Example sentences of "turn round [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The engine was started up , revving violently as the car was turned round on the narrow road .
2 The van , which had Vermstroy Pest Control Ltd , Ipswich and Nunes , painted on its side , was turning round on the open area in front of the garage .
3 But then it turned round towards the open stable door and went back to its place in the darkness ,
4 I should have realised that from the fact that Micky said ‘ Oh Lord ’ — an expression , incidentally , that was n't in the script of the play and that he had never used in his life — before he turned round from the Hooded Owl and looked into the wings .
5 ‘ I turn round at a leaning gate post where the gate is permanently open , if somewhat askew .
6 Cal did n't turn round from the front seat , but Mrs Fry said , ‘ We could n't go on playing Scrabble in the rain when we knew you 'd gone off like that , and your parents sounded so dreadful on the phone .
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