Example sentences of "[adv] turn and [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time I had made this mistake , but Bamba immediately turned and ran back to us . |
| 2 | Then , as Creggan abruptly turned and went down into the silence and gloom of his shelter , where no other eagle could see him and he could be alone with his thoughts , Kraal muttered after him , ‘ Golden eagle ! |
| 3 | He kissed her lightly on the cheek , then turned and walked out of the hotel . |
| 4 | He 'd briefly inclined his head towards her , a mocking , curiously patrician gesture , then turned and disappeared up on deck . |
| 5 | Ben shivered , not from fear or cold , but from some deeper , more complex response , then turned and looked up at his mother , smiling . |
| 6 | Shepherd went across and knelt beside it , then turned and looked back at Li Shai Tung , clearly moved by the T'ang 's gesture . |
| 7 | Ben hurried to the shutters and threw them open , then turned and stared back into the room . |
| 8 | ‘ Good , ’ he said thickly , raking a hand through his hair , then turned and strode out of the villa , slamming the door behind him with a crash that reverberated through the house . |
| 9 | He hesitated , then turned and rummaged around on a shelf against the wall . |
| 10 | With a slow smile that gave his face quite extraordinary charm , he picked up his bowl , waved a languid hand , then turned and ambled back across the garden , his borrowings clutched ridiculously to his large chest . |
| 11 | She kissed him on the cheek , then turned and went back to her room . |
| 12 | She stared at me blankly for a moment , then turned and went back to the sitting room . |