Example sentences of "she turned the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned the music down and picked up the receiver . |
| 2 | She turned the pages briskly , paused , frowned , cleared her throat , flexed her eyelids , and leaned forward in cold concentration . |
| 3 | She turned the pages of the fashion magazine over , but her eyes did n't take in any of the models so enticingly displayed in its pages ; her attention was all focused inwards on herself . |
| 4 | She turned the pages quickly , ran her finger down a column , and said , ‘ Ah , Ian Woodall , qualified London the same year as Robert Sheldrake . |
| 5 | She turned the ignition key . |
| 6 | She had gone only a little way however , when she stopped to check her map and , to her consternation found that when she turned the ignition on again her car would n't go ! |
| 7 | She turned the tap on , and the plumbing clanged . |
| 8 | Oh , hell ! she thought , and , furious with herself as much as him suddenly that her thoughts alone could make her so angry , she turned the shower on full force and tried to drown her thoughts that way . |
| 9 | Yes , she turned the idea over in her mind . |
| 10 | She turned the pair of scissors over with her long , slim fingers and frowned . |
| 11 | She turned the possibility round and round in her head . |
| 12 | She turned the knob — and began to laugh , and laugh . |
| 13 | She turned the knob and pushed it open , feeling along the wall for the light switch . |
| 14 | Just before she turned the sign on the door round to read ‘ Closed ’ , a woman came in to look at the toys . |
| 15 | Salt 's great shoulders twitched as she turned the pie and put it back , but she did n't deny it . |
| 16 | She turned the light on and got out of bed . |
| 17 | She went down to make a drink , and as she turned the light on in the dingy kitchen a dark thing shot across the floor to disappear under the dresser . |
| 18 | When he had gone , she turned the light off and lay back on the bed , still in her dress if not her knickers , staring at the ceiling . |
| 19 | Almost disinterestedly , she turned the paper over , and gave a gasp of shock , her heart missing a beat . |
| 20 | Once he went below , if she turned the boat in that direction , just a few degrees at a time , would he notice ? |
| 21 | Then she turned the key , slowly and quietly , and opened the door . |
| 22 | She turned the key on the shining walnut dashboard and pressed the starter button . |
| 23 | To make doubly sure of this she turned the key in the lock as she went out . |
| 24 | She turned the key in the lock ; the heavy door swung open and she and her family were admitted to the house . |
| 25 | Grimacing , she turned the key in the ignition once more , and brought the car around the way she had come . |
| 26 | Would it have made any difference , Melissa wondered as she turned the key , if that lock had been changed earlier ? |
| 27 | And when we talk later I 'll explain what really happened , and it wo n't be in the way he put it , ’ and with similar emphasis she turned the key ; but then allowed the car to glide forward . |
| 28 | Rachel was about to protest — this sounded like dangerous ground — but somehow it seemed the lesser of two evils and as she turned the key in the ignition she felt a flutter of excitement and she knew , deep down , that she wanted to go with him . |
| 29 | Rachel sat for a moment as the wind playfully tossed a handful of leaves on to the bonnet of the car , and as she turned the key in the ignition she realised she was trembling . |
| 30 | The room was silent save for the angry swishing sound she made each time she turned the magazine 's pages . |