Example sentences of "he turned [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he turned towards the smokers ' seats , Loretta stopped and headed in the opposite direction . |
| 2 | But then he turned towards the stairs and his face went grim and cold . |
| 3 | He was still going well enough , but then , as he turned towards the stands for the last time , a doubt began to nibble , and then to gnaw , Was he losing his momentum ? |
| 4 | Now , all this time I held my temper , even when he turned on the tears which he could do , playing skilfully on his little-boy manner which elicited great sympathy from the women . |
| 5 | Hurt was celebrating an award which had been won by his TV series The Storyteller and was staggering around in a drunken haze when he turned on the paparazzi and yelled , ‘ Those bastards have been winding me up all night . |
| 6 | Pulling the doors shut behind him , he turned on the lights . |
| 7 | He turned on the taps and thrust my face and head into the water and completely soaked my shirt and jacket . |
| 8 | He turned on the balls of his feet and spread his arms wide . |
| 9 | Then he turned on the children . |
| 10 | He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence . |
| 11 | He turned to the others : ‘ Who has the boy ? ’ |
| 12 | He turned to the others with a bitter smile . |
| 13 | Now then , ladies , ’ he continued sternly as he turned to the others , ‘ this is n't a social club ; what will you all be wanting ? ’ |
| 14 | He turned to the bookshelves and pulled down an art book . |
| 15 | He turned to the boys , who were looking very embarrassed . |
| 16 | He turned to the grooms and servants now huddled together near the kitchen door . |
| 17 | Rising , he turned to the initiates and raised that cup , now glowing . |
| 18 | At Andernach Childebert legislated on inheritance and incest , at Maastricht on ownership , rape , murder , the subversion of justice in court , and the death-penalty , and at Cologne he turned to the questions of the execution of thieves , the pursuit of criminals , and Sunday work . |
| 19 | He turned to the tables against the wall behind them , on which lay various glassy-looking objects , some in display cabinets , most loose , all with explanatory notes stuck to the wall above them . |
| 20 | He turned to the Highlanders and stretched out a hand . |
| 21 | He turned to the voiders . |
| 22 | He turned to the entries he had made himself . |
| 23 | She asked him why he could not leave her alone , in view of what the other man had already done to her , but he turned off the lights and told her to undress . |
| 24 | Then , still whistling , he turned off the lights and locked up . |
| 25 | He turned off the lights and scurried back to the theatre . |