Example sentences of "she turned to " in BNC.

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1 She turned to the two detectives .
2 Her blue eyes were cold as slate as she turned to her husband .
3 She turned to Cameron in a little movement of appeal .
4 She turned to the mantelpiece .
5 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 .
6 She turned to Mona .
7 She turned to Wexford , her controlled dignity returning .
8 To find the answer , she turned to a published league table of the world 's worst weeds .
9 Finally , she turned to painting very successfully .
10 She turned to Agnes : ‘ Did you find him modest ?
11 At last she turned to me .
12 She turned to Marie .
13 She turned to Tumbleweed on her right .
14 With an effort she turned to Jos , who had followed them a short way .
15 Emily looked troubled as she turned to Mr Zamoyski .
16 Making no attempt to answer , she turned to him and seemed to look into his eyes and beyond .
17 She turned to Buddie and tightened her lips into a thin angry line .
18 She turned to him in surprise .
19 To relieve the strain she turned to painting , a pastime she has loved since childhood .
20 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 .
21 She turned to Rozanov .
22 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 .
23 She turned to them with a glowing smile .
24 She turned to Ma Bombie for assistance but the old woman was asleep with her mouth open .
25 She turned to Catherine .
26 She turned to Catherine .
27 She turned to me as the train slowed , her hand over her mouth and her eyes wide .
28 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 .
29 She turned to a glass case that held a number of boxes , and after a moment she said , ‘ No , I 'm afraid not .
30 She turned to her sisters now , her head bobbing .
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