Example sentences of "she turned on [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The woman turned and looked at the speaker , and there was scorn in her expression , but she said nothing until she turned on Agnes again and said , ‘ How bad is he , lass ? ’
2 She turned on taps that emitted nothing but a despairing sigh and she laughed .
3 She turned on Constanza ; Constanza lost her head , she struck back , she said the things she had not said in a life-time , the things that should not be said .
4 At this she turned on Karelius a look of such desperate gratitude that his selfish irritation was quite vanquished .
5 An' yow , ’ she turned on Dad , 'ow long 'ave yer known them two ? ’
6 If Marguerite noticed Jenna 's crimson cheeks she chose to ignore it , but Claudine missed nothing and when they were alone for a moment she turned on Jenna with flashing dark eyes .
7 She turned on Walter Ash and reviled him for allowing her to hope , and indeed , despite the final outcome , it was his dangerous encouragement of this scheme that prefaced her final disillusion with him .
8 She turned on Henrietta .
9 Her back stiffened , and she turned on Hilda : ‘ People are going to realize that before I 've finished . ’
10 ‘ Nothing , ’ said Constance , ‘ nothing at all , ’ and she turned on Beethoven 's Fifth to drown the noise of Camille 's record player .
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