Example sentences of "[noun prp] turned [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Gregory turned on the television during dinner |
2 | Bernice turned to the man . |
3 | Mr Stokill turned in the saddle . |
4 | Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre . |
5 | After Hannele had gone from view , Edward turned from the window and surveyed the bed . |
6 | Once inside No. 23 , David turned on the telly . |
7 | So the CPS and Commander Penrose turned to the Press Complaints Commission . |
8 | Rex turned to the man in the trenchcoat . |
9 | Rex turned upon the questioner . |
10 | With a little inner sigh Shiona turned to the window and gazed out thoughtfully at the loch . |
11 | Lucy turned from the mirror . |
12 | Bizarrely , Kylie turned to the influence of Ned Kelly for inspection . |
13 | Hennessy turned to the army man . |
14 | Coleraine reduced the arrears when Cahal Deery shot home from an angle , but the home side 's two-goal advantage was soon restored when Jason Gilmore turned inside the box to fire into the next . |
15 | Maggie turned off the tap as there was no point in letting it continue to run . |
16 | Frank turned from the bed and , taking the mug from her hand , now addressed his wife . |
17 | Woodruffe turned to the inspector . |
18 | Shannon turned from the window , blinking in surprise at the unexpected sound of his voice . |
19 | At the end , everything explained in detail , North turned to the attorney general and said ‘ Since you have n't read me my rights , does this count ? ’ |
20 | Father Curtis turned to the home/school post which quickly generated a pre-interview discussion : |
21 | Herr Nordern turned to the door . |
22 | Whilst he was gone , Morse turned to the back of The Times and had filled in the whole of the bottom right-hand quarter of the crossword when Lewis returned two minutes later . |
23 | Before leaving the dock , Ward turned to the jury and said : ‘ Thank God — thank you all . ’ |
24 | At the same moment , at the top of the stairs , Doyle turned off the music . |
25 | Doyle turned from the door and walked towards the exit . |
26 | ‘ Let's try here , ’ Schellenberg said and Asa turned off the road . |
27 | Marcus turned to the bar and ruthlessly elbowed his way through to the pole position . |
28 | Den was wiping the horse down with a cloth , and Nessie turned to the back of the yard and the standing pump . |
29 | In the fifteenth century , when Christian Europe was threatened by the Turk , the Bogomils turned to the Crescent rather than the Cross , and many eventually accepted Islam . |
30 | Paddy turned with the host held above the chalice in his hand , to see most of his family gathered along the altar-rail . |