Example sentences of "turning [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrie looked at him and saw his mouth turning down at the corners . |
| 2 | No point in turning up at the school if young Nick was n't going to be there . |
| 3 | Word of Denim , Lawrence 's conceptual thrust into the 1990s , began to circulate immediately , but then the trail went cold apart from overheard rumours and the odd piece of rogue merchandising ( Denim patches and plectrums ) turning up at the NME . |
| 4 | Quite a number of them were turning up at the BBC and the harassed receptionist was heard to say , as she reported the arrival of yet another , ‘ I 'm sorry , where did you say you were king of ? ’ |
| 5 | At their first meeting , Berenson is described as ‘ a gentleman with a reddish beard ’ ; apologising for turning up at the artist 's studio unannounced , he offered the excuse that he was ‘ the person who bought all your pictures from Torrini ’ ( an antique dealer with whom Joni placed his first works for sale ) . |
| 6 | What they do n't like is turning up at the House of Commons and having to do some work , because they ca n't stand the pressure . |
| 7 | They 're all turning up at the Evesham Leisure Centre to learn circus skills . |
| 8 | While the senior Scotland seven attempt to redeem themselves in Hong Kong , a second seven will be turning out at the Kilmarnock tournament on Sunday . |
| 9 | So did he , turning round at the sound of my entrance . |