Example sentences of "[noun] turned back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | It seemed that he had heard her , because there was silence again and Jinny turned back towards the little patch of bushes she was picking over . |
| 32 | Dysart turned back from the desk smiling broadly . |
| 33 | ‘ I need one too , please , ’ Stuart said and the tall assistant turned back to the shelf . |
| 34 | This outward aggression , however , if it can not be expressed to the object has to be turned inwards in depression , which is anger turned back upon the person . |
| 35 | Ruane turned back from the door . |
| 36 | Marian and Allen turned back to the wood for shelter from the coming blast . |
| 37 | Peter turned back to the front of the book . |
| 38 | Caroline turned back to the painting . |
| 39 | It reminded them of when Labour Chancellor Denis Healey turned back at the airport in 1976 over a sterling crisis . |
| 40 | Sheldukher turned back to the Cell . |
| 41 | He went out and Berger turned back to the mirror . |
| 42 | The Doctor turned back to the wires . |
| 43 | Wycliffe turned back to the dead man . |
| 44 | Laura turned back to the chamber . |
| 45 | Rohmer turned back from the window to look at Duvall . |
| 46 | As the door closed behind Dorian and Lord Henry , Basil turned back to the picture . |
| 47 | Greg retreated a short way down the path , and the Fire Officer turned back to the operation . |
| 48 | He was wearing a duffel coat , done up on the wrong toggles , with copies of evening papers turned back at the job columns sticking out of both pockets . |
| 49 | Gillies turned back to the fire and spoke to them over his shoulder . |
| 50 | Robyn turned back to the window , longed to be away , among those hills silhouetted in the moonlight . |
| 51 | Walter turned back to the ledger , writing slowly and carefully in his beautiful copperplate script . |