Example sentences of "he turn [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turns onto his side , looks her up and down and says politely , ‘ What a beautiful shape . ’ |
| 2 | If for instance erm Fred Bloggs at the end of the office is sick on Friday he turns off his P C at lunchtime and goes home and we do the software upgrade during the afternoon on Friday , then his P C wo n't get the upgrade to the software because we 're sending it down the network . |
| 3 | To find an issuer , he turns to his stable of MTNs , pre-arranged programmes under which a company can issue a variety of securities . |
| 4 | He turns to his deputy and says , ‘ Is that made of steel ? ’ |
| 5 | Where an officer wants to see what a new or unconsented discharge consists of , therefore , or where his own judgment suggests that a discharge may be polluting , he turns to his sample bucket , which offers the ultimate means for practical purposes of establishing the kind and degree of pollution . |
| 6 | An interesting thought , because he turns on its head our usual temptation to crowd prayer out when we are busy . |
| 7 | Filled with remorse , Dillon decides it 's time to resign his post and he turns in his badge to a new marshal , Clint Tucker . |
| 8 | His decision made , he turned towards his open car door , then paused . |
| 9 | He turned into his house , thankful not to have had to make conversation with her . |
| 10 | ‘ Robert ’ — he turned on his factor — ‘ you should have made it plain — ‘ Nothing is plain out there , I tell you . |
| 11 | The instant she released him , he turned on his heels and fled . |
| 12 | Swallowing an oath he turned on his heel and cuffed Sam out into the passage . |
| 13 | He turned on his heel and marched self-righteously away . |
| 14 | He turned on his heel and left the doorway . |
| 15 | He turned on his considerable persuasive powers to convince the player not merely that the full-back position was right for him but that he would be the best full-back in the country . |
| 16 | He turned on his side and clasped her more tightly as a new wave of passion stirred him . |
| 17 | Then , clicking his heels together , he turned on his short legs and marched from the room . |
| 18 | " I 'll tell her myself , " he said , and the crowd separated as he turned on his heel and strode along the quay and up a flight of steep granite steps into the village . |
| 19 | He turned on his back and swam away , jerky and splashing . |
| 20 | Then , without more ado , he turned on his heel and left , slamming the door behind him . |
| 21 | He turned on his slippers and into the protection of an irascible nurse . |
| 22 | He turned on his heel and made off towards his car without waiting for a reply . |
| 23 | Then he turned on his heel and walked down the stairs . |
| 24 | He turned on his own torch and started wondering how he was going to get out . |
| 25 | He turned on his heel and Ian followed him out , closing the door . |
| 26 | The headmaster continued gawping dumbly for a second , then without a word he turned on his heel and led the way across the hall . |
| 27 | He turned on his heel , and she stumbled after him , not wanting to be alone in the eerie garden where even the birds had been subdued by the fog . |
| 28 | He turned on his heel and left the room . |
| 29 | He turned on his heel then , thudding his coffee-cup down on the table as he strode towards the front door . |
| 30 | When he was tired , he turned on his back , spouting water . |