Example sentences of "[noun sg] turned [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Round she went , mouth slightly parted , eyes seeing who knew what in that circle of lights running into a liquid line as the machine quickened ; in the faces , all one blur below her as she was swung out to them and back away from them again ; in the dark caverns of leaves away above in the trees which seemed so distant , so other , lit in strange patches by the wandering spotlights , strange shadows feeling their way over branches as the lighted islands in the gathering dark turned and twirled , swayed , shuddered , slowed and came to rest . |
| 2 | The figure turned and looked at them . |
| 3 | ‘ The bear turned and eyed Trevor and went after him … ‘ |
| 4 | The stranger turned and raised an inquiring brow at his brethren , who nodded . |
| 5 | The princess turned and spoke to some of her menservants : |
| 6 | When she took out the leather writing case , the child turned and cried , ‘ That 's Mama 's ! |
| 7 | Suddenly the mob turned and began throwing rocks … |
| 8 | When the conductress and the girl turned and began their precarious stiff-armed run along the platform back to the wrought-iron steps of carriage No 3 , it was the signal for a dozen others to do likewise . |
| 9 | At the door , my judge turned and said , |
| 10 | At once the boy turned and jumped head-first into the pool . |
| 11 | The boy turned and pointed to the woman 's headband . |
| 12 | The cat turned and looked at them , and it pawed the air . |
| 13 | The apothecary turned and looked out of the window . |
| 14 | The driver turned and said , worried now , ‘ Mille neuf cent soixante francs , monsieur . ’ |
| 15 | When Seb entered the gipsy turned and extended a hand in greeting . |
| 16 | The mandarin turned and motioned the younger Annamese forward to introduce him . |
| 17 | The old cow turned and licked her with a huge , wet tongue until her blouse was damp all over the right shoulder , but it was not comforting . |
| 18 | Hawthorn turned and saw Woolley . |
| 19 | In Vologsky 's case , the very qualities which should have promoted him as a supremely efficient and dedicated cosmonaut turned and worked against him . |
| 20 | After twenty minutes the squad leader turned and came across to Tolonen . |
| 21 | Charity turned and looked in the faintly wavering glass behind their bedroom door . |
| 22 | Charity turned and faced her cousin . |
| 23 | With that my respondent turned and attacked the ice with such ferocity that I had to step back to avoid the avalanche of detritus . |
| 24 | The policeman turned and spoke to the man and asked him what he wanted . |
| 25 | The landlord turned and spat into the dirty rushes . |
| 26 | as if sensing their approach , the Whale turned and headed away from shore . |
| 27 | The scattering of maps is random and often difficult to read , but it is the only catalogue to illustrate a Chacmool in the supine position with head turned that impressed Henry Moore . |
| 28 | There were many heads like that in Spain , and I would follow outstanding examples gazing in admiration at that nape , that neck , that flat-backed skull , until the head turned and let me glimpse the face , which was never disappointing . |
| 29 | When suddenly Frank without any comment turned and walked off stage . |
| 30 | A woman turned and ran into a cottage . |