Example sentences of "[adv] turn [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stared at the house for a long moment , then turned to lean on the gate and gaze down the hillside . |
| 2 | Ratagan belched , raised his mug to the other customers , then turned to lean on the bar again . |
| 3 | Bicker stared at Finnan for a long moment , then turned to take in the rest of the company . |
| 4 | He stopped in his tracks , scanned the window opposite for some minutes , then turned to walk into the building much more slowly and thoughtfully than before . |
| 5 | McIllvanney said angrily , then turned to look at the yard where a silver-grey stretch limo , its windows tinted black against the sun , rolled ponderously to park beside the stairs to his office . |
| 6 | She stretched with remembered delight , then turned to look at the man lying so quietly next to her . |
| 7 | She half turned to look at the figure beside her and this proved a near fatal mistake . |