Example sentences of "and turn to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So ceases and turns to the thing |
| 2 | When they heard that multitudes in Samaria had received the word of God , they gladly sent them Peter and John ; and when they heard that in Antioch a great number had believed and turned to the Lord , they at once despatched Barnabas who , when he came and saw , rejoiced ’ ( McGavran 1959:25 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah , our beauteous daughter-in-law ! ’ said the king with his usual bonhomie and turning to the queen . |
| 4 | ‘ You need to eat , ’ he said ; and turning to the idiot boy he pointed to his mouth and made the movement of eating . |
| 5 | She made no move to resist , she never could and he lifted his head , looking down at her in amusement , putting her carefully from him and turning to the door . |
| 6 | Further progress along the track was now not advisable , so I followed the kakar up the glade , and turning to the left worked my way down , over open ground , to the forest road below . |
| 7 | The young man scoffed loudly , and turning to the Mayor 's companion , jeeringly said : ‘ And I suppose you are the Prime Minister ? ’ |
| 8 | Pausing there and turning to the judgment , Lord Denman C.J. stated , at p. 682 , that the court did not proceed on any doctrine as to relation of principal and surety . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know which is worse , ’ she said plaintively , dumping the goulash down on the table and turning to the sink to strain the noodles . |
| 10 | The rush over , Maggie drew in a long breath , and turning to the supervisor who was hovering in the background , she asked , ‘ All right if we go ? ’ |
| 11 | Reluctantly , Meredith dragged her envious gaze from the noisy families greeting one another in the Arrivals lounge and turned to the man who 'd spoken . |
| 12 | His fingers were sweaty , his touch proprietorial , and all at once she wrenched free and turned to the man who 'd come to her assistance . |
| 13 | He picked it up and turned to the address section at the back . |
| 14 | He shook her off with an irritable gesture and turned to the gendarme . |
| 15 | Caretaker put the receiver back and turned to the door . |
| 16 | She stood and turned to the door . |
| 17 | Berger showed no emotion , and turned to the door . |
| 18 | But as she shook her hair free and turned to the door , she realised that Miguel was already missing . |
| 19 | He cast his eye down the contents page of Cotton Town and turned to the story that Gerald Seymour-Strachey had recommended ; there it was , in the centre of the collection : ‘ Lydia Horton and the Vile Seducers ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't know , ’ he said dismissively , and turned to the tele on the wall in the Catacol pub . |
| 21 | The shore was already becoming inaccessible as piles of ash accumulated , so he was forced to abandon his attempt , and turned to the south , running before the wind to escape from the increasingly heavy rain of ashes . |
| 22 | He said , squirming , ‘ Let me go , Carrie , let me go , rotten beast , ’ ’ and she laughed and released him and turned to the window … |
| 23 | Jack stood abruptly and turned to the window . |
| 24 | Bobby sighed and turned to the chairman but he was in earnest conversation with a ponderous constable . |
| 25 | In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows . |
| 26 | ‘ You must join us for dinner , of course , ’ he suggested quietly and turned to the waiter , but before a request for a more accommodating table was spoken Maria Luisa , to everyone 's shock , gave out a sudden sob of protest and turned and fled from the restaurant . |
| 27 | WITH the ice cracking and groaning underfoot and the wind etching their faces , Robert Swan stood at the North Pole and turned to the woman for whom he had just walked to the end of the earth . |
| 28 | Finally Alain detached himself from Claudine 's clinging hands and turned to the house , collecting Jenna with a very hard hand on her arm . |
| 29 | Jenna grinned at her and got into the car , looking around with pleasure as Marguerite reversed from the garage and turned to the track . |
| 30 | Surely not all at the same time , Reynolds thought , and turned to the summary of Jenner 's thesis work . |