Example sentences of "turned in [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But like a number of other people before me I turned and I turned in response to totally unnecessary violence . |
| 2 | Yes — there she was , and this time she turned in response to Sophie 's call . |
| 3 | I turned in surprise to Neil , to see him pointing away from the bay towards where , in a cloud of spray , a powerful-looking launch was heading fast towards us . |
| 4 | Everyone turned in surprise to Iris , who had sat bolt upright in her seat throughout the interview , replying in her own brand of verbal shorthand to the questions that came her way . |
| 5 | Vanessa and Hazel turned in agitation to the Doctor . |
| 6 | Sonny turned in bewilderment to Johnny , then lumbered out after his brother . |
| 7 | Harrison turned in bewilderment to Major Calder . |
| 8 | The scenes were acted swiftly in her mind : when Frere turned in bewilderment to Emilia the woman would deny that any such confidence had been exchanged ; accused of mischief , Louisa would be forgiven by neither ; the ‘ intolerable slander ’ ( for such it would be called ) would furnish a pretext for Emilia 's immediate departure from Munding ; and Frere , if he remained , would be friendless . |
| 9 | The face of the elderly mandarin above the long gray wispy goatee remained dauntingly blank , and Joseph turned in desperation to the younger Annamese , realizing that no formal introduction had been made with them . |
| 10 | Theodora supped the hot sweet Indian tea from the thick mug and turned in answer to Henry Yaxlee 's courteous question . |