Example sentences of "to turn to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they have to turn to their neighbour and ask for a repetition of what you just said , the resulting muttering will also prevent other members of the audience from hearing what you say next . |
| 2 | In an increasingly complex world and confronted by a vast impersonal federal bureaucracy Americans have more and more tended to turn to their Representative or Senator for help with important electoral pay-offs for legislators responsive to these needs . |
| 3 | However having spent so long on Tolkien 's powerful and complex image of evil , it is time to turn to his portrayal of the ( in appearance ) often weaker and much more limited power of good . |
| 4 | This strong territorial element meant that when a major estate changed hands , whether by inheritance or forfeiture , the affinity of the previous owner would tend to turn to his successor for lordship . |
| 5 | This strong territorial element meant that when a major estate changed hands , whether by inheritance or forfeiture , the affinity of the previous owner would tend to turn to his successor for lordship . |
| 6 | In episode three , the script required this seasoned gourmet to turn to his wife with the wide-eyed enquiry : ‘ Annie , what exactly IS a truffle ? ’ before scampering to open a reference book on the kitchen table so that the camera could zoom in on the illustration . |
| 7 | If readers of the Figures wished successfully to grow the delectable assortment presented by Miller , they had but to turn to his Dictionary for all the practical advice gleaned over half a century 's gardening and , if that proved too expensive , then there was the Abridgement or the Kalendar . |
| 8 | When a British citizen might seek redress for a grievance through his MP , the West German is likely to turn to his representative in the regional assembly or Landtag . |