Example sentences of "turned [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Cheshire ! ’ exclaimed Rose , moving to intercept him as he turned for the door . |
| 2 | It was , not surprisingly , to members of his own affinity that Gloucester turned for the performance of sensitive tasks . |
| 3 | It was , not surprisingly , to members of his own affinity that Gloucester turned for the performance of sensitive tasks . |
| 4 | This all reflects the important part that political organizations played in the Edwardian era , for when politicians needed means of communication and organization in a time of crisis it was to the parties rather than to the state that they turned for the machinery and the expertise ; it was not to be the same in 1939 , with consequent effects on the state of the local parties by 1945 . |
| 5 | I immediately gestured to the Hurricanes to carry on to Malta by themselves as we were ditching and we turned for the coast ourselves , losing height all the way . |
| 6 | The tide turned for the French when , under the inspired leadership of Joan of Arc , Charles was taken to Reims to be crowned king in the cathedral in 1429 . |
| 7 | ‘ The doctor will be here soon , and I 'm sure — ’ She turned as the door behind her opened , and the curly-haired doctor she 'd seen briefly in the dining-room came softly towards the bed . |
| 8 | As the vehicle convoy turned through the barrack gates , so too did the first of the battalion 's part-timers , arriving to begin their duty . |
| 9 | Paul 's promise of variety was soon fulfilled as we turned off the ridge and headed into a forest of fir trees . |
| 10 | He laughed softly as he turned off the autostrada . |
| 11 | As soon as the sergeant turned off the windscreen wipers a curtain of mist was breathed across the glass . |
| 12 | She removed it with her fingers , then she went and turned off the kitchen light and sat slowly swinging . |
| 13 | When they were almost home Edward pulled into a farm gateway and turned off the engine . |
| 14 | She parked outside the garage and turned off the engine . |
| 15 | She pulled over to the kerb and turned off the engine . |
| 16 | Built , as Penry had told her , almost a century before , its mellow brick and gleaming windows blended into the picturesque hillside , welcome in every line of it to the girl who gazed at it in bliss as she turned off the engine . |
| 17 | Tuppe floundered about blindly and turned off the heater . |
| 18 | He walked past the war memorial and turned off the quay along a deserted street . |
| 19 | Maggie turned off the tap as there was no point in letting it continue to run . |
| 20 | He turned off the tap and plugged in the kettle . |
| 21 | Ensconsed in the privacy of one of the new modern bath-rooms , she turned off the tap , lay back in the warm mineral water , let her whole body go limp , and let her mind follow suit . |
| 22 | At the same moment , at the top of the stairs , Doyle turned off the music . |
| 23 | Quickly he reached out and turned off the night lock . |
| 24 | How Brazil 's new president turned off the money |
| 25 | The jeep reached the River Orne and we turned off the road on to a narrow path just wide enough for the jeep . |
| 26 | I turned off the road when I drew level with the Brigadier and his Officers , and placed myself on the right of Mills Roberts as the Brigade swept past to the tune Highland Laddie . |
| 27 | In order to escape , the Major turned off the road and kicked his horse on over Wenlock Edge . |
| 28 | His Dad turned off the road they were in , into one lined with trees . |
| 29 | Gently nosing the car down the hill into the village , he turned off the road into the gravelled drive which led to the eighteenth-century stone barn . |
| 30 | He answered Buckmaster 's question as he turned off the road between lodge gates and proceeded down the long drive across open parkland . |