Example sentences of "[conj] he turn [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beckmann was a latecomer to modernism ; it was not until after the First World War that he turned noticeably to the sharply outlined Expressionism that came to typify his work . |
| 2 | You , my poor dear lady , ’ and he turned here to the other great detective , ‘ have as one says ‘ raided the vegetable garden ’ . |
| 3 | He built and owned ships to handle his business and made a quay at Fowey , but the port remained inadequate , and he turned instead to the creation of an entirely new port at Par , opened in 1833 , the most spacious port between Plymouth and Falmouth . |
| 4 | We will have words for you in a minute , ’ and he turned round to the crowd . |
| 5 | And he turned again to the view . |
| 6 | And he turned back to the Toyota , reaching in to the rear seat and coming out with the blasting plunger . |
| 7 | But his mouth suddenly tightened and he turned back to the sterilizer in dignified silence . |
| 8 | Transfixed by the sudden intensity of his gaze before he turned back to the Empress , she was totally unprepared for what happened next . |
| 9 | Paddy , on the other hand was now quite composed and when he turned again to the congregation , his voice was calm although his face was deathly pale . |
| 10 | He realized his mistake too late and when he turned back to the entrance Sabrina was already there , blocking his escape . |
| 11 | ] Buen viaje ! ’ he added , not bothering now to hid his malice as he turned quickly to the door and made his escape . |
| 12 | Lord John sighed inwardly as he turned back to the window . |
| 13 | As he turned back to the eerie blue-blackness of the strip lights in the corridor , Cardiff heard a thick grunt and the slap of someone falling heavily to the tiled floor . |