Example sentences of "[subord] he turned [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how carefully you have studied that Elvis 1968 comeback special look , emulating the King of Sex before he turned into the King of Lard , those around you are reminded more of Alvin Stardust singing ‘ My Coo-Ca-Choo ’ in PVC . |
| 2 | It might be early days but this approach falls a long way short of forging a relationship with the viewer and when he turned to the big screen to ask a reporter a single question , it came across as completely contrived . |
| 3 | Now , all this time I held my temper , even when he turned on the tears which he could do , playing skilfully on his little-boy manner which elicited great sympathy from the women . |
| 4 | Hurt was celebrating an award which had been won by his TV series The Storyteller and was staggering around in a drunken haze when he turned on the paparazzi and yelled , ‘ Those bastards have been winding me up all night . |
| 5 | His headmaster was astonished when he turned on the telly to see one of his pupils grappling . ’ |
| 6 | Auguste was thankful when he turned into the doorway of the hotel , the sight of other temptations removed from him . |
| 7 | When he turned into the car park of an attractive roadside pub Leonora went off to ring her sister while Penry gave their orders . |
| 8 | He answered Buckmaster 's question as he turned off the road between lodge gates and proceeded down the long drive across open parkland . |
| 9 | He held on to the machine by the handlebars as he turned off the road and started to push it up the steeper incline of the track . |
| 10 | Claudia sat quietly beside him as he turned off the main road . |
| 11 | He laughed softly as he turned off the autostrada . |
| 12 | Meredith waved him goodbye from the gate , watching as he turned outside the Haynes ' cottage and until he had driven off out of sight towards Fenniwick 's garage and the B road turn . |
| 13 | He was still going well enough , but then , as he turned towards the stands for the last time , a doubt began to nibble , and then to gnaw , Was he losing his momentum ? |
| 14 | Yanto shivered slightly as he turned towards the Blue Boar 's front porch . |
| 15 | As he turned towards the smokers ' seats , Loretta stopped and headed in the opposite direction . |
| 16 | ‘ Wait , ’ she said as he turned towards the door . |
| 17 | Another man , again in an official car , was a bit late spotting the photographer and , as he turned into the car park , made a halfhearted attempt to pull on his seat belt . |
| 18 | As he turned into the lane leading to the Maythorpe estate , he became aware of Madeleine 's hand , now ungloved , ruffling the back of his head . |
| 19 | He was already thinking of what he would write to her as he turned into the main road : |
| 20 | He glanced at the clock on the dashboard as he turned into the courtyard . |
| 21 | ‘ Just one more thing , ’ he said as he turned toward the door . |
| 22 | Now then , ladies , ’ he continued sternly as he turned to the others , ‘ this is n't a social club ; what will you all be wanting ? ’ |
| 23 | This proved the correct thing to do , as he turned to the left at a brisk pace . |
| 24 | He seemed relaxed , too , as he turned to the beaming waitress and ordered water and a carafe of wine . |
| 25 | Niall 's voice suddenly assumed a practical note as he turned to the occupant of the bed . |
| 26 | Greg glanced uncertainly from Rachel to Nina but as he turned to the door Rachel stopped him . |
| 27 | ‘ Cheshire ! ’ exclaimed Rose , moving to intercept him as he turned for the door . |
| 28 | As he turned on the hot-water tap and got out the dish detergent , Hank abandoned the idea of going back to his garage . |