Example sentences of "he turned [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he turned to kick at him — he still wore his heavy work shoes — no strength in his wounded leg . |
| 2 | He waited , watching John 's hands shielding the spark from the tinder , and the moment he finished , he turned to descend at his back . |
| 3 | Lifting his head , he turned to grin at the little girl . |
| 4 | Aghast , incredulous , she craned to see more clearly if this was indeed her own mad forebear toying there inside her thought ; and he turned to leer at her . |
| 5 | He turned to look at her . |
| 6 | He turned to look at me as I approached , then carried on tending to the cows . |
| 7 | He turned to look at her . |
| 8 | But she was soon aware of his fat thigh pressing against hers , and each time they passed a gas lamp he turned to look at her . |
| 9 | He turned to look at Tina , and caught a look of anger on her face . |
| 10 | He turned to look at her then . |
| 11 | He turned to look at the clock . |
| 12 | He turned to look at Denholm who had just arrived on the bridge . |
| 13 | He turned to look at Myeloski , peering urgently out of the window as the traffic stacked up and made movement impossible , and knew that he had nothing in common with these people , nothing that could be shared because of his blood . |
| 14 | He turned to look at Myeloski . |
| 15 | Having looked at my passport , the Gendarme made a telephone call during which he turned to look at me , spelling out my name and saying that I was English and a former paratrooper . |
| 16 | He turned to look at her , marvelling at the perfection of her body and the animal passion he had found in her . |
| 17 | He turned to look at Patrick again . |
| 18 | When he turned to look at her with some compassion , she walked the few steps that kept them apart and , staring at him with desperate eyes , insisted , ‘ That woman in the docks … it was her , was n't it ? |
| 19 | Then he turned to look at her again . |
| 20 | Then he turned to look at Rostov again . |
| 21 | Behind him a car passed and he turned to look at the occupants . |
| 22 | He turned to look at me across the studio . |
| 23 | When he turned to look at her , the firelight cast shadows across his body , so that she saw his arms not as arms , but as wings … and they will enfold me so strongly and so sweetly that I shall never want to be free … |
| 24 | He turned to look at me . |
| 25 | He turned to look at the trees , but they were bare . |
| 26 | " Well , " Mr Smith began , a pained expression on his face as he turned to look at Grout again , " if that 's the way you really feel , Steve … " |
| 27 | He turned to look at Gus , with a faintly challenging smile . |
| 28 | He turned to look at her . |
| 29 | He turned to look at her , and the sweet , warm smile that lit his face made her heart contract . |
| 30 | He turned to look at her as he put the car into gear , and the glint in his eyes rekindled the unwelcome wildfire in her veins . |