Example sentences of "turn away and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the sound of gunfire the refugee ship turned away and made off round the southern counties and up towards Liverpool , where it was finally recognised as a friendly vessel . |
| 2 | Slorne turned away and stared out through the top of her cage as if to say , ‘ There , where the skies are , where the great clouds drift and the winds blow endlessly through time , seek there and you will find what Minch needs . ’ |
| 3 | She shrugged and turned away and stared out of the tiny window . |
| 4 | She turned away and looked out of the window . |
| 5 | Jazzbeaux turned away and looked out of the window . |
| 6 | Disappointed , she turned away and slid back between the sheets . |
| 7 | With a tired little toss of the head , she turned away and sat down in an armchair , motioning for Golding to do the same . |
| 8 | So just turning away and getting on with a job is the most effective response . |
| 9 | She stood for several moments in front of the altar before turning away and walking back towards the door . |
| 10 | Tolkien too might think of the Norse legend of the ‘ Undying Lands ’ , the Odáinsakr : when King Hadding reached its boundary the witch who guided him killed a cock and threw it over the wall — a moment later he heard the cock crow before he himself had to turn away and go back to mortality . |
| 11 | To the novice first impressions may be chaotic , but the temptation to turn away and come back at some quieter time should be resisted . |