Example sentences of "turned her [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned her back on the street and descended into the underground station . |
| 2 | She turned her back on the endless waves . |
| 3 | She turned her back on the squabbling creatures and crept off along the footpath . |
| 4 | When the order came she reached down to help an older woman to her feet and passed her the well-wrapped bundle , then she turned her back on the men and was swallowed by the mass of female prisoners . |
| 5 | Then , gathering herself together , she turned her back on the mystery , and started home . |
| 6 | Katherine turned her back on the window — and immediately forgot about her children . |
| 7 | ‘ When she left the Island , she turned her back on the family and we 've never heard from her since . |
| 8 | She turned her back on the light and opened the door on to the smaller staircase . |
| 9 | Leonora turned her back on the past , bracing herself against the wind as she walked briskly towards the spot where the cliff path began its decent to Seal Haven . |
| 10 | Shaking , she turned her back on the sea , stared hectically into her darkened bedroom . |
| 11 | Pride in her soared up then and she turned her back on the phone . |
| 12 | I eased off her sandals while he turned her head on the pillow and cupped his hand round her mouth . |
| 13 | She turned her head on the pillow and smiled at Emmie . |
| 14 | She turned her head on the pillow , so he could not properly see her face , only the Greuze-like line of her cheek . |
| 15 | She turned her head on the pillow and looked around . |
| 16 | There was a familiarity to it , but — Paige turned her head on the pillow as a band of light , growing wider , spread over the carpet . |