Example sentences of "it be his turn [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's past his peak as a tennis player , so it 's his turn to stay at home . |
| 2 | Now it is his turn to cross . |
| 3 | Sleep is the only cure for such turbulence , but it 's difficult to achieve , and Mick was hardly rested by the time it was his turn to lead in the dampness of the new morning . |
| 4 | Now it was his turn to reach for the phone . |
| 5 | So it was his turn to ask questions and , of course , I only told him what I wanted to . |
| 6 | It was his turn to visit me . |
| 7 | This time it was his turn to give the one word answer . |
| 8 | It was his turn to hold out his hand . |
| 9 | By the time he reached the gallery his mother was at the far end of the broad corridor , but she was n't going into her room or into his room , she was making for the attic stairs , and now it was his turn to raise his eyebrows . |
| 10 | It was his turn to play first . |
| 11 | It was his turn to laugh harshly . |
| 12 | Pitt had been a critic of both the principle of deduction at source and the rescheduling , but they proved their worth and he retained them when it was his turn to present a budget in 1805 . |
| 13 | Chirac did n't even know where to go while Le Barre was speaking on an empty white platform with no chairs , and when it was his turn to speak he had no chance of a good clean start because he had to shake hands with Le Barre as they passed on the stairs . |
| 14 | She had said it all and now it was his turn to speak . |
| 15 | The casket had been specially made to the measurements of Osiris and when it was his turn to get inside it was exactly right for him . |
| 16 | When it was his turn to putt , I told him , ‘ Inside right lip and soft , on the toe ’ . |