Example sentences of "turned [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 18 October , therefore , the British government turned down the new fare proposals from American operators , while the CAA rejected British Airways ' request . |
| 2 | He strolled along by the front of the house until he reached the north wing , where he turned down the grassy slope towards the trees . |
| 3 | But only Motherwell have shown interest and Hauser turned down the Premier League side after failing to agree personal terms . |
| 4 | Mungo turned down the right flank of the sleeping monster , towards the hole in its side . |
| 5 | She turned down The Fabulous Baker Boys , a film which made Michelle Pfeiffer an international superstar and an Oscar nominee , because ‘ I felt it was n't right for me ’ . |
| 6 | The midday sun glinted against the bronze bas-reliefs of famous battle scenes on Napoleon 's column as Chantal steered the Harley-Davidson through the place de l'Opéra and turned down the busy rue de la Paix . |
| 7 | The barmaid turned down the chintzy bed cover . |
| 8 | But Labour and Liberal Democrats turned down the Conservative budget . |
| 9 | After an impressive first year as a factory rider , Zeelenberg was in big demand but he turned down the lucrative offers without a moment 's hesitation . |
| 10 | ‘ Somebody told me that they saw the Bad Seeds recently and the show was being recorded , and that Blixa had had his volume knob turned down the whole time ! |
| 11 | In 1684 he turned over the retail side of his business to Francis Saunders and his partner Joseph Knight . |
| 12 | This Fifties comedy was set in a ‘ flea pit ’ cinema called the Bijou where staff turned up the central heating to boiling point in a desert picture to boost ice cream sales . |
| 13 | Despite being in extreme pain and feeling ill , he turned up the following day at rehearsals with long sleeves disguising his burns . |
| 14 | Yet another rarity turned up the other day and which I illustrate here . |
| 15 | The mystery deepened when , instead of going seaward at the foot of the hill , they turned up the right bank of the Touques as if making for Deauville . |
| 16 | Funny how it turned out ’ , meaning that it turned out the other way . |
| 17 | As it turned out the final Report , published in 1889 after almost five years of investigation , did embody a number of recommendations regarding the education of deaf children in future Education Acts , thus setting out for the first time proper legislation with regard to compulsory entry , ages of admission , the length of education , the size of classes , and even that Principals/Headmasters of boarding institutions had to reside on the premises . |
| 18 | It turned out the Swiss ref was a French teacher ! |
| 19 | Occupying Guadalcanal among other Solomon Islands , they were checked when the invasion fleet had to be recalled before reaching Port Moresby , for an American naval task force , despite heavy losses , turned back the Japanese fleet on 5 May in the battle of the Coral Sea 300 miles ( 550km ) south of Guadalcanal . |
| 20 | Prince Tyrion is the Elf general who turned back the great Incursion of Chaos two hundred years ago . |
| 21 | Then he turned back the top sheet and blankets . |