Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This output is in turn fed to a monostable made up from NAND gates IC4c , IC4d which is turned on for a period of a few milliseconds determined by the values of resistor R17 and capacitor C4 . |
| 2 | In the illustration the trial phase is turned on for fixed times and the rate of current rise , and corresponding rotor position , is deduced from the current level attained at the end of the trial . |
| 3 | Sara waited , on guard against the charm which she felt was being turned on for her . |
| 4 | ‘ Or maybe I 'm a fruitarian bat , ’ said Marina , laughing , ‘ the one that got turned down for every Drac film because she would n't suck blood . |
| 5 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
| 6 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 7 | Women , it is widely believed , are turned down for jobs by men who fear that , without warning , they will take time off to have children . |
| 8 | As unemployment began to escalate it may also have been true that those who were the first to be made redundant or were turned down for work were those who were least efficient . |
| 9 | Four in five employees surveyed believed they had been turned down for jobs because they were too old , even though they had the right skills . |
| 10 | The Metropolitan Police have said that Courtney offered his services — but he was turned down for any work . |
| 11 | They demanded bracket construction for the overhead wires , but this was turned down for the same reasons as those in Mitcham . |
| 12 | Sarah Murray was recently turned down for a catwalk show because her walk was n't suitable . |
| 13 | Battling Dave Cannon sprayed a whole trailer-load of the cow muck over a council building after plans for his retirement bungalow were turned down for the fourth time . |
| 14 | TRUE Brit Wayne Batterbee was turned down for a job — because he has the Union Jack tattooed on his hand . |
| 15 | MOTORIST Steve Hopwood was turned down for a disabled parking pass — even though he has only one arm and one leg . |
| 16 | Derby have had an ambitious bid turned down for Bryan Robson , Manchester United 's former England skipper . |
| 17 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 18 | But a duty was a duty , a posting could not be evaded by a Major who had been turned down for promotion to Colonel . |
| 19 | With an annual rate of 5,000 unsolicited manuscripts , 90 per cent of which are turned down for publication , the editors are in a good position to choose exactly what is required for ‘ the rose of romance ’ brand-name . |
| 20 | He was turned down for an insurance policy on the grounds that he was too old . |
| 21 | He stopped then , and picked her up , shouldering his way into the bedroom with the large double bed already turned down for the night . |
| 22 | She was disconcerted to find that she walked into what was the main bedroom , dominated by a four-poster bed already turned down for the night . |
| 23 | I 'd just been turned down for yet another job , hardly any money left — desperate , I was , and out comes your grandfather , asks me what 's wrong . ’ |
| 24 | I think that it was when he got turned down for the job of a bus conductor . |
| 25 | The request was turned down for fear of creating a traffic hazard as Joseph Pease 's statue later did . |
| 26 | The contract had been until the end of September when she could reapply for the job she had been turned down for , ‘ provided she had had sufficient experience nursing very sick children ’ , he said . |
| 27 | After that , it too was turned in for a Qualcast with loppy handles and collapsible wheels . |
| 28 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 29 | Most of it has n't been turned over for years . |
| 30 | ‘ Take a look behind , nephew , ’ came the answer , ‘ and you will see that already the litter carrying the prince has turned off for Westminster ! ’ |