Example sentences of "turn [to-vb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband and I take turns to sit at the stall . |
| 2 | So one turns to look at the statute that governs the practice on the criminal side , section 23 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 : |
| 3 | Bernice turned to rage at the woman . |
| 4 | Corbett caught phrases , ‘ See from Heaven the Judge descendeth ’ and , turning to look at the coffin , vowed that the young man awaiting burial would not have to wait until Judgement Day for justice . |
| 5 | Marvin gaped , turning to look at the newcomer . |
| 6 | Silence spread slowly across the supper tables as the hundreds of guests turned to stare at the Rifleman who , in turn , searched the supper tables for a particular person . |
| 7 | Two technicians , the only other occupants , turned to stare at the intruder . |
| 8 | They both turned to look at the child . |
| 9 | She turned to look at the registrar as he strode smiling into the room , and her bemused expression must have registered . |
| 10 | He turned to look at the clock . |
| 11 | Morse turned to look at the waters once more before he left , then sat silently in the passenger-seat of the police car as Lewis had a final word with Sergeant Dixon . |
| 12 | Lucille stopped , turned to look at the girl once more then , intuitively , she knew the answer and looked for confirmation into d'Alembord 's worried face . |
| 13 | And at that moment , as he turned to look at the girl again with a glint of admiration in his eyes , Ronni was aware of a reaction deep inside her . |
| 14 | She stretched with remembered delight , then turned to look at the man lying so quietly next to her . |
| 15 | Then she turned to look at the Frenchman and spoke softly in his language . |
| 16 | McIllvanney said angrily , then turned to look at the yard where a silver-grey stretch limo , its windows tinted black against the sun , rolled ponderously to park beside the stairs to his office . |
| 17 | Behind him a car passed and he turned to look at the occupants . |
| 18 | The Doctor and Lacuna turned to look at the screens . |
| 19 | Blake turned to look at the Doctor . |
| 20 | Patrick turned to look at the street , wondering what had brought Collins here ; but it seemed just another poor tenement side street . |
| 21 | He was nearing the top of the hill and turned to look at the view as an excuse for a breather . |
| 22 | When they were in the woods Tess turned to look at the house . |
| 23 | He turned to look at the trees , but they were bare . |
| 24 | His Mum turned to look at the car that had crushed the arrow bits . |
| 25 | She half turned to look at the figure beside her and this proved a near fatal mistake . |
| 26 | From time to time he turned to shout at the girl behind him . |
| 27 | Right ? ’ he added , turning to wink at the policewoman across the room . |
| 28 | Luke dropped his grip on her and turned to glance at the door , as if he intended to go and put his question to the man himself . |
| 29 | Breeze turned to glance at the man who had just entered the shop , and saw that it was Roger Kenyon . |
| 30 | She turned to gaze at the man who 'd approached silently and stood a little behind her on her left . |