Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Metropolitan Police have said that Courtney offered his services — but he was turned down for any work . |
| 2 | You had n't turned up for that date . |
| 3 | She made sure that Duart and his heir would be magnificently turned out for this visit to a foreign clan . |
| 4 | Normally , unless you have one of these keys , you would have to call the water company 's engineers if you wanted the mains turned off for any reason — perhaps to work on the mains stopcock inside the house . |
| 5 | So many turned up for this emergency meeting of Swindon 's railway pensioners , that more than a hundred had to stand outside . |
| 6 | So while d'Abreu and his colleagues went off eastwards , even braver or more foolhardy men — following the banner of Castile — were determined to discover — heroically and , as it turned out for many of them , fatally — the way to reach this same Orient by travelling outwards to the West , across the vast unknown . |
| 7 | Because , after tonight , there can be no turning back for either of us . ’ |
| 8 | He was due to read his own poems , but he prefaced the performance with remarking how extraordinary he found it that students obliged to attend lectures should want to turn up for more such talk after hours . |
| 9 | He reached Britain this week , but then refused to turn up for several arranged interviews and acted aggressively enough to justify his old nickname , Killer . |
| 10 | Your ticket package will show the planned departure time ; turn up for this . |
| 11 | Oh yes , I had a gentleman turn up for some physio on his arm . |
| 12 | Set in small attractive gardens , these captivating Club Exclusive studios are only a 20–25 minute walk from the hustle and bustle of Faliraki and its vast beach , yet , when you 've had enough for the night , you can turn in for some well-earned sleep ! |
| 13 | ‘ We expect thousands of people will turn up for this rave , which has been organised and advertised without the school 's knowledge . |