Example sentences of "turn [to-vb] back [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Millie had turned to run back into the house , Ben said , ‘ So that 's what he wanted . |
| 2 | He turned to go back along the gallery , then stopped and looked back at her . |
| 3 | Duncan turned to go back into the room . |
| 4 | Jos shook his head , turning to go back to the van . |
| 5 | The leaves on the thorn trees were almost open , and when we turned to look back at the distance we 'd climbed , there were clusters of vivid green that trailed down the hillside and encompassed the village like waterweed . |
| 6 | All turned to look back at the door as the footsteps approached on the flagstones . |
| 7 | He covered seventy yards to gain the partial cover of the shrubbery , flung himself amongst the undergrowth , and turned to look back at the chateau . |
| 8 | They turned to look back at the emptiness they had crossed . |
| 9 | Involuntarily Wycliffe turned to look back at the house on stilts , but it was hidden by a bulge in the slope of the hill … |
| 10 | Patrick shook his head and turned to walk back to the foyer . |
| 11 | And so , feeling faintly and inexplicably troubled , he turned to head back to the yard . |