Example sentences of "[pron] turn [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turned to go into the house , made with great difficulty the three or four steps that separated me from my room , and felt my arms and legs burning , also my body . |
| 2 | I turned to go out the way I had come . |
| 3 | One time when I turned to check on the arrow on the tree , I could n't see it . |
| 4 | It was n't the wind that brought tears to my eyes as I turned to walk along the cliff path . |
| 5 | Trench came up to me as I turned to walk down the corridor again . |
| 6 | I turned to look through the windows . |
| 7 | But Mr Landor advanced upon her , step by step and because she could no longer bear to look at him and because his distorted face seemed to merge with the angel 's she turned to dash for the door . |
| 8 | With a little cry of distress she turned to flee from the room , but got no further than a couple of steps when Luke caught her . |
| 9 | She turned to gaze at the man who 'd approached silently and stood a little behind her on her left . |
| 10 | Then she turned to look at the Frenchman and spoke softly in his language . |
| 11 | She turned to look at the registrar as he strode smiling into the room , and her bemused expression must have registered . |
| 12 | She turned to look towards the shore , relieved when she saw the Sea-Fret making good headway back to Brides Haven , then a flock of screaming gulls startled her into resuming her climb , and soon she was on the Neck and starting the last , steep push towards the plateau . |
| 13 | And just as impulsively she turned to check on the movements of that incalculable swarm of half-grown children who were causing him this natural anxiety . |
| 14 | She turned to walk to the weighing room . |
| 15 | She turned to sign for the gear , and ran her eye over the other signatures on the page . |
| 16 | She turned to rush up the stairs but he caught her wrist . |
| 17 | So one turns to look at the statute that governs the practice on the criminal side , section 23 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 : |
| 18 | Whenever these arguments showed signs of running out of steam , we turned to complain about the inadequacy of the supporting papers . |
| 19 | But inevitably , at a certain point , we turn to look at the Erechtheion , some way off . |
| 20 | We could take it turns to get in the press boxes in the West Stand ! |
| 21 | As he turned to return down the steps he was thinking of Carrie once more and not taking care where he was stepping . |
| 22 | He turned to look into the valley , saw the helicopter break its position and race away as soon as he was safe . |
| 23 | His arm was grabbed , and he turned to look into the blonde 's entranced eyes . |
| 24 | He turned to look at the clock . |
| 25 | Behind him a car passed and he turned to look at the occupants . |
| 26 | And at that moment , as he turned to look at the girl again with a glint of admiration in his eyes , Ronni was aware of a reaction deep inside her . |
| 27 | He turned to look at the trees , but they were bare . |
| 28 | He turned to look across the clunch field to the distant row of houses , their yellow brick walls and mean square windows now plainly visible . |
| 29 | From time to time he turned to shout at the girl behind him . |
| 30 | Shaking his head sadly at the stark scene he turned to head for the Zoo 's exit . |