Example sentences of "turned and [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , apparently deciding that this was a special day , he turned and made for the thicket . |
| 2 | He turned and made for the stern of the boat , and disappeared below . |
| 3 | He 'd had enough , he turned and ran for his life back to St Enochs and the fresh air . |
| 4 | Baring his teeth in a soundless snarl of frustration and fury , he turned and ran for the opposite end of the alley , away from the oncoming car . |
| 5 | Morthen turned and ran for her horse , swinging across its bare back and violently twisting its head to face Tallis . |
| 6 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 7 | Carol looked angrily at him , turned and headed for the door . |
| 8 | She turned and headed for home . |
| 9 | ‘ Poor sod , ’ he said to himself as he turned and headed for the others . |
| 10 | I watched her get smaller and smaller , then turned and headed for shore . |
| 11 | A pulse of pressure from behind threw them against the factor , he turned and jumped for the door , beat on it , it opened abruptly , and he fell inside . |
| 12 | Benjamin turned and shouted for more wine . |
| 13 | She turned and started for the door . |
| 14 | When the Eighth Army turned and stood for what was to be the first battle of Alamein , a tiny force consisting of the 11th Field Regiment and a part of the Essex Regiment was rushed to the Ruweisat Ridge with orders to plug the vital gap between the South African positions on the coast and the New Zealanders on the edge of the Quattara Depression . |
| 15 | Then he turned and stood for a while gazing out at the Pacific . |