Example sentences of "turned for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Cheshire ! ’ exclaimed Rose , moving to intercept him as he turned for the door . |
| 2 | It was , not surprisingly , to members of his own affinity that Gloucester turned for the performance of sensitive tasks . |
| 3 | It was , not surprisingly , to members of his own affinity that Gloucester turned for the performance of sensitive tasks . |
| 4 | This all reflects the important part that political organizations played in the Edwardian era , for when politicians needed means of communication and organization in a time of crisis it was to the parties rather than to the state that they turned for the machinery and the expertise ; it was not to be the same in 1939 , with consequent effects on the state of the local parties by 1945 . |
| 5 | I immediately gestured to the Hurricanes to carry on to Malta by themselves as we were ditching and we turned for the coast ourselves , losing height all the way . |
| 6 | The tide turned for the French when , under the inspired leadership of Joan of Arc , Charles was taken to Reims to be crowned king in the cathedral in 1429 . |