Example sentences of "he turn [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turns back to the patient , his expression gentle again — there is no trace of a professional ‘ caring ’ in his words or the jarring chord of insincere concern in his voice . |
| 2 | He turned away to the bedside table and found a souvenir sack of nickels from Las Vegas among the things he had unpacked from his pockets . |
| 3 | Paddy , on the other hand was now quite composed and when he turned again to the congregation , his voice was calm although his face was deathly pale . |
| 4 | And he turned again to the view . |
| 5 | He turned also to the Baltic for timber and wood-pulp , and to the Netherlands for dairy produce . |
| 6 | You , my poor dear lady , ’ and he turned here to the other great detective , ‘ have as one says ‘ raided the vegetable garden ’ . |
| 7 | He built and owned ships to handle his business and made a quay at Fowey , but the port remained inadequate , and he turned instead to the creation of an entirely new port at Par , opened in 1833 , the most spacious port between Plymouth and Falmouth . |
| 8 | He turned not to the developing rage for eclecticism , but to the French Renaissance style of the Second Empire . |
| 9 | We will have words for you in a minute , ’ and he turned round to the crowd . |
| 10 | He turned back to the diary . |
| 11 | He turned back to the little beggar girl but she had disappeared . |
| 12 | He turned back to the glaring headlights and dimly made out the terrified eyes of the drivers and their passengers . |
| 13 | He turned back to the Monument . |
| 14 | With Emery Walker he turned back to the Roman types of four hundred years before and to the beauty of woodcut title-pages . |
| 15 | He turned back to the Yard telling himself that if Berowne wanted to confide he would do it in his own good time . |
| 16 | He turned back to the Trade Attaché . |
| 17 | Lord John sighed inwardly as he turned back to the window . |
| 18 | He realized his mistake too late and when he turned back to the entrance Sabrina was already there , blocking his escape . |
| 19 | He turned back to the young soldier and patted him affectionately . |
| 20 | He turned back to the pillar of light , into which Rodomonte was now staring gormlessly . |
| 21 | He turned back to the Doctor , and looked disdainfully at his attire . |
| 22 | He turned back to the window , hiding a smile . |
| 23 | As a deep rumbling and a few wisps of smoke were produced by the yacht , he turned back to the Doctor . |
| 24 | He turned back to the door with a movement that stated the conversation was over . |
| 25 | He turned back to the microwave . |
| 26 | As he turned back to the eerie blue-blackness of the strip lights in the corridor , Cardiff heard a thick grunt and the slap of someone falling heavily to the tiled floor . |
| 27 | He turned back to the table . |
| 28 | He turned back to the young T'ang , nodding . |
| 29 | And he turned back to the Toyota , reaching in to the rear seat and coming out with the blasting plunger . |
| 30 | He turned back to the frying-pan , and she wondered how anyone could make her hackles rise with so few words . |