Example sentences of "[noun prp] turned the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ropati added the goal but Leeds replied when Gregory turned the ball inside for half-back partner Garry Schofield to score on 16 minutes . |
| 2 | Antony turned the grill off and looked at the dark brown slices of bread . |
| 3 | By dethroning Ferdinand Napoleon turned the revolution of Aranjuez against himself : the rising against Napoleon was thus , in part , a revolution of disappointed hopes . |
| 4 | Grimma turned the page . |
| 5 | Molly turned the paper over and found a list of figures prefixed with lire signs and equipped with what seemed to her to be generous allowances of noughts . |
| 6 | The dogs began to growl as Frankie turned the knob of amber g–ass with both hands and pushed the door open . |
| 7 | Wondering who had wrote it , Katherine turned the letter over in her hands , and then held it up to the light , looking for a watermark — anything which would indicate its origin . |
| 8 | The bus appeared just as Katherine turned the corner and she leapt on to it confidently . |
| 9 | Barnes turned the game with his penalties , but possession alone was not enough to break a Springbok side which defends with a pride born of historical arrogance . |
| 10 | Loretta turned the page . |
| 11 | Rachaela turned the chicken on to a very low light . |
| 12 | Rachaela turned the chicken out . |
| 13 | Ivy turned the engine off . |
| 14 | With the worst possible timing , Mildred turned the corner just as Miss Hardbroom strode through the door leading from the yard . |
| 15 | Four years later Pope Adrian IV at the Concordat of Benevento turned the ruler of Sicily , William , into his liegeman . |
| 16 | They glared at each other for a second longer , then Ryker turned the lock and pushed the door open . |
| 17 | Mr Bennet sat behind him and Pete turned the driving wheel . |
| 18 | Zanya turned the spaceship round . |
| 19 | When Kelly turned the light on , there was no one to be seen and nothing seemed to have been moved . |
| 20 | As Ben turned the boat into the tiny , box-like harbour the two sailors looked up from where they sat on the steps mending their nets and smiled . |
| 21 | Ben turned the boat 's prow with practised ease and let the craft glide between a big , high-sided fisherboat and the harbour wall , using one of the oars to push away , first one side , then the other . |
| 22 | Claire Taylor turned the form book upside down this time though … she took control early on and went on to win 6-1 … |
| 23 | Jim turned the car outside the harbour entrance and parked it where they could see the vehicles as soon as they emerged from Customs . |
| 24 | Mackey turned the screw in the second half with a drop goal , and then brilliant handling ended with Ellis kicking to the corner for Neil Kenyon to go over . |
| 25 | Lawton turned the page of his pocket edition of Blake . |
| 26 | Scarlet turned the oven down . |
| 27 | Joey turned the van over to Seth , and they both drove for a while , until Seth motioned for Joey to pull over . |
| 28 | ‘ Where is ’ — Protheroe turned the corner of Culley 's report to find the name — ‘ Nicola Hammond ? ’ |
| 29 | Indeed , as Hazel turned the point and stopped to look about him , he could see the place where Cowslip must have come out . |
| 30 | After City had taken an early lead with a powerful header from full-back Hill , McMahon split open the Leeds defence with a precise ball from which Sheron turned the course of the match with a 34th-minute strike . |