Example sentences of "she turned [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned along the ride . |
| 2 | Then she turned along the route taken by the boys up to the ridge above the quarry . |
| 3 | She turned to the two detectives . |
| 4 | She turned to the mantelpiece . |
| 5 | She turned to the pope ; and although she was in a less strong bargaining position than James V , now that there was no Protestant threat from England , she was given a certain amount of clerical taxation in 1556 and 1557 . |
| 6 | She turned to the Pack , standing silent about her . |
| 7 | She turned to the window , and her heart leapt as she saw the grey line of the sea . |
| 8 | In those hard times she turned to the god in the village where she lived , and that god stood by her . |
| 9 | Then she turned to the red bitch and thrashed her for her negligence , calling her lazy , useless , good-for-nothing . |
| 10 | Very thoughtfully , she turned to the telephone directory and looked up the name . |
| 11 | She turned to the right and the red saloon followed her round , a hundred yards behind . |
| 12 | One said : ‘ By saying what she has said , one can only draw the conclusion that she turned to the Queen and the Duke because her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy . |
| 13 | Then taking a smaller dish from the shelf she turned to the child , saying , ‘ You carry that in ; 't is butter . |
| 14 | Aggie turned her head slightly away , took up the knife that was lying to the side of her plate , cut a piece of meat in two , then picked it up with her fingers and ate it ; then she turned to the child and said , ‘ What 's your second name ? ’ |
| 15 | She turned to the dealers and complained this time about her heart condition . |
| 16 | Still resolute , she turned to the desk : something was wrong , her books and papers did not seem to be in their usual place . |
| 17 | She turned to the duty officer , a man called Higgins . |
| 18 | She turned to the end of the document and saw a signature S. KETTERING over the address of the villa , LA FELICITÀ , MONDANO-IN-CHIANTI , SIENA , ITALY . |
| 19 | Molly 's special subject was the Ketterings ; but when she turned to the reproduction of ‘ The Flagellation ’ the book was empty , the list gone . |
| 20 | She turned to the younger stranger . |
| 21 | She turned to the other guests . |
| 22 | Then she turned to the much-travelled carrier bag on the bed beside her . |
| 23 | She turned to the shivering Administrator . |
| 24 | Suddenly she turned to the inspector , sipping her whisky . |
| 25 | Presently she turned to the politician 's companion and rounded off the meeting with an entertaining discourse on the curious food they had just eaten . |
| 26 | Then , of course , she turned to the task of getting from Posi all available data about the planet Ardakke . |
| 27 | Then she turned to the Duke and said : ‘ Wallis is so beautiful , uncle . |
| 28 | But on a much more significant level , she turned to the man who is repeatedly described as ‘ The man of God ’ . |
| 29 | She turned to the bathroom , throwing Roman a quiet goodnight over her shoulder . |
| 30 | She turned to the door as Myra came in , her smile saying she had been successful . |