Example sentences of "[adv] turned [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she suddenly turned back in the direction they had come and ran all the way , her wet shift slapping against her bare legs . |
| 2 | By the time he took to do his business , the bank 's video cameras must have had me down as a fairly suspicious character and I was happy to stop fidgeting when he finally turned away from the cashier and headed for the door . |
| 3 | and the Monday , and they eventually turned up on the Tuesday . |
| 4 | He was n't the prettiest sight you would see on a golf course but , since he always turned up at the practice ground the following morning more or less on time and more or less clean-shaven , it was obvious that he patronised his own circuit of cheap guesthouses . |
| 5 | He usually turned out for the Palace at right-back and was the composed and effective successor to the brilliant Arthur Hudgell , epitomising the honest footballer who would always give of his best for his club whatever the situation . |
| 6 | With characteristically bad judgement , Charles now turned back to the Scots , with whom he made a secret treaty under which the Solemn League and Covenant would be confirmed by King and Parliament , and presbyterianism would be established in England for a limited period . |
| 7 | Campbell now turned back to the water . |
| 8 | They even turned up on the catwalks of Milan . ’ |
| 9 | The inclusion of Butler ( Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons ) was typical : omitted from the original membership he simply turned up to the first meeting , according to Hugh Thomas , ‘ and of course was allowed to stay … . ’ |
| 10 | They soared above us up towards Tyre and then turned southwards over the Mediterranean , back towards Galilee . |
| 11 | Dreams of Arab nationalism raised by the Arab revolt against the Ottomans in the First World War , and then turned instead into the reality of separate states , clearly supervised by the two major European victors . |
| 12 | I think their suggestion was that they had to go via Norwood Gardens because they then turned right at the in and went up into the middle of and it was to get them on to that line that they had to go through . |
| 13 | Then he moved aside , and a man came out of the darkness of the shop , hesitated for a fraction of a second and then turned away into the bazaar . |
| 14 | I followed the Awash as far as Bilen and then turned eastwards across the desert to Afdam on the railway . |
| 15 | Myeloski nodded , then turned back to the girl . |
| 16 | He shuddered , then turned back to the boy . |
| 17 | Christina waved and waited on the step until the car was out of sight , then turned back to the house . |
| 18 | He placed the receiver down , stared at it thoughtfully for a moment , then turned back into the room , intending to join the Hatches in the garden . |
| 19 | She carried a long pole which was draped with hanks of haigus wool , and she dropped it across the rails of the staging , then turned back into the gloom of the shop again . |
| 20 | Matchsticks sneered down at the shaking woman , then turned nonchalantly towards the front door . |
| 21 | Luke said quietly , then turned abruptly into the inner hall which memory told her led to his bedroom . |