Example sentences of "turn to [noun prp] [coord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ludens turned to Marcus and put his hand gently against his arm . |
| 2 | Then on the way back he had suddenly turned to Maggie and said , |
| 3 | Graham shoved Laidlaw away from him then turned to Sabrina and untied her hands . |
| 4 | After he had driven away , Nails turned to Nutty and said , ‘ Can I come up to yours ? |
| 5 | The girl gave Black a weak smile , then turned to Gina and whispered , |
| 6 | Simmons turned to Loretta and shrugged his shoulders . |
| 7 | She turned to Buddie and tightened her lips into a thin angry line . |
| 8 | Then she turned to Philip and took his arm . |
| 9 | Eliot added that he had written a rather interesting poem about , here he turned to D'Arcy and asked : ‘ Who was the saint that had arrows stuck all over him ? ’ |
| 10 | Rose walked on thoughtfully for a bit , then she turned to Hilary and said : ‘ You went to see your mother last week , did n't you ? ’ |
| 11 | He turned to Solti and said ‘ I 've sung the part under Toscanini — you go and study the score . ’ |
| 12 | She turned to Susie and said , ‘ There 's very little time left today , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 13 | When we were introduced she turned to Freddie and said haughtily . |
| 14 | As the policeman stepped down and walked to the rear of the lorry Billy turned to Freddie and shook his head slowly . |
| 15 | She turned to Schmidt and pressed a smile on to her mouth . |
| 16 | Instead , he turned to Belinda and said matter-of-factly , ‘ Why do n't we have dinner together tonight ? |
| 17 | Guillamon turned to Riven and offered his hand . |
| 18 | At the door between the two estates , he turned to Cleo and touched her arm . |
| 19 | He turned to Gazzer and said , pleasantly , ‘ You 'll get your share of the cash , if that 's what you 're worried about . ’ |
| 20 | She turned to Dauntless and summoned him peremptorily . |
| 21 | In the Autocrat I turned to Fielding and asked huskily . |
| 22 | But once the Jaguar had moved away she turned to Theresa and said in a voice of surprising gentleness : ‘ Does your father know that you 're out alone ? ’ |
| 23 | Marcus turned to Franca and said in his deep slow honey voice , with his slightly foreign accent , ‘ Please could you move the bed away from the wall . |
| 24 | Alison said , ‘ Oh — ’ and turned to Franca and put her hand on her shoulder . |
| 25 | Marc turned to Sarella and lifted one eyebrow as if to convey some more significant meaning . |
| 26 | And then the second Lady Deverill turned to Artemis and smiled a small , closed smile . |
| 27 | Once they were gone , he turned to Corbett and stared fixedly with his terrible , haunting eyes . |
| 28 | The sergeant came to a halt outside the adjutant 's hut , and an out-of-breath Charlie caught up with him just as the door was opened by a colour-sergeant who turned to Charlie and said , ‘ Stand to attention , lad , remain one pace behind me and do n't speak unless you 're spoken to . |
| 29 | Miss Honey , with one hand on the gate which she had not yet opened , turned to Matilda and said , ‘ A poet called Dylan Thomas once wrote some lines that I think of every time I walk up this path . ’ |
| 30 | She turned to Luke and raised an enquiring brow . |