Example sentences of "turn [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 31 | She turned her back on the squabbling creatures and crept off along the footpath . |
| 32 | When the order came she reached down to help an older woman to her feet and passed her the well-wrapped bundle , then she turned her back on the men and was swallowed by the mass of female prisoners . |
| 33 | Then , gathering herself together , she turned her back on the mystery , and started home . |
| 34 | Katherine turned her back on the window — and immediately forgot about her children . |
| 35 | ‘ When she left the Island , she turned her back on the family and we 've never heard from her since . |
| 36 | She turned her back on the light and opened the door on to the smaller staircase . |
| 37 | Leonora turned her back on the past , bracing herself against the wind as she walked briskly towards the spot where the cliff path began its decent to Seal Haven . |
| 38 | Shaking , she turned her back on the sea , stared hectically into her darkened bedroom . |
| 39 | Pride in her soared up then and she turned her back on the phone . |
| 40 | I eased off her sandals while he turned her head on the pillow and cupped his hand round her mouth . |
| 41 | She turned her head on the pillow and smiled at Emmie . |
| 42 | She turned her head on the pillow , so he could not properly see her face , only the Greuze-like line of her cheek . |
| 43 | She turned her head on the pillow and looked around . |
| 44 | There was a familiarity to it , but — Paige turned her head on the pillow as a band of light , growing wider , spread over the carpet . |
| 45 | The tragedy of the industry was that they had won the battle only by turning their back on the price mechanism : a procedure for resource allocation which , arguably , is the best medium for the decentralisation of decision making to firms in the modern economy . |
| 46 | The club has criticised the fans for not turning up in bigger numbers to support the club but now they are turning their criticism on the manager . |
| 47 | But despite this and other anthems of our time , like ‘ N-I-X-O-N ’ , ‘ Tricky Dicky Was A Rock ‘ n ’ Roller ’ and ‘ Plot Against The Prezident ’ ( correct spelling has never been a Dick-Nixs essential ) , when the time came , America turned its back on the band 's hero . |
| 48 | In relation to the concept of a new settlement the Department very firmly has an open mind at a time , we 've heard many statements drawing on the various P P G s , and from some of them you might have been excused for thinking that the Department had indeed turned it turned its back on the idea of a n new settlements , knowing that sort of situation we felt it appropriate before the start of this examination to sound out the residents of two Marscham Street |
| 49 | Instead of using a jack to take the weight , Jos turned his back on the front bumper , bent his knees and lifted the two leading tyres clear of the ground . |
| 50 | He turned his back on the darkness to argue with Anne . |
| 51 | Trent shook himself free of the hands that held him and turned his back on the man . |
| 52 | The 32-year-old libero , regarded as one of the most accomplished and stylish defenders in world soccer , turned his back on the national team last month to spend more time with his family . |
| 53 | You 'd have sold Christ for dollars , ’ and turned his back on the German . |
| 54 | The boyishly handsome officer inclined his head once more , then turned his back on the senator to offer the tray to his wife , Flavia , a strikingly beautiful woman in her late thirties . |
| 55 | He turned his back on the phone . |
| 56 | Damien , sickened , and a little frightened , turned his back on the crowd , and stared sulkily across the street . |
| 57 | Uncertainly , he turned his back on the prowling form of Jeopardy and attempted to curl his body into the movement Amber had disrupted . |
| 58 | He turned his back on the little girls , the poor one looking so much like the rich man 's child , as they disappeared into the house to eat their rice together . |
| 59 | The speaker presented a useful outline on screen initially , but far too frequently turned his back on the audience to read from the screen . |
| 60 | ‘ As Moses turned his back on the Red Sea . |