I turned
half round to follow, but stood irresolute.
The captain came
half round, and regarded him with the dull and solemn eyes of a drunken man.
A counter-swirl had caught Fahrquhar and turned him
half round; he was again looking at the forest on the bank opposite the fort.
Alexander and Caesar fought for their own ends, but in doing so they put a belt of civilization
half round the earth.
There was nothing in the answer itself, or the manner of its delivery, to attract notice in an unsuspecting listener; but by Julia it was well understood--it was the first time he had ever spoken directly to herself--it was a new era in their lives--and his body turned
half round toward her as he spoke, showed his manly form to great advantage; but the impressive and dignified manner in which he dropped his whip towards the mile-stone, Julia felt that she never could forget--it was intended to mark the spot where he had first addressed her.
Fouquet perceived that the king, instead of reading, was looking at him; he turned
half round, therefore, and while continuing his conversation with the queen, faced the king.
She turned away, and I went; for I thought that would torment her as much as anything; and I believe I was right; for, looking back a minute after, I saw her turn
half round, as if hoping or expecting to find me still beside her; and then she stood still, and cast one look behind.
I have just had the pleasure of meeting Sir Charles for the first time, and we shall be the best friends possible when I have convinced him that it is hardly fair to seize on a path belonging to the people and compel them to walk a mile and a
half round his estate instead of four hundred yards between two portions of it."
I laid down the razor, turning as I did so
half round to look for some sticking plaster.
Rodney turned his head
half round and smiled, with the pride of a proprietor, and then prevented himself from smiling.
"Not so loudly, friend," quoth the little knight, reining his horse
half round to bar the path.
With these words the friendly creature took his companion's arm and led him away, turning
half round as he did so, and bestowing a wink and a contemptuous smile on Messrs Pyke and Pluck, who, cramming their handkerchiefs into their mouths to denote their silent enjoyment of the whole proceedings, followed their patron and his victim at a little distance.