Example sentences of "turn to [pers pn] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Suddenly , ’ Mr Parker recalled , ‘ he calmly turned to me and said he would not negotiate for Taylor at all , would pretend he knew nothing about him , and would go all out for the other goalkeeper . ’ |
| 2 | Now Mr Jaggers turned to me and told me that on Monday I would go to Matthew Pocket 's house to start my studies , but until then I would stay with his son , Herbert , who lived nearby . |
| 3 | He turned to me and gave me his habitual smile-implying parting of the beard . |
| 4 | She turned to him and closed her eyes , reaching for the back of his head , pulling his face closer . |
| 5 | Trouble is , I do n't know what he 'd do - " He broke off suddenly and turned his head away , whispering , " My father , my father , my father … " in a way so bitter and desperate that she turned to him and held him ; and although they had already stayed far longer than on previous nights , she had a sudden foreboding of events , so that she needed to love him again , now ; and a little while later , without thinking of the danger , she cried out with the joy of him : a single shriek in the night that echoed in the trees below the house and was followed by a strange , almost tangible silence . |
| 6 | He turned to her and took her face in his hands . |
| 7 | With no alternative , Maggie waited , and as the door closed he turned to her and regarded her coolly . |
| 8 | And then they turned to her and reminded her again how she was to handle him , no trying to make him do as she wanted , only to do as he wanted . |