Example sentences of "turn [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband and I take turns to sit at the stall . |
| 2 | For these people , the last word in radical chic is Brut Soap-on-a-Rope ; they dress as though they have stepped straight from the pages of a Seventies mail-order catalogue ; they consider a good night out to be crowding into the only working public telephone box , and , hyperventilating in their over-excitement , taking it in turns to listen to the talking clock . |
| 3 | But Mr Landor advanced upon her , step by step and because she could no longer bear to look at him and because his distorted face seemed to merge with the angel 's she turned to dash for the door . |
| 4 | When the grassy and aromatic undergrowth of spring where she spread out her work to dry had balded and turned to dust in the summer , she hung out her clothes in the enclave at the back of her small house . |
| 5 | With the changed context of controversy , Gillray had turned to deal with an argumentative challenge from the left . |
| 6 | He had turned to fly around the eastern edge of the island 's encircling reefs and was now staring intently at the houses , searching for any signs of danger , but it seemed as though Murder Cay was deserted . |
| 7 | So one turns to look at the statute that governs the practice on the criminal side , section 23 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 : |
| 8 | It is interesting that Jesus , at this point in the beatitudes , turns to focus on the heart . |
| 9 | The first great white flakes had melted on the pavements , now it was falling thicker and faster , building up on the window ledges and in the cricks and crannies , turning to slush on the roads as the traffic churned through it . |
| 10 | I turned to go into the house , made with great difficulty the three or four steps that separated me from my room , and felt my arms and legs burning , also my body . |
| 11 | They were in the corridor and the Substitute was coming towards them , but the Captain had caught a glimpse of the figure that turned to go down the stairs beyond him . |
| 12 | The order was obeyed , and as Mr Brownlow turned to go down the street , he saw Oliver lying on the pavement , shaking , his face as white as death . |
| 13 | I turned to go out the way I had come . |
| 14 | As soon as they were amongst the shuttered houses of Edinburgh , Corbett slowed down and turned to grin at the pale , terrified face of Ranulf . |
| 15 | Laura turned to grin at the small dark-haired girl sitting beside her desk . |
| 16 | Lifting his head , he turned to grin at the little girl . |
| 17 | ‘ You can see better from the lower door , ’ I remarked , turning to go down the path . |
| 18 | ‘ There are always exceptions to the rule , ’ he said flatly , taking the laden tray from her hands and turning to go along the terrace to the dining-room . |
| 19 | The driver , a slight figure in a tweed jacket and grey flannel trousers , got out and looked across at the two women before turning to rummage behind the front seat and extract a bulky briefcase and an armful of files . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , you must wait for coffee , ’ said Bob , sobering and turning to signal to the young waiter . |
| 21 | Bernice turned to rage at the woman . |
| 22 | Owen waved Cynan furiously onward , and turned to stand off the assault . |
| 23 | their gossamer and rose leaves , are turning to dust in a drawer ; |
| 24 | His career never produced the rewards his talent merited , he frequently turned to drink as a way of escaping football 's built-in disappointments , ounce by ounce the slim frame turned to flab , and in the end Baxter turned ‘ 60s social mobility on its head , grabbing failure from the jaws of success . |
| 25 | She watched covertly as he sat down with a drink on the opposite side of the room from her and then proceeded carefully to avoid her eye , by turning to talk to the person seated on the sofa beside him . |
| 26 | I slung my rifle over my shoulder and clutching the bottle of wine I crossed the bridge for the second time , heading east , turning to wave to the couple at the door of the café . |
| 27 | Mobuto climbed out slowly and turned to wave at the waiting photographers . |
| 28 | She turned to wave to the approaching Marines . |
| 29 | ‘ Not at all , ’ she said in a brittle voice , avoiding his eye by turning to look into the window of an ironmonger 's . |
| 30 | 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 . |