Example sentences of "turned [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Four-legged bastards , off to the right , ’ Harper said warningly , and Sharpe turned to see a troop of enemy cavalry trotting towards the Dutch right flank . |
| 2 | Startled , she turned to see a man with a gun walking out of the folly and then , to her relief , a dog at his heels . |
| 3 | Gazzer , his mind seized up by terror , turned to see a knife in Simon 's right hand . |
| 4 | There came a hissing sound and the ducks turned to see a swan cruising towards them . |
| 5 | Caroline turned to see a group of men and women , in peasant-style attire of white shirts , black boots and braid-trimmed red and yellow skirts and trousers , making their way towards them . |
| 6 | A sound caused her to jump slightly and she half turned to see a figure silhouetted in the doorway . |
| 7 | They came closest when stand-in striker Paul Warhurst turned to hit a volley that keeper Michael Serr did well to keep out . |
| 8 | As we climbed over the town , Rupert Bear turned to wave a greeting … and the rest of the balloons stretched out across the sky … |
| 9 | Ben jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small , wooden jetty , then turned to give a hand to Peng Yu-wei who stood there , cradling a sleeping Meg in one arm . |
| 10 | A further finishing touch can be made with the flat plate used to test the saw setting angles , turned to form a lid . |
| 11 | The small airstrip was well away from the house and even before they turned to land a car had left the property and was heading out to meet them . |
| 12 | Robins coolly beat Hallworth then turned to watch a flock of blue shirts besiege the linesman to no avail . |
| 13 | While Fielding dealt with that one ( " Oh ma'am , but yes , " he began ) I turned to face a kitchen or parlour , plain in its shapes but full of manmade coatings and colours . |
| 14 | Three cavalry companies gave pursuit , but were scattered when the warriors turned to defend a lava escarpment . |
| 15 | His grandfather shook a fist at him and turned to take a chest from a Campbell sailor . |
| 16 | But it was a tersely worded compliment , and as he turned to take an olive from the tray of hors-d'oeuvres already laid out on a side-table , her stabbing disappointment told Belinda that he was the person she had really dressed up for today , though what she wanted to prove to him she did n't quite know . |
| 17 | The stranger held out her hand with a brief unseeing glance , then turned to resume a conversation . |