Example sentences of "then turned to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He watched them out of sight , then turned to his squad . |
| 2 | Mueller then turned to the American Managing Director in charge of the British Components ' Division , who was due for another assignment after nearly two years in the UK . |
| 3 | She saw how the dark room had filled with transparent figures who marched along the walls singing and mocking , who wrapped themselves around her so that she was suffocated in their embrace , then turned to broken bricks and choking mortar dust which cascaded in torrents on to her , flattening her to the bed so that her limbs ached with pain and she could n't move . |
| 4 | Leila called , and then turned to Roirbak who mouthed silently , ‘ Let her go . ’ |
| 5 | Father Paddy moved up from the altar-steps to kiss the altar-stone , then turned to the congregation . |
| 6 | ‘ I know , Joey , ’ Sean answered quickly , then turned to his aunt . |
| 7 | The conversation then turned to the legends of King Arthur and Thomas discussed the epic poem he was writing , ‘ Sir Tristram ’ , asking Corbett to tell him all he knew about Wales . |
| 8 | He nodded at Ranulf and the lay brother then turned to Corbett . |
| 9 | The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track . |
| 10 | Sure , they screamed and ran away ( hoping to be chased , no doubt ) then turned to us , shouting abuse ; one wee lassie whom I fancied strongly ( her dad was a special constable , this being the year of the General Strike , 1926 ) had evidently gone to some trouble by composing the following ditty : |
| 11 | The conversation then turned to the Center Parcs and the same voice floated through the mentholated steam . |
| 12 | Midnight briefly intercepted his look , then turned to the side table , exchanging a platter of carved meats for cheesecake , as if he rejected any attempt to penetrate his wall of reserve . |
| 13 | He paused , then turned to Edouard . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll have that , ’ said Ricky , then turned to Daisy . |
| 15 | Mariot came to kiss her brother , then turned to Ramsay . |
| 16 | Azadi looked at him scathingly , then turned to Shamlou . |
| 17 | But at least she was alive , which was something to be glad about , so she winked at Vi-in-the-mirror then turned to the window and the almost unbelievable beauty outside . |
| 18 | ‘ Cos I know a lot about fish.in He beamed at the crowd around us , then turned to the tank once more . |
| 19 | She gave Dr Reid , who was wearing a collar and tie and long white ducks , a kiss on one cheek , then turned to me . |
| 20 | He spoke briefly , listened briefly , then turned to McKenzie who was at the tiller . |
| 21 | He forced his way through the rye till he was past the chestnuts , then turned to his right . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm sure we 'll discover the cause by morning , ’ d'Alembord said , then turned to Lucille to offer her a glass of wine . |
| 23 | Suetonius rapidly completed the subjection of south and central Wales , and then turned to the mountain massif of Snowdonia and the centre of hostility it screened . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm famished , ’ Philpott said , then turned to Sabrina . |
| 25 | But she pushed rather at the pinkish translucent cubelets which surrounded the fish , then turned to me and asked , |
| 26 | The man held up a hand to silence Barak then turned to the guard beside him and dismissed him with a curt nod of the head . |
| 27 | ‘ Please , feel free , ’ Mobuto replied then turned to Whitlock . |
| 28 | He opened the hatchway at the end of the counter then turned to the English-speaking Arab . |
| 29 | ‘ Dave , shut up , ’ Laidlaw snapped then turned to Graham beside him . |
| 30 | Graham shoved Laidlaw away from him then turned to Sabrina and untied her hands . |