Example sentences of "turn [to-vb] at the " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Laura turned to grin at the small dark-haired girl sitting beside her desk . |
| 5 | Lifting his head , he turned to grin at the little girl . |
| 6 | Bernice turned to rage at the woman . |
| 7 | Mobuto climbed out slowly and turned to wave at the waiting photographers . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Marvin gaped , turning to look at the newcomer . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The women clucked and tutted as one by one they turned to stare at the tall fourteen year old . |
| 12 | Two technicians , the only other occupants , turned to stare at the intruder . |
| 13 | His Mum turned to look at the car that had crushed the arrow bits . |
| 14 | And , repeating this like a charm : ‘ It was n't me ; it was n't me , ’ she turned to look at the red splashes on the wall . |
| 15 | It was seventeen years after President Kennedy 's assassination , twelve years since Bobby 's , but the idea was so powerful nobody turned to look at the shattered window or the stunned lad . |
| 16 | Ellen turned to look at the rapidly disappearing Dream Baby . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | I turned to look at the young man beside me , his long fingered hands resting on the steering wheel . |
| 19 | He turned to look at the clock . |
| 20 | ‘ I turned to look at the retreating figures of my two friends , feeling unbearably isolated , and went to eat alone in the cafeteria . ’ |
| 21 | They both turned to look at the child . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Patrick turned to look at the street , wondering what had brought Collins here ; but it seemed just another poor tenement side street . |
| 24 | The Doctor and Lacuna turned to look at the screens . |
| 25 | She turned to look at the rear clock . |
| 26 | Then she turned to look at the Frenchman and spoke softly in his language . |
| 27 | Behind him a car passed and he turned to look at the occupants . |
| 28 | She half turned to look at the figure beside her and this proved a near fatal mistake . |
| 29 | He turned to look at the trees , but they were bare . |
| 30 | He was nearing the top of the hill and turned to look at the view as an excuse for a breather . |