Example sentences of "she turned [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She turned along the ride .
2 Then she turned along the route taken by the boys up to the ridge above the quarry .
3 She turned to the two detectives .
4 Her blue eyes were cold as slate as she turned to her husband .
5 She turned to Cameron in a little movement of appeal .
6 She turned to the mantelpiece .
7 Phoebe could accept that , it was how grandmothers were meant to be , but when she turned to her friends , looking for guidance and inspiration , she did not find it .
8 She turned to Mona .
9 She turned to Wexford , her controlled dignity returning .
10 To find the answer , she turned to a published league table of the world 's worst weeds .
11 Finally , she turned to painting very successfully .
12 She turned to Agnes : ‘ Did you find him modest ?
13 At last she turned to me .
14 She turned to Marie .
15 She turned to Tumbleweed on her right .
16 With an effort she turned to Jos , who had followed them a short way .
17 Emily looked troubled as she turned to Mr Zamoyski .
18 Making no attempt to answer , she turned to him and seemed to look into his eyes and beyond .
19 She turned to Buddie and tightened her lips into a thin angry line .
20 She turned to him in surprise .
21 To relieve the strain she turned to painting , a pastime she has loved since childhood .
22 Perkin on her other side was saying contritely , ‘ Sorry , darling , sorry , ’ and she turned to him with ever-ready forgiveness , the adult of the pair .
23 She turned to Rozanov .
24 She turned to the pope ; and although she was in a less strong bargaining position than James V , now that there was no Protestant threat from England , she was given a certain amount of clerical taxation in 1556 and 1557 .
25 She turned to them with a glowing smile .
26 She turned to Ma Bombie for assistance but the old woman was asleep with her mouth open .
27 She turned to Catherine .
28 She turned to Catherine .
29 She turned to me as the train slowed , her hand over her mouth and her eyes wide .
30 When this song failed to make the impact she clearly expected it to make , she turned to Henry as if she was addressing some Yugoslav peasant and did a lot of the kind of lip and tongue work she had used on Elke , their one and only au pair .
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