Example sentences of "turned to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned to the sentry . |
| 2 | Colonel David Stirling was so alarmed at what he believed was the dubious ability of the government to cope with a major strike affecting essential services that he turned to the possibility of forming a private force of military and other experts to assist the civil authorities . |
| 3 | Very thoughtfully , she turned to the telephone directory and looked up the name . |
| 4 | George 's face registered total disbelief and he turned to the telephone . |
| 5 | In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows . |
| 6 | He turned to the sister immediately : ‘ Close the ward , put the patient in the dayroom , gather all the staff to examine the patient 's locker , bed , bathroom , everything . ’ |
| 7 | Den was wiping the horse down with a cloth , and Nessie turned to the back of the yard and the standing pump . |
| 8 | He turned to the back seat as I swung under the arch and headed towards the Baños del Inca . |
| 9 | Whilst he was gone , Morse turned to the back of The Times and had filled in the whole of the bottom right-hand quarter of the crossword when Lewis returned two minutes later . |
| 10 | The Land of the Rising Sun turned to the land of the pouring rain for practice |
| 11 | In September 1960 , Campbell turned to the land record . |
| 12 | Simultaneously with the AID and AIH , the Forts were trying to adopt , but with no great success , and eventually they turned to the US , which has a more relaxed attitude to age . |
| 13 | Bizarrely , Kylie turned to the influence of Ned Kelly for inspection . |
| 14 | He turned to the boys , who were looking very embarrassed . |
| 15 | She duly turned to the Psalms but found them equally disturbing . |
| 16 | When I 'd completed this process I turned to the mirror to look at myself for a last time . |
| 17 | Athelstan turned to the porter and tossed him a silver coin . |
| 18 | He turned to the keeper . |
| 19 | In 1951 , the Employment Fellowship ( formerly the Winter Distress League ) turned to the problem of keeping elderly people employed for as long as possible ( Employment Fellowship 1958 ) . |
| 20 | She turned to the Baron . |
| 21 | round the place and then we 'll see how it goes from there , with a view to letting you out , back into the world and er as soon as they 'd gone and they were escorting him back to his , his room , they do n't have cells they have erm , he turned to the warden who are called nurses , and said never wanted to have an operation , I like having sex with little girls , he said |
| 22 | Before leaving the dock , Ward turned to the jury and said : ‘ Thank God — thank you all . ’ |
| 23 | They then turned to the govt. & only when the govt. took action did situations improve at all . |
| 24 | And then , as if that was n't indigestible enough , the conversation turned to the subject of advertising . |
| 25 | After a period of normal conversation , they turned to the subject of his loyalist background . |
| 26 | They turned to the subject of Christmas and the festivities nearly upon them . |
| 27 | Inside , he turned to the artist , with smiling lips and cold , hard eyes . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't know , ’ he said dismissively , and turned to the tele on the wall in the Catacol pub . |
| 29 | So the CPS and Commander Penrose turned to the Press Complaints Commission . |
| 30 | We turned to the shore and paddled as if for our lives . |