up for work . |
| 10 | But the dear old garment mysteriously turned up for sale at an auction in our social club . |
| 11 | There was some muttering among officials after the game that only nine players had turned up for training on Tuesday , but despite the defeat coach Bruce Liddle remained cheerfully optimistic . |
| 12 | Some may have regretted the excursion and eventually turned back for home . |
| 13 | Josie found her when she turned in for work at the club that evening . |
| 14 | Penny and her Second , Sylvia , talked about it all the way to the corner where Sylvia turned off for home , and Penny only remembered her lost budgie again when Sylvia said goodbye and added : ‘ I do hope you find Kelpie soon , Penny . ’ |
| 15 | Moreover , children attending school and adults turning up for work inevitably have their liberty restricted : simply because the engagement in one activity necessarily restricts their opportunity to participate in other activities , that is , restriction by effect . |
| 16 | He remembered her in the old days , singing at parties for hours and then turning up for rehearsal next day without any sign of strain or tiredness in her voice . |
| 17 | He saved one of the Signals Waafs from getting into trouble through not turning up for duty on time , simply by staying at his post until she finally did appear . |
| 18 | The report says percentages of women turning up for screening have also been encouraging . |
| 19 | Few men turned up for work — no Sandy McGlashan , and no Donald McCulloch of course . |
| 20 | In October and November the raids were taking place nearly every night , but in spite of the disturbed nights almost everyone turned up for work next day . |
| 21 | Not quite knowing what to expect other than that she wanted a new job , Jean turned up for work promptly on a cold , wet , Monday morning but found no one to let her in . |
| 22 | First , Matthew 's secretary , the girl who works in the office next door , turned up for work as usual this morning ; she lives a few miles out and she knew nothing of what had happened . ’ |
| 23 | As BR and union leaders tried to resolve the problem of finding new jobs for the teams , the men turned up for work each day at Liverpool 's Central Station and simply sat in their vans for eight hours a day . |
| 24 | Earlier the court heard that in the days after the attack Nichol turned up for work with scratches on his face . |
| 25 | Jahsaxa had summoned Tammuz Malamute to her office before Zambia turned up for treatment . |
| 26 | One girl who turned up for night duty wearing plimsolls received a proper rocket . |
| 27 | Head teacher John Moorhead and pupil Frankie Mckay , who turned up for school yesterday morning |
| 28 | I could still run , so I turned up for football training and things have gone on from there . |
| 29 | No patients turned up for evening surgery , but , for once , that was not depressing . |
| 30 | I only caught a bit of it but he said that he turned up for training and was surprised to be called in and told about the deal . |