Example sentences of "turned [prep] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gallic chief , Commius , who had been a friend and ally of Caesar , turned against him in the great revolt of Vercingetorix after the Roman invasion of 55 and 54 BC . |
| 2 | He turned from her with a casual wave of his hand and began making his way back towards the barn . |
| 3 | His head turned on me with a snake-like swiftness , accusingly , but he said nothing . |
| 4 | When the red light went out after my closing announcement , Mr Murray turned to me with a broad grin ‘ Was that all right ? ’ he asked , and I shook his hand acknowledging his ad-lib masterpiece . |
| 5 | He sank it and turned to me with a real glint in his eye and said something like , ‘ Now let's go . ’ |
| 6 | As the lock slid shut , she turned to me with a merry grin . |
| 7 | I remarked on this once to Mr Dakin and the old man turned to me with a wry smile . |
| 8 | Emily turned to him with a blank expression . |
| 9 | She turned to him with an affectionate grin , knowing his soft heart had been hugely moved by the children that afternoon . |
| 10 | The producer turned to him with an apologetic smile , his voice injected with what the sergeant considered a theatrical dose of concern . |
| 11 | She turned to him with the first real interest in her face that he 'd seen . |
| 12 | Faye turned to her on a suppressed sigh . |
| 13 | The Inspector turned to her for the first time , but if he was cheered by her observation he gave no sign of his approval . |
| 14 | He turned to her with a searching expression , as if he suspected her of withholding something . |
| 15 | She was not surprised when the girl turned to her with the dark remark , ‘ I wish he had n't come in just then . ’ |
| 16 | At this point some other people arrived to catch the train and his attention turned to them for a split second and within that time the sound of the scrunching footsteps disappeared into the night . |
| 17 | She turned to them with a glowing smile . |