Example sentences of "she turned from the " in BNC.

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1 She turned from the window , back into the room that still smelled faintly of Isabel Lavender 's black coat and black feathered hat .
2 Glad to leave the bright sunlight of the Riviera and the noise of the traffic she turned from the main street into Santa Maria in Portico .
3 She turned from the counter and glanced through some boxes , then said , ‘ I 'm afraid we 've only got fifty of the large size , sir .
4 Of a sudden the room was quiet , and when she turned from the mirror and stood before the three elderly sisters , it could almost be said there were tears in their eyes , and in her own .
5 She turned from the shop-window and set off briskly down the street towards the Stefansplatz , Karelius striding alongside .
6 ‘ You just wait , madam , ’ Tamar thought to herself , as she turned from the room and swept up the stairs .
7 Panting breathlessly , she turned from the door and moved through to the hall , where Donna was trying to make her way down the stairs .
8 Come as soon as surgery closes ’ , and when she turned from the telephone she smiled .
9 She turned from the stove and looked at him with troubled eyes .
10 She turned from the mirror now , with a smile on her face and I wondered if her unease had just been an illusion of my own .
11 Cautiously she turned from the wall .
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