Example sentences of "turn [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 He turned and stared at the pool .
2 Dorian turned and stared at the face in the picture , and suddenly he hated Basil more than he had ever hated anyone in his life .
3 He turned and stared at the Manse .
4 Rincewind turned and stared at the flames racing towards them , and wondered how much of Ankh-Morpork could be bought for two hundred rhinu .
5 He turned and looked at the display of cakes on the long table .
6 She paused a moment , turned and looked at the line of narrow drawers , read the label , then weighed out two ounces of loose tobacco .
7 The woman turned and looked at the speaker , and there was scorn in her expression , but she said nothing until she turned on Agnes again and said , ‘ How bad is he , lass ? ’
8 The child stared towards it as if in recognition of something held in memory ; then she turned and looked at the old woman , who was sitting on the couch unlacing her boots , and she said , ‘ You have a garden . ’
9 It was so seldom that Aggie heard herself addressed by her surname that she turned and looked at the nun , but the woman 's eyelids were lowered as if in shame ; then she inclined her head towards the woman sitting behind the desk before turning and closing the door quietly behind her .
10 Artemis turned and looked at the owner of the voice , a beautiful woman in a blue dress , with bobbed blonde hair .
11 I turned and looked at the subtly tarted , much breathed-upon 300 sitting at the kerb , then made a show of sizing up Yvonne .
12 Nicholson turned and looked at the other man contemptuously .
13 He turned and looked at the slender woman cowering in her chair .
14 She turned and looked at the distant figure of Dorcas and her eyes narrowed .
15 I turned and looked at the man 's tear-stained face .
16 ‘ Oh , we landed at Newcastle airport ’ — Charlie turned and looked at the men — ‘ at three o'clock ? ’
17 Cranston turned and glanced at the other hospitaller .
18 When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water .
19 From time to time Osman turned and gesticulated at the stretcher and every time he did so a cry of anger rose from the crowd .
20 But suddenly it turned and galloped at the house and to my horror it leapt gigantically up and straight at me with bared teeth .
21 Tabitha turned and shoved at the passenger cabin door , which was stuck halfway .
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