Example sentences of "[n mass] turning [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were the corporal 's final words before he went round the barracks turning down every one of the gas lights . |
| 2 | Now there were just too many people turning up . |
| 3 | ‘ You mean lots of people turning up ? ’ |
| 4 | There was something rather eerie about people turning up unexpectedly around the door and starting to sing . |
| 5 | A Mum and Dad who 'd known vaguely for a long time that Conor liked holding parties were suddenly being told over cups of tea and Hobnobs about vast acid house raves in the middle of fields , about police chases across whole counties , about an entire organisation that Conor had run ( Conor had run an organisation ? ) , which could call a party and have 5,000 people turning up at £20 a ticket within 48 hours . |
| 6 | Yeah , but that does n't mean anything if you 're getting ten people turning up |
| 7 | This resulted in six people turning up on my doorstep at three in the morning |
| 8 | Because what we do n't have is people turning up to work because they 're afraid they 'll lose their job during these recessionary times . |
| 9 | This referendum , Pérez said , " means turning over to the people the overall solution of the crisis , fully exercising popular sovereignty " . |