give a turn
Example Sentences
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“I wish I could recollect whom he resembles, really,” said Ernest Wilton, to give a turn to the conversation, which had got into such an unpleasant hitch.
From Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)
We'd better be going on," said Lucy, rather anxious to give a turn to the conversation, "or we'll be late for Martin and Miss Maudie.
From Hoodie by Baumer, Lewis Christopher Edward
He could shut his mouth always just in time, and grin and give a turn to the subject that entirely changed the current of thought, so he kept his own counsel.
From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston
Yes, your horse had been carrying double all day, so I thought it better to give a turn to the other.
From The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Just give a turn or two to the engine and see if the winding gear's all right.
From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
