Example sentences of "turn [adv prt] [conj] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been a further recent development ; only a couple of days ago Herr Hamnett 's brother , another agreeable young gentleman , had turned up and collected his entire belongings . |
| 2 | Then he turned up and explained his ideas about bringing electricity to Low Birk Hatt . |
| 3 | He turned back and put his hands over hers as they lay across his chest . |
| 4 | He kept walking ; there was little point in making them suspicious by turning round and retracing his steps . |
| 5 | He turned round and forced his way back into the cabin , past the protesting passengers . |
| 6 | Richie turned round and hooked his arms over the fence . |
| 7 | Dennis turned round and shook his head . |
| 8 | Whereupon the partying Ninevites , just like Jonah inside the whale , repented ; whereupon God decided after all to spare the city ; whereupon Jonah became incredibly irritated , which was only normal in one who 'd been put to a lot of trouble to bring the message of destruction , only for the Lord , despite a well-known , indeed historic taste for wrecking cities , to turn round and change his mind . |
| 9 | that 's , that 's gon na happen and the fellows go along with it like when Tony first decided to move and that I thought oh great he 's found a place back in Basingstoke you know , we went and looked at them and everything and he turns round and changes his mind or he 's in the , you know he 's worried or nervous |
| 10 | If a horse is forced to defend himself , perhaps being cornered and therefore unable to flee , he will turn around and present his rump and maybe lift or stamp a hindleg , signifying his intention to kick . |