Example sentences of "she turned " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned to the two detectives . |
| 2 | She turned , all flaxen and pink and white , haloed by the naked light bulbs round the mirror . |
| 3 | Her blue eyes were cold as slate as she turned to her husband . |
| 4 | She turned towards Bob . |
| 5 | She turned back to face me . |
| 6 | Her mother 's moodswings began to terrify her , and she would slow to a careful frozen walk as she turned into their street . |
| 7 | She turned half-asleep in her big warm bed to curl an arm and herself round Lucy 's hot soft body . |
| 8 | For the first time , she turned Lucy down for lunch . |
| 9 | She turned and Cameron saw , under her arm , old Donald 's face , eyes staring fixedly , his mouth drooping at one side , a shine of saliva on his chin . |
| 10 | She turned back into the bed as a sound came from old Donald 's mouth . |
| 11 | She turned to Cameron in a little movement of appeal . |
| 12 | That way , every time she turned her head to address one section of the audience , the rest of them would have something to be surprised about . |
| 13 | When it had gone she turned to watch the white waves roll up the beach then roll back . |
| 14 | She turned the spray and stained the white front of his shirt blood red , then turned back and slowly wrote ‘ carnal knowledge ’ , ‘ impudicity ’ . |
| 15 | She turned and looked at me . |
| 16 | She turned to the mantelpiece . |
| 17 | He touched the woman on her arm and she turned and smiled up at him . |
| 18 | She turned to walk back , then decided to jog . |
| 19 | She turned up a lane which was even steeper than the road she had just left . |
| 20 | She turned and was relieved to see someone who bore absolutely no resemblance to the man she had described to Roger and Caroline . |
| 21 | She turned in search of Luke but he must have taken off at Caroline 's approach . |
| 22 | She turned over and buried her head in the pillow . |
| 23 | How long she had been there , we could not be sure , for if she sat with head and tail aligned along the wall , she was invisible from below , and only when she turned sideways did she come into view . |
| 24 | On Sunday at 11pm , Mrs Biky 's basement cavern was still humming with the sound of her sewing machine as she turned out ladies ' dresses and blouses . |
| 25 | On the contrary , from the Queen 's Speech of November 1983 onwards , she turned her second term into a crusade of increasing radicalism , the doubts and hesitancies of the first administration mostly shed . |
| 26 | Phoebe could accept that , it was how grandmothers were meant to be , but when she turned to her friends , looking for guidance and inspiration , she did not find it . |
| 27 | Because feeling grateful towards Rachel made her uncomfortable , she turned her attention to the other guests , a couple of solid neighbours whose grandchildren played in Kensington Gardens with Maggie during the holiday visits . |
| 28 | She turned the light on and got out of bed . |
| 29 | Stepping out on to grass she turned and knew that she was one of the few in all history and legend who could safely look a dragon in the eye . |
| 30 | Suddenly Rachel leant over and kissed Phoebe quite gently on the cheek , and then she turned and led the way downstairs . |