Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] for a " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Sarah Murray was recently turned down for a catwalk show because her walk was n't suitable . |
| 5 | TRUE Brit Wayne Batterbee was turned down for a job — because he has the Union Jack tattooed on his hand . |
| 6 | MOTORIST Steve Hopwood was turned down for a disabled parking pass — even though he has only one arm and one leg . |
| 7 | After that , it too was turned in for a Qualcast with loppy handles and collapsible wheels . |
| 8 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 9 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 10 | He kept forgetting they would write it down : he seems to have thought — most of the time — that they had just turned up for a friendly drink . |
| 11 | We sailed into a murky , airless dawn veiled by the thin drizzle of a Scotch Mist , and I turned in for a few hours . |
| 12 | Contentedly I went below and turned in for a few hours , leaving my colleague to navigate . |
| 13 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 14 | In the qualifying stages they were drawn against Finland and Norway and staggered unconvincingly towards the finals , after only 13 members of the pool turned up for a training session at Ayr before the vital away match in Oslo . |
| 15 | He turned up for a remand hearing at Redbridge court covered in baby oil to make it difficult for warders to grab hold of him . |
| 16 | OLD salt Sydney Barnes , 83 , turned up for a naval reunion and found he was the only one there . |
| 17 | I learnt this lesson the hard way : I turned up for a dinner party having remembered everything for the baby , even flowers for the hostess , and then the baby was sick all over my lovely silk skirt ! |
| 18 | Having selected your water and turned up for a day 's fishing you then have to decide where the fish will be on the day in question . |
| 19 | The parents paraded with placards outside the Forest of Dean District Council offices as members turned up for a planning meeting . |
| 20 | Vera turned up for a cup of coffee dinner time and ended up staying there rest of the afternoon dinner with us , oh no come on in , give us it , where you sitting , off she went |
| 21 | Wesley is turning out for a ‘ beat the keeper ’ sideshow at a garden fete organised by Holy Trinity church on Belfast 's Ballysillan Road ( 10.30am ) . |
| 22 | More than 3,000 turned out for a rally organised by 2 hoteliers who say they just had to do something . |
| 23 | Liverpool City Council 's leisure services department believe more than 30,000 people turned out for a thrilling 20-minute extravaganza . |
| 24 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 25 | She ran down the steps but turned back for a moment to say , ‘ Uncle Fred 's injured but he 'll be all right . |
| 26 | We turned round for a look . |
| 27 | The drawback is that your expert driver from the London Limousine Company ( SE1 ) only turns up for a minimum of eight hours — a standard feature of chauffeur hire . |
| 28 | When a television crew turns up for a tour of his house and DIY achievements , everything falls apart as he touches it . |
| 29 | He was supposed to turn in for a disciplinary hearing over three weeks ago , but he never did . |
| 30 | The most common cause of serious accidents on wire launches is making a snap decision to turn off for a 360° turn without ensuring that there is enough speed . |