Example sentences of "[pers pn] turned [conj] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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1 | I turned and looked at the subtly tarted , much breathed-upon 300 sitting at the kerb , then made a show of sizing up Yvonne . |
2 | I turned and looked at the man 's tear-stained face . |
3 | The child stared towards it as if in recognition of something held in memory ; then she turned and looked at the old woman , who was sitting on the couch unlacing her boots , and she said , ‘ You have a garden . ’ |
4 | It was so seldom that Aggie heard herself addressed by her surname that she turned and looked at the nun , but the woman 's eyelids were lowered as if in shame ; then she inclined her head towards the woman sitting behind the desk before turning and closing the door quietly behind her . |
5 | She turned and looked at the distant figure of Dorcas and her eyes narrowed . |
6 | He turned and looked at the display of cakes on the long table . |
7 | He turned and looked at the slender woman cowering in her chair . |
8 | He turned and stared at the pool . |
9 | He turned and stared at the Manse . |
10 | When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water . |
11 | But suddenly it turned and galloped at the house and to my horror it leapt gigantically up and straight at me with bared teeth . |