Example sentences of "turn to him for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The organist and I finished more or less together and I turned to him for reassurance as I announced my next song : ‘ And now , ‘ ’ Summer Time' ’ . '
2 It is the fact that he has stolen hope from a number of incredibly vulnerable HIV-positive women who turned to him for help .
3 He resented the assertion of Aquitainian authority coming hard on the heels of the Grandmont meeting and when Count William turned to him for help he responded by raiding the Vexin to draw Henry back north .
4 She turned to him for comfort .
5 If he treats her from the beginning like a woman , elderly perhaps , but still entitled to every courtesy and consideration and some of his undivided attention , and if she treats him with affection and interest , voicing her pride in his achievements , and turning to him for advice on various matters , their relationship is usually off to a good start .
6 But more significant in the present context is the fact that if an MP wins a reputation for trying to be helpful , more and more people will turn to him for help .
7 Only later had it occurred to him to wonder whether he should feel alarmed by Charlotte 's anxious tone or flattered that she felt she could turn to him for advice .
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