Example sentences of "turned [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turned to go into the house , made with great difficulty the three or four steps that separated me from my room , and felt my arms and legs burning , also my body . |
| 2 | They were in the corridor and the Substitute was coming towards them , but the Captain had caught a glimpse of the figure that turned to go down the stairs beyond him . |
| 3 | The order was obeyed , and as Mr Brownlow turned to go down the street , he saw Oliver lying on the pavement , shaking , his face as white as death . |
| 4 | I turned to go out the way I had come . |
| 5 | Bernice turned to rage at the woman . |
| 6 | Owen waved Cynan furiously onward , and turned to stand off the assault . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Two technicians , the only other occupants , turned to stare at the intruder . |
| 9 | They both turned to stare in the direction of the captain . |
| 10 | Lesley-Jane turned to look into the wings , and screamed . |
| 11 | He turned to look into the valley , saw the helicopter break its position and race away as soon as he was safe . |
| 12 | ‘ Suki … ’ said the child through her sobs , and Chrissie turned to look into the garden . |
| 13 | His arm was grabbed , and he turned to look into the blonde 's entranced eyes . |
| 14 | They both turned to look at the child . |
| 15 | She turned to look at the registrar as he strode smiling into the room , and her bemused expression must have registered . |
| 16 | He turned to look at the clock . |
| 17 | Morse turned to look at the waters once more before he left , then sat silently in the passenger-seat of the police car as Lewis had a final word with Sergeant Dixon . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | And at that moment , as he turned to look at the girl again with a glint of admiration in his eyes , Ronni was aware of a reaction deep inside her . |
| 20 | She stretched with remembered delight , then turned to look at the man lying so quietly next to her . |
| 21 | Then she turned to look at the Frenchman and spoke softly in his language . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Behind him a car passed and he turned to look at the occupants . |
| 24 | The Doctor and Lacuna turned to look at the screens . |
| 25 | Blake turned to look at the Doctor . |
| 26 | Patrick turned to look at the street , wondering what had brought Collins here ; but it seemed just another poor tenement side street . |
| 27 | He was nearing the top of the hill and turned to look at the view as an excuse for a breather . |
| 28 | When they were in the woods Tess turned to look at the house . |
| 29 | He turned to look at the trees , but they were bare . |
| 30 | His Mum turned to look at the car that had crushed the arrow bits . |