Example sentences of "then turned the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to put the headlights on again , and then turned the ignition switch , but there was no response . |
| 2 | Gerry reached across , checked the gearchange was at neutral then turned the ignition key . |
| 3 | Mark Aston added the touchline kick to his earlier penalty — and then turned the screw with a drop goal . |
| 4 | Sir Christopher then turned the spotlight on BNFL 's push to get new business through its marketing department . |
| 5 | The black-clad figure hesitated then turned the corner . |
| 6 | He read to the bottom of the sheet , then turned the page , laughing softly as he read on . |
| 7 | I then turned the picture round and completed the other two sides . |
| 8 | He read in silence for perhaps a minute , and then turned the scroll over to examine minutely the seal on the obverse . |
| 9 | Patrick tapped softly on the kitchen door with the tips of his fingers and then turned the handle and poled his head in . |
| 10 | He then turned the key in the lock before starting his journey home . |
| 11 | Karlheinz caught the wave , then turned the camera on the group of figures standing by . |
| 12 | He yanked down with his hand and lifted his head , biting a chunk out of the glass , then turned the rim and bit again , splintering the glass almost to its stem . |
| 13 | Police said that Kelly had been shot in the head by Bastian who then turned the gun on himself . |
| 14 | It 's thought that the husband killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself after she told him she wanted a divorce Their bodies were found by their daughter . |
| 15 | The Buckingham Coroners Court heard how Donald Baughan had shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself . |
| 16 | An inquest 's been hearing how a man shot his wife , and then turned the gun on himself . |
| 17 | Stuart Jobson was on police bail when he shot his former lover June Smith in the car park of a Cheltenham DIY store and then turned the gun on himself . |
| 18 | Jobson then turned the gun on himself . |