Example sentences of "he turn see " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned to see Nurse Lambert smiling at the door . |
| 2 | He turned to see a little girl , who could have been no more than seven or eight , sitting on the doorstep . |
| 3 | The English clerk stood rooted to the ground , wondering whether to stay or leave , when a hand gently touched his shoulder and he turned to see John Benstede , his kind face wrinkled in an apologetic smile . |
| 4 | When Nell did n't reply , he turned to see if she had heard him ; found her staring fixedly at the sign . |
| 5 | He turned to see that the Doctor had entered the flight deck with Rosheen . |
| 6 | He turned to see that all four of the others had collapsed helplessly on the floor . |
| 7 | He watched her , frowning , for a moment but then a squeal of high-pitched laughter rang across the camp , distracting him , and he turned to see his two sons , Dong and Hoc , squatting at the side of the clearing beside Paul and Joseph . |
| 8 | ‘ Do you approve ? ’ a voice behind him said , and he turned to see Taheb , dressed in a pleated robe of light wool , slit for coolness on one side to the top of her brown thigh , and edged in dark blue threaded with gold . |
| 9 | He turned to see the plain little face of Margaret Seymour-Strachey , surmounted by a fawn , church-going hat of the dreariest kind . |