Example sentences of "she turned [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned and lay on her back and looked up at him , her hair dishevelled , the tears staining her cheeks . |
| 2 | With that , she turned and stalked away towards the exhibition stand where the photographer was waiting , camera slung over his shoulder . |
| 3 | Without another word she turned and stalked out , leaving him to follow . |
| 4 | Then she turned and said : ‘ Mr Stevens , I 'm very sorry . |
| 5 | She turned and said , ‘ I wish you many happy years ’ . |
| 6 | She was walking at its head when she turned and said , ‘ Why do n't you go to school , Ben ? ’ |
| 7 | But when they had gone she turned and said , If I was going to die tomorrow I should be mad . |
| 8 | And he 'd be there once or twice and then on the Wednesday evening as was his custom , he went down to the village , he had a date with my mother and there she was standing by the shop in the square and when she saw him coming down she turned and said , , she said and swirled her skirts round . |
| 9 | She turned and said , voice shaking , ‘ Goodbye , Neil , goodbye . |
| 10 | At her door she turned and said , ‘ Mrs Rae , Do you think you could book another place for Christmas dinner at that restaurant ? ’ |
| 11 | ’ She turned and retraced her steps back along the tunnel . |
| 12 | She turned and ran with her bike the way she had come , and did n't even stop to jump on again , until the-cows were out of sight round a bend ! |
| 13 | Then she turned and ran . |
| 14 | Bursting into tears , she turned and ran back through the wood , pushing blindly through the ferns , stumbling , hot and panting , determined to get away from Nicky so that she could try to think straight . |
| 15 | She turned and ran into the hall , already beginning to laugh at her foolishness . |
| 16 | She turned and ran , knocking into the bystanders as she went , not even noticing them . |
| 17 | Joseph smiled hesitantly and waved , but this embarrassed the little Annamese girl and she turned and ran as fast as she could to catch up with her parents . |
| 18 | She turned and ran upstairs . |
| 19 | She turned and ran back to the house before he could say anything else . |
| 20 | Then she turned and ran on , towards the gate to the ruins . |
| 21 | Then acting like a fifteen-year-old girl now , she turned and ran along the path , around the ornamental clock , and kept running until she reached the east gate of the park . |
| 22 | She turned and ran then , blindly , not knowing where she was going . |
| 23 | She looked round her bedroom and saw that David had left his wristwatch on her bedside table ; the scent of the citrus aftershave he used still hung in the air and when finally , in despair , she turned and buried her head in the pillow , the bed beneath her was still warm with the imprint of his body . |
| 24 | Still fuming at the insensitive arrogance of the man she turned and left the office . |
| 25 | Then without waiting for them to step into the room , she turned and left . |
| 26 | He spoke rapidly to the girl , who bobbed her head again before she turned and left the room . |
| 27 | She turned and lunged into the crumbling bank with the torch until it lodged and held still , focused upon the motionless bulk below . |
| 28 | She turned and pressed her face against his chest . |
| 29 | She turned and greeted her friend , then continued sitting in thoughtful silence . |
| 30 | The duvet wound itself around her as she turned and stretched in the big bed , her limbs languid with heat . |