Example sentences of "turned and [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The duvet wound itself around her as she turned and stretched in the big bed , her limbs languid with heat . |
| 2 | After holding her gaze just long enough to finalise the threat he turned and went towards the front door of the house , picking up her overnight bag from the terrace as he went . |
| 3 | Distress caused her eyes to brim with tears , and , furious with her own weakness , she turned and went to the inner office window , where she stared through a blur at the tree-sheltered chalets . |
| 4 | She closed the door and waited for a moment , then turned and went into the little bedroom . |
| 5 | He turned and looked at the slender woman cowering in her chair . |
| 6 | Nicholson turned and looked at the other man contemptuously . |
| 7 | She turned and looked at the distant figure of Dorcas and her eyes narrowed . |
| 8 | The child stared towards it as if in recognition of something held in memory ; then she turned and looked at the old woman , who was sitting on the couch unlacing her boots , and she said , ‘ You have a garden . ’ |
| 9 | Joe turned and looked into the kindly face as he said , ‘ I really have n't any family , Len . |
| 10 | Defries turned and looked in the other direction . |
| 11 | Cranston turned and glanced at the other hospitaller . |
| 12 | She turned and lunged into the crumbling bank with the torch until it lodged and held still , focused upon the motionless bulk below . |
| 13 | With a choked little cry he jumped backwards , turned and plunged into the unseen , gripping the banister and screwing his eyes tightly closed as he ran . |
| 14 | When he saw the room was empty he turned and walked through the open doorway of Johnny 's room , searching . |
| 15 | Then she turned and walked towards the deep end , turned again and did a perfect back flip , hardly denting the surface and coming up into a smooth breaststroke only a few feet away from me . |
| 16 | When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water . |
| 17 | At once , he turned and sprang up the rocky path even faster , suddenly excited by the idea of being alone . |
| 18 | And here , ’ he turned and gestured to the great garish sign , ‘ is the tavern of the Holy Lamb of God . |
| 19 | Baring his teeth in a soundless snarl of frustration and fury , he turned and ran for the opposite end of the alley , away from the oncoming car . |
| 20 | He was but stopped and stared at me , then turned and ran in the opposite direction . |
| 21 | Half in panic , half in the laughter of release , she turned and turned on the same spot . |
| 22 | Maidstone turned and shouted towards the far end of the bar : ‘ Franco ! ’ |