Example sentences of "[noun prp] turned [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gregory turned on the television during dinner |
| 2 | Bernice turned to the man . |
| 3 | Mr Stokill turned in the saddle . |
| 4 | Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre . |
| 5 | After Hannele had gone from view , Edward turned from the window and surveyed the bed . |
| 6 | Once inside No. 23 , David turned on the telly . |
| 7 | So the CPS and Commander Penrose turned to the Press Complaints Commission . |
| 8 | Rex turned to the man in the trenchcoat . |
| 9 | Rex turned upon the questioner . |
| 10 | With a little inner sigh Shiona turned to the window and gazed out thoughtfully at the loch . |
| 11 | Lucy turned from the mirror . |
| 12 | Bizarrely , Kylie turned to the influence of Ned Kelly for inspection . |
| 13 | Hennessy turned to the army man . |
| 14 | Coleraine reduced the arrears when Cahal Deery shot home from an angle , but the home side 's two-goal advantage was soon restored when Jason Gilmore turned inside the box to fire into the next . |
| 15 | Maggie turned off the tap as there was no point in letting it continue to run . |
| 16 | Frank turned from the bed and , taking the mug from her hand , now addressed his wife . |
| 17 | Woodruffe turned to the inspector . |
| 18 | Shannon turned from the window , blinking in surprise at the unexpected sound of his voice . |
| 19 | At the end , everything explained in detail , North turned to the attorney general and said ‘ Since you have n't read me my rights , does this count ? ’ |
| 20 | Father Curtis turned to the home/school post which quickly generated a pre-interview discussion : |
| 21 | Herr Nordern turned to the door . |
| 22 | Whilst he was gone , Morse turned to the back of The Times and had filled in the whole of the bottom right-hand quarter of the crossword when Lewis returned two minutes later . |
| 23 | Before leaving the dock , Ward turned to the jury and said : ‘ Thank God — thank you all . ’ |
| 24 | At the same moment , at the top of the stairs , Doyle turned off the music . |
| 25 | Doyle turned from the door and walked towards the exit . |
| 26 | ‘ Let's try here , ’ Schellenberg said and Asa turned off the road . |
| 27 | Marcus turned to the bar and ruthlessly elbowed his way through to the pole position . |
| 28 | Den was wiping the horse down with a cloth , and Nessie turned to the back of the yard and the standing pump . |
| 29 | In the fifteenth century , when Christian Europe was threatened by the Turk , the Bogomils turned to the Crescent rather than the Cross , and many eventually accepted Islam . |
| 30 | Paddy turned with the host held above the chalice in his hand , to see most of his family gathered along the altar-rail . |