Example sentences of "turn and [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stopped near us , then turned and went up the ladder again . |
| 2 | They turned and went up the flight of stairs , a frieze of well-behaved actors . |
| 3 | He turned and went down the four steps that led into the long , dark , low-ceilinged dining room , returning a moment later with a book from the shelves . |
| 4 | Polly turned and went down the ladder . |
| 5 | Emily turned and walked up the wide staircase , looking painfully at the bare walls where paintings of her ancestors had hung for generations . |
| 6 | He pulled himself up and turned and ran down the avenue after her corps , past slow-moving cars , whose occupants stared at him curiously . |
| 7 | Hazel and Blackberry turned and scuttled up the nearest run as though he had been a ferret . |
| 8 | He ran in Alexei 's direction , saw Alexei in his path , and turned and scuttled back the way he had come . |
| 9 | Nicolo turned and held out the glass . |
| 10 | They watched the flames begin to lick through it , then turned and hurried up the spiral stairway towards the battlements . |
| 11 | He just stood looking down at her for a moment , his eyes still pleading , and then abruptly he turned and picked up the tray and carried it into the kitchen for her . |
| 12 | Carson started to climb the stairs , passing some stacks of yellow newsprint and a bicycle which was chained to the rotting wood of the balustrade , before turning and starting up the next flight . |
| 13 | Lee ‘ s briskness had been a last stand and she was ready to turn and walk down the five flights of stairs again when the door in front of her suddenly swung open and Lee found herself walking through the doorway . |