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Example sentences for "turning away"

  • Tis but a child's heart," she sighed, turning away.

  • Poor Godfrey owes his fate to his own malignity, I am afraid," said Henry, turning away with a heavy sigh.

  • A look of fear and repulsion came over him--he uttered a hoarse cry or rather bellow, and, turning away, darted down a small dark passage and was lost to view.

  • You are mistaken altogether;" and, turning away, he hurried back as fast as possible to his own hotel, and quitted Rome ere the day was many hours older.

  • Jew, turning away with a disappointed countenance from a close perusal of the boy's face.

  • Nothing to-night,' said the Jew, turning away.

  • The young gentleman did not stop to bestow any other mark of recognition upon Oliver than a humourous grin; but, turning away, beckoned the visitors to follow him down a flight of stairs.

  • IRA: (turning away) I don't want to talk to you.

  • I'll send her out," said he, turning away.

  • Turning away he hurried out past the tank house on to the Green, and by good luck found an empty shigram {carriage like a palanquin on wheels} waiting to be hired.

  • Desmond, turning away from a last look in her direction, awoke from his reverie to the consciousness that he was ravenously hungry.

  • Hardy would not have served me so, however,' said Loveit, turning away in disgust.

  • No, nor nobody else that knew what he was about,' replied Jack, turning away to conceal his laughter.

  • Sponge, turning away to give his orders to Leather.

  • The breathing was deep and labored, and, turning away, he slowly and noiselessly walked up and down the floor.

  • Turning away, she saw beside the fire a large, deep easy-chair, cushioned with purple morocco, and knew it was exactly like one she had often seen in Dr.

  • She made an impatient gesture, and, turning away, he walked up and down the floor.

  • Tony, turning away angrily; and he muttered to himself as he walked off, "how stupid it is to take any view of life from a fellow who has never looked at it from a higher point than a hayloft!

  • M'Gruder gave a heavy sigh, and, turning away, leaned on the bulwark and hid his face.

  • I'll be hanged if I know what it was," was Will's response, turning away after a limp grasp and seating himself upon the big box in the corner.

  • Once or twice he shivered as if from cold, and then, turning away, cowered into the pile of straw in search of warmth.

  • Turning away, Will drew a small flask from his pocket and, unscrewing the stopper, raised the bottle to his lips.

  • Then the latter, turning away, broke out into a tremendous, irrepressible laugh.

  • Very good--I will find him out," said our hero, turning away.

  • You can answer me at your leisure," she rejoined, turning away.

  • Don't think any more; you will not find out," the girl declared, turning away.

  • Don't let's pay Peter the compliment of squabbling over him," he said, turning away to pour himself a cup of tea.

  • You never CAN," she murmured, turning away.

  • Eppie, turning away, and stooping to lift rather a large stone.

  • Marner was in the right in what he said about a man's turning away a blessing from his door: it falls to somebody else.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    convincing proof; dead bodies; deadly wound; fear them; few men; four kings; further resolved; house keeper; press agent; scientific discovery; small amount; still preserved; turning about; turning again; turning around; turning away; turning back; turning movement; turning over; turning pale; turning point; turning round; turning them; turning toward; when fresh; wild goat