Example sentences of "[pers pn] turn [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It bounced up and I turned to see the ball hovering above my stumps . |
| 2 | When I turned to close the door behind me she was watching me with a faint smile . |
| 3 | She nodded assent and as I turned to lead the way I thought that at close quarters she was probably younger than I 'd assumed , or else that she was older but immature : an odd impression , fleeting and gone . |
| 4 | I turned to share the wonder of it , but she was gazing up at the bloom of flame surging from the chimney 's mouth , and beyond where the evening-star glittered against the deepening blue sky . |
| 5 | I turned to make the tea . |
| 6 | I turn to face the cop , but find I 'm looking at a black guy I ai n't seen before . |
| 7 | Dropping her off , she turns to close the door of my car , |
| 8 | What a risky thing to do , though ; she turned to examine the strategy of the operation . |
| 9 | Just inside the entrance , she turned to survey the clientèle , making sure as she did so that all the men got a tantalising glimpse of a very long and elegant leg exposed through a side slit . |
| 10 | As she turned to greet the father with his offspring , the midwife could not believe her ears : ‘ Place it on the fire , ’ he commanded . |
| 11 | She turned to see the maid-of-all-work from St Jude 's Rectory , whom she had met after church last Sunday , staring at her . |
| 12 | She turned to descend the ladder . |
| 13 | As she turned to leave the room , she caught sight of Inge hovering out on the landing . |
| 14 | But as she turned to thank the coachman he caught sight of her profile : that of a woman unknown to him , about twenty-five years of age , pretty in a conventional way , with mousy-brown hair . |
| 15 | As she turned to retrace the path to the house , she saw the Colonel and his lady slowly and carefully descending between the tamarisks , through the dunes . |
| 16 | They were nearly there and she turned to cross the road . |
| 17 | Wherever she looked he was watching her , when she turned to throw the ball he was beside her , his lean , tanned body glistening with thousands of drops of water accidentally brushing against hers , his touch like sudden little electric shocks , both unexpected and thrilling as the game became like some tantalising water charade . |
| 18 | She turned to face the sea again . |
| 19 | She turned to face the shop window . |
| 20 | They turned to see the Doctor and Bernice approaching . |
| 21 | He turned to explain the joke to his companions , who all laughed loudly . |
| 22 | As he turned to close the door of the tower behind them , she let them fall to the ground again . |
| 23 | He turned to ask the Headmaster something but he had disappeared . |
| 24 | He turned to thank the driver , but the taxi had gone . |
| 25 | While she was desperately trying to think of something — anything ! — in explanation of her own folly the opportunity passed as he turned to leave the room . |
| 26 | ‘ Mister Tom , ’ said Willie , as he turned to turn the lamp down . |
| 27 | He turned to find the President , Max Klein , leading his party up the aisle and he hastened to take his own seat . |
| 28 | He thought of the cabin up the creek to which his sister had withdrawn at his urging , and he turned to find the track , willing himself to control his horror , to keep moving nimbly and stealthily as if he did not feel unstrung . |
| 29 | He turned to face the ocean . |
| 30 | A flash of the torch again , as if to check that no boat was there , then he turned to face the causeway , took something from a pocket and raised what were apparently night-glasses to his eyes . |