Example sentences of "[noun] turn back " in BNC.
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| 1 | This lamplit cave , where Jan turns back and farts , |
| 2 | The armada turns back . |
| 3 | On the 6th S/L W M Kynock took the veteran Lancaster to Ijmuiden in Holland , but owing to cloud cover over the target , the Master Bomber turned back Sugar and the rest of the Lancaster force and no attack was made . |
| 4 | But there were evenings when the fire burned brightly and Aunt Louise sat in her winged chair , her skirt turned back to toast her knees ; while having made up the fire I knelt on the hearthrug , loath to leave the fierce heat of the flames . |
| 5 | Marie turned back to look at Bella as she reached the door . |
| 6 | Manville turned back to the elevator , placing his right palm flat against the opaque plastic panel built into the wall beside the doors . |
| 7 | Edward turned back to the Lodge . |
| 8 | Rex turned back to the little blighter . |
| 9 | POLICE were today examining an arms find after a car turned back and drove off from a checkpoint on the outskirts of Belfast last night . |
| 10 | And so the words turned back on themselves , phrases reappeared , seeming to confirm other phrases , merely repeating themselves , clicking into place with a semblance of logic which nicely disguised the truth that all these words were nothing but a glittering fabric which hovered above the ground , unwinding endlessly , slipping between the fingers , beguiling like a mirage , taking on whatever shape the conjuror wanted , and leading nowhere . |
| 11 | Shaking his head at Feargal , amusement dancing in his eyes , Donal turned back to the barman and Ellie was left with only her drink , or Feargal , to stare at . |
| 12 | As though aware that her control was slipping again , Mrs Wallington turned back to the disciplined criss-cross of string and concentrated with almost palpable force . |
| 13 | While shopkeepers in Skinnergate admitted deliveries had been difficult with drivers turning back , most supported the idea of traffic-free streets . |
| 14 | If you want to — ’ Sue turned back to give Sylvia some unnecessary help with her food . |
| 15 | My mind turned back to the man Mrs Bradshaw had accosted in the garden , but I knew of no one who bore me that kind of grudge or , if he did , would take it out on me in such a petty and spiteful way . |
| 16 | With automatic professionalism Folly had carried them into the bathroom and begun to hunt around for a suitable container before her mind turned back to the question of who could have sent them . |
| 17 | EDUCATION Secretary John Patten 's relentless attempt to turn back the school clocks continues this week with the release of the proposed new children 's reading list . |
| 18 | Biggins in bid to turn back years |
| 19 | It 's not a defeat to turn back and return on a better day . |
| 20 | Ace half turned back to the shuttle , pointed towards the sprouting hemisphere ( like chunks of cheddar stuck all over half a grapefruit , she thought ) , and aimed the suit towards the shape that looked like the nose of an asteroid cruncher . |
| 21 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 22 | Katherine turned back to the window . |
| 23 | Katherine turned back to Patrick . |
| 24 | Katherine turned back to Miss Powers . |
| 25 | Agatha turned back to Amsterdam . |
| 26 | He walked out into the bright sunlight and Maggie turned back to Ana . |
| 27 | I was just about to hop it down the stairs — but my feet turned back . |
| 28 | Benin turned back to Vasili then gripped the cassette in both hands and snapped it in half , allowing the tape to spill out on to the road . |
| 29 | Then Alexei turned back to her . |
| 30 | At the door Shannon turned back , unable to leave without seeing his face one last time . |