Example sentences of "[noun sg] turn [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pole turned to stare out of the window , his expression once again as bleak as the sky outside . |
| 2 | It was a huge thing , hanging in the air from a beam , its duct turned to point down over one of the stalls . |
| 3 | The cripple turned to make off into the undergrowth and as he did so there was a twang from Marian 's bow and one of his crutches spun from under him and he was down one-sidedly . |
| 4 | The frustration turned to anger on more than one occasion . |
| 5 | Scamp turned to reach down into one of the boxes of groceries that were scattered over the floor but I did n't see what he was after as Nevil was lifting me up by the shoulders . |
| 6 | Unfortunately there have been presenters who became better known for hitting the headlines than their ability to turn washing up bottles into handy household objects . |