Example sentences of "turned up the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned up the first day of the term , picked up his grant , bought a guitar with it and then disappeared ‘ till the start of the next term and that term 's grant cheque . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Despite being in extreme pain and feeling ill , he turned up the following day at rehearsals with long sleeves disguising his burns . |
| 4 | Yet another rarity turned up the other day and which I illustrate here . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The customer turned up the same day and wanted changes made . |
| 7 | When I told Malc , he turned up the next night with a gift-wrapped teddy for the baby . |
| 8 | The pupils thought he 'd been brought in specially for their benefit and turned up the next week with more surrealistic pieces . |
| 9 | They turned up the next street . |