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Example sentences for "turned his"

  • Little thought had he to give to the dying Maximus, but at the ninth hour he turned his steps to the oratory, once a temple of Isis, and heard the office, and breathed a prayer for his kindly relative.

  • He fled like the wind; but the spirit was close behind him, and wherever he turned his head, he saw the familiar face grinning a devilish mockery.

  • Then, early the next morning, he turned his steps to the Quirinal.

  • Going forth in the mellow sunshine, he turned his steps to a garden of vegetables where he saw monks at work.

  • Here he turned his head so that his eyes leered at her.

  • Mr Orgles poured out the tea; as he did so, he turned his head so that his glance could fall on Mavis.

  • His big nostrils were dilating more than ever; he turned his head so that one of his eyes again looked into hers.

  • He turned his face so that one of his eyes could look into hers, fiercely as she thought.

  • He then rose from his chair and turned his back.

  • With a slight inclination of his head, and without waiting for permission, he turned his back, and left the room.

  • So saying, he turned his back, and joined the group, among whom his cousins were awaiting his return.

  • Hake got up and went after them a while; but when he came to the ice on the lake, he turned his sword-hilt to the ground and let himself fall upon the point, so that the sword went through him.

  • Thus arranging his reflections betwixt speech and thought, he turned his horse's head up the path.

  • He turned his horse, and rode swiftly away in the direction which seemed least exposed to pursuit.

  • He turned his distorted, ugly visage toward the Tuileries, whose massive proportions towered up above the lofty trees of the gardens, and with a threatening gesture shook his fist at the royal palace.

  • The child threw a timid, anxious glance at Simon and his wife, and then, with a shudder, turned his head to one side.

  • Then he turned his back to the laughers, and asked a woman beside him if she knew the object of the expedition.

  • But just as Hulot reached the summit of La Pelerine he turned his head, as if by instinct, to inspect the anxious faces of the recruits, and suddenly broke silence.

  • He turned his horse, and rode slowly back, giving vent to the climax of feeling which had determined this movement by saying aloud, as he struck his horse, "Poor little wench!

  • Slowly the lawyer rose, and, as he turned his head, saw that Tulliver's arms were being held by a girl, rather by the fear of hurting the girl that clung to him with all her young might.

  • Then tell Gore I'll see him to-morrow at eleven"; and he turned his horse.

  • At that moment he turned his face on the gelid bank; starting with wild horror, he exclaimed, "Is it now so cold?

  • With the word he turned his horse, and as he galloped along, called aloud on any Christian man who might live near, to open his doors to a dying traveler!

  • He turned his lack-lustre, jeering gaze on the visitors.

  • Mr. Stone, who shivered violently now that he was on his feet, turned his face up to the cabman.

  • The laird turned his face towards the flame; a smile came over it; his eyes opened wide, and with such an expression of seeing gazed beyond Malcolm, that he turned his in the same direction.

  • An angry flush glowed in the withered cheeks of the piper, as, without the least start at the suddenness of her interference, he turned his face in the direction of the speaker.

  • But the very first time he turned his head to look, he saw but the sloping foot of the rock sink bare into the shore.

  • Lifting her tenderly the young man turned his steps in the direction of the farm-house, where he had been stopping during the past two days.

  • After this he turned his steps in the direction of the Darrel Cottage.

  • He turned his steps in the direction of the railway station.

  • He turned his head as well as his confined position would admit, and beheld, close behind him, a dark Indian, whose eyes alone were visible above the blanket in which his person was completely enveloped.

  • Wainamoinen, old and trusty, Turned his face, and looked about him, Lo!

  • Strong and hardy grew the hero, Straightway walked in perfect freedom, Turned his knee in all directions, Knowing neither pain nor trouble.

  • Then the black Knight felt that he had received a mortal wound, upon which he turned his horse's head, and fled.

  • So he turned his horse's head round towards his army.

  • So he turned his horse's head towards the meadow.

  • And he turned his horse's head towards the knight; but the dwarf overtook him, and struck him as he had done the maiden, so that the blood coloured the scarf that Geraint wore.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    absolute sense; another field; brought over; clasping her hands together; each head; full force; glass window; only four; personal government; somewhat like; turned about; turned abruptly; turned again; turned and; turned around; turned his; turned pale; turned quickly; turned round; turned sharply; turned suddenly; turned the; turned towards; turned under; turned unto; white hands