Example sentences of "turned [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he turned or moved , they swung about stiffly like things that did not belong to him . |
| 2 | ‘ The way you turned that somersault in mid-air and everything ! ’ |
| 3 | The scattering of maps is random and often difficult to read , but it is the only catalogue to illustrate a Chacmool in the supine position with head turned that impressed Henry Moore . |
| 4 | The victory was sealed in the 83rd minute when Jones found Holdsworth in the box and he turned and shot past keeper Bryan Gunn . |
| 5 | Cleo turned and craned her neck to take in the massive black pile rising behind them . |
| 6 | Dinah turned and laughed . |
| 7 | He turned and retraced his steps . |
| 8 | ’ She turned and retraced her steps back along the tunnel . |
| 9 | Culley went back to the street , passed the front of the house , then turned and retraced his steps in time to see the car pull out of the cul-de-sac and move away from him . |
| 10 | Shocked , everyone turned to look at him , and he briefly registered the faces and the expressions — his mother 's , the butler 's the cook 's and the two maids ' — before Jane turned and brushed past him , her face set , here eyes hard and glittering . |
| 11 | Gilbert turned and scurried back to him . |
| 12 | She spoke a lot , and they turned and congratulated each other on her French , as though she was some sort of barrel-organ she thought , being not only sex-starved but starved also of admiration . |
| 13 | I turned and overflew the field again at a lower level . |
| 14 | Cornelius turned and squinted . |
| 15 | I crawled in a fruitless search all the way back to the tree and then turned and crawled away again on a slightly different line , looking , looking , hope draining away yard by yard in progressive debility , resolution ebbing with failure . |
| 16 | Ana turned and bolted from the room . |
| 17 | Without another word he turned and strode towards the escalator , leaving Matchsticks to struggle after him with his heavy case . |
| 18 | The Doctor turned and strode downhill , and once again Francis had to run to catch up . |
| 19 | He watched closely as the emperor rose from his throne , and when he saw him bow low in his direction , he allowed a little smile of polite acknowledgment to play across his face before he turned and strode majestically back to join his entourage . |
| 20 | With that , he turned and strode on , speaking as he did so without looking up , ‘ So if you would kindly — ’ |
| 21 | With one glance from the weeping girl to fitzAlan , Simon turned and strode back up the hill towards the castle . |
| 22 | The other Rex turned and strode back to his troops . |
| 23 | Then , as though no further communication were necessary , he turned and strode quickly up the path . |
| 24 | ‘ So long as it does n't interfere with your work ! ’ he snarled , and , as if he could no longer bear to be in the same room with her , he turned and strode from her sitting-room , through her hall , and out of her flat . |
| 25 | He turned and strode away from her , leaving her weak and sickened and just a little afraid . |
| 26 | He watched her another moment , then turned and strode to a cabinet on the opposite wall . |
| 27 | ‘ Good , ’ he said thickly , raking a hand through his hair , then turned and strode out of the villa , slamming the door behind him with a crash that reverberated through the house . |
| 28 | He turned and stumped away on his short , thick legs towards one of the boxes which bordered the yard . |
| 29 | Someone pointed out the arrows to him , and he turned and glared in the direction of the bowmaker 's window . |
| 30 | ‘ My brother was a fine actor and I wo n't let her — ’ she turned and glared at him ‘ — or anyone else , for that matter , imply otherwise . ’ |