Example sentences of "turn out the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She and Ellen between them had turned out the dining-room , giving it extra spit and polish because of Christmas . |
| 2 | Turned out the girl was not just a devout Catholic who was only interested in improving her English but also the daughter of some big-shot industrialist with lots of connections at the Embassy … |
| 3 | Léonie 's turned out the difficult one , the neat script ran on : I tell Madeleine she should be stricter with her but of course I must n't criticize her too much . |
| 4 | Turned out the last time the staff had seen him he was a student here and he 'd made such an arsehole of himself they 'd sworn they 'd never let him back in ! |
| 5 | Many people practice relaxation techniques , take a long soak in a bath of warm ( not hot or cold ) water , or have a quiet read in bed before turning out the light . |
| 6 | Whichever way you go , you 'll come across bar after bar all turning out the latest in pop videos and the odd cocktail or two ! |
| 7 | These now formed , with the former king , a three-man invasion committee to plan the military operations while shipyards from Brittany to Provence , and factories in Toulon and Brest , were turning out the shipping , munitions , clothing and harness needed . |
| 8 | Two mixes of ‘ House Of Usher ’ finish off the EP , and you 're left fearful of turning out the lights at night . |
| 9 | The scathing attack came just two years after Sir Claus had caused a storm by warning our crumbling schools were in danger of turning out the dunces of Europe . |
| 10 | It is currently turning out the 146 high-wing short-haul airliner . |
| 11 | For the less rarified among us they are the things you press yourself between before turning out the light . |
| 12 | Turning out the Tilly lamp |
| 13 | She believes he bought this property from Durance with the sole purpose of turning out the others . |
| 14 | ‘ hooligans on housing estates causing disturbances in the common parts of blocks of flats , blockading entrances , throwing things down stairs , banging on doors , peering in at windows , and knocking over dustbins ; groups of youths persistently shouting abuse and obscenities or pestering people waiting to catch public transport or to enter a hall or cinema ; someone turning out the light in a crowded dance hall , in a way likely to cause panic ; rowdy behaviour in the streets late at night which alarms local residents . ’ |
| 15 | Even though the defendant does not regard the nature of his own conduct as being disorderly , he has a sufficient mens rea to satisfy the section by being aware that he is using offensive language , or kicking over dustbins or turning out the lights in the cinema , or whatever else may be alleged to constitute the disorderly behaviour . |
| 16 | ‘ Turning out the light . ’ |
| 17 | Perhaps , thought Leonora , turning out the light , she would never have learned the truth if Clem had n't written . |
| 18 | ‘ In uncertain conditions it sometimes resulted in roads being gritted unnecessarily , and turning out the gritting teams costs £3,000 a time . |
| 19 | He felt stiff when he got up from the chair and turned out the light and groped his way through the still open doorway to the bed , shedding his clothes on to the floor . |
| 20 | As it turned out the problem came not from the Opposition but from our own side . |
| 21 | It turned out the Australian 's baggage with much expensive equipment had never arrived in Quito , not even made it to the continent ( or so he 'd been told ) , and I sensed he had no sympathy left for any other 's misfortune . |
| 22 | It turned out the travel agent had told them their tickets were for tourist class where they would be safe . |
| 23 | As he turned out the gas jet he whistled to himself . |
| 24 | We turned out the lights and opened the shutters and the windows . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | She turned out the light and reaching for a pitchfork crept towards the tack room . |
| 27 | Anthea turned out the light and stretched full length on the bed . |
| 28 | He flung off his clothes with his back to her , pulled his nightshirt over his head , and turned out the lamp . |
| 29 | Then they turned out the lights , the great brass chandelier with its false candles , and the moon 's lemony radiance lay as still as cloths draped over the shining wood . |
| 30 | On closer inspection it turned out the bar was called La Detente . |