Example sentences of "turn [conj] [vb past] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Myeloski turned and left the tower , Duncan following . |
| 2 | Nails turned and disappeared the way they had come , leaving Nutty much intrigued . |
| 3 | As for Ruthven … ’ he turned and lifted the latch of our chamber door , ‘ as Scripture says : ‘ … |
| 4 | Suddenly Rachel leant over and kissed Phoebe quite gently on the cheek , and then she turned and led the way downstairs . |
| 5 | Come , Agnes , ’ and saying this , she turned and led the way into the workroom at the back of the shop . |
| 6 | He turned and led the way into the Arsenal . |
| 7 | She said nothing , but turned and led the way into the living room , where it was almost dark and the coals glowed bright red between the bars of the stove . |
| 8 | He went out and Carter turned and led the way up the stairs . |
| 9 | She turned and shooed the flock of children away . |
| 10 | With that my respondent turned and attacked the ice with such ferocity that I had to step back to avoid the avalanche of detritus . |
| 11 | Corbett dragged Ranulf inside , turned and kicked the gate shut . |
| 12 | He looked aft through the starboard wing doorway , turned and took the wheel from the helmsman . |
| 13 | I turned and left the building hastily . |
| 14 | The two men looked at each other , then turned and left the courtyard without a word . |
| 15 | Miles turned and left the hut . |
| 16 | I turned and left the farm and made my way through the village to Brigade H.Q |
| 17 | Still fuming at the insensitive arrogance of the man she turned and left the office . |
| 18 | And with this he turned and left the room . |
| 19 | He picked up his pack and helmet , turned and left the room . |
| 20 | Christina turned and left the room without another word . |
| 21 | Cheryl turned and left the room . |
| 22 | He turned and left the room , threading his way between the deserted tables to vanish in the warm , wood-scented half-darkness of the hall . |
| 23 | He spoke rapidly to the girl , who bobbed her head again before she turned and left the room . |
| 24 | When he reached the foot of the ladder , Grant turned and directed the torch light down the length of the tunnel in which he now found himself . |
| 25 | Then , with a final look at Sung , Peskova turned and brought the rock down on the woman 's upper arm . |
| 26 | Then he turned and surveyed the camp spread out below him . |
| 27 | He walked across to it , turned and surveyed the scene . |
| 28 | She turned and surveyed the room that was always hers when she visited Thomas , its architectural simplicity , the reassuring certainty of the heavy polished wood , the playful cubes and rectangles of the little Feininger villages which she had spent so much time dreaming over in the past . |
| 29 | The Archbishop stood up to go , but then turned and touched the King 's arm . |
| 30 | Perplexed , she turned and noticed the figure of her husband slumped on the floor behind the counter . |