Example sentences of "turned the key " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turned the key in the door and crept in . |
| 2 | The Woman shut the door and turned the key in the lock . |
| 3 | Then she turned the key , slowly and quietly , and opened the door . |
| 4 | He pushed the lock through a link of chain , turned the key , then said , ‘ Get yourself inside ; it 's enough to freeze you . |
| 5 | She turned the key on the shining walnut dashboard and pressed the starter button . |
| 6 | Nan Mahon turned the key in Number 23 Maple Gardens . |
| 7 | To make doubly sure of this she turned the key in the lock as she went out . |
| 8 | John turned the key / The key turned . |
| 9 | She turned the key in the lock ; the heavy door swung open and she and her family were admitted to the house . |
| 10 | ‘ Suite 106 for Mr and Mrs Leyton , the best in the house , ’ she announced , and turned the key in an intricate brass lock . |
| 11 | He climbed into a Jeep and turned the key . |
| 12 | ‘ He came to my room , turned the key in the door , dropped on his knees , waited five minutes without a single syllable coming from his lips . |
| 13 | With another prayer , he turned the key in the ignition of the Rolls . |
| 14 | And before the lawyer could answer , he turned the key in the lock and disappeared into the house . |
| 15 | Balvinder turned the key , then pressed a button . |
| 16 | He shut the drawer and turned the key . |
| 17 | The old man turned the key and I saw my chance . |
| 18 | Grimacing , she turned the key in the ignition once more , and brought the car around the way she had come . |
| 19 | I turned the key in the lock . |
| 20 | Would it have made any difference , Melissa wondered as she turned the key , if that lock had been changed earlier ? |
| 21 | He bent and pulled a knob or two , turned the key . |
| 22 | And when we talk later I 'll explain what really happened , and it wo n't be in the way he put it , ’ and with similar emphasis she turned the key ; but then allowed the car to glide forward . |
| 23 | Rachel was about to protest — this sounded like dangerous ground — but somehow it seemed the lesser of two evils and as she turned the key in the ignition she felt a flutter of excitement and she knew , deep down , that she wanted to go with him . |
| 24 | Rachel sat for a moment as the wind playfully tossed a handful of leaves on to the bonnet of the car , and as she turned the key in the ignition she realised she was trembling . |
| 25 | Having helped her in , Signor Candiano turned the key and the engine spluttered into life . |
| 26 | He then turned the key in the lock before starting his journey home . |