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 . |