Example sentences of "she turned [prep] the door " in BNC.

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1 She turned to the door as Myra came in , her smile saying she had been successful .
2 She turned to the door and it was opened by an anxious Myra .
3 She turned to the door and flung it open with one contemptuous move .
4 She turned to the door , almost shivering with nerves as she heard the rapid flow of French from the hall and knew that now she was about to meet the woman she had unconsciously hated for the whole of her life .
5 Angrily she turned to the door and yanked it open , almost colliding with David Markham who was standing on the threshold .
6 She turned towards the door , but stopped as the telephone rang and Joanna picked it up .
7 ‘ The doctor will be here soon , and I 'm sure — ’ She turned as the door behind her opened , and the curly-haired doctor she 'd seen briefly in the dining-room came softly towards the bed .
8 She turned at the door to wave but the car was already in gear and accelerating down the drive .
9 Panting breathlessly , she turned from the door and moved through to the hall , where Donna was trying to make her way down the stairs .
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