Example sentences of "[noun] turn back [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rex turned back to the little blighter . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 4 | Ruth turned back to the fifth-floor window as the stranger appeared to be heading her way . |
| 5 | The advent of war was not seen by Unionists as a need to turn back to a conventional patriotism , for Unionists had never doubted the patriotism of their previous stance . |
| 6 | Delaney turned back to the electronic display . |
| 7 | It seemed that he had heard her , because there was silence again and Jinny turned back towards the little patch of bushes she was picking over . |
| 8 | Indeed when times get bad things are often better for them as people turn back to the old faiths . |
| 9 | Wycliffe turned back to the dead man . |