"Now, you must turn the orb a half-turn to the left.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Curse of the Shadowmage]

I spin around, managing just one half-turn of a pirouette.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]

(The spear is given an excruciating and entangling half-turn.).    From Wordnik.com.  [My Tropic Isle] Reference

"Sergeant," said Captain Adams, with a half-turn of his desk-chair.    From Wordnik.com.  [Short Stories of Various Types] Reference

And so you stop your discussion and you half-turn and say, “Yes?”.    From Wordnik.com.  [2010 February | Johnny B. Truant] Reference

So tighten the knob another half-turn or so before you attempt a cast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Avoid Backlash When Using Baitcasting Reels for Freshwater Fishing] Reference

'I got a new hairstyle,' she said proudly and did a half-turn to show me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pop Goes The Weasel]

Then the winches were turned another half-turn, and his shoulders groaned.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]

He felt, wondering, his knees give way and his body whirl round in a half-turn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autumn] Reference

Chapter XIV A half-turn of the hourglass later, Kevin wasn't feeling quite so smug.    From Wordnik.com.  [Castle Of Deception]

They made a half-turn to avoid a boulder and came to a stop as lights blinded them.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Stars Are Ours]

Remo made a half-turn and a second later Wolfshy felt himself floating to the ground.    From Wordnik.com.  [Date With Death]

Again and again he stooped, caught her hind-legs and flung her up into the half-turn.    From Wordnik.com.  [CHAPTER XXVIII] Reference

Audi A half-turn of the leather-stitched, flat-bottom steering wheel will put you in Mongolia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Audi R8: The Apex of Gasoline-Power] Reference

As the car rounded the half-turn onto Columbus and braked to a halt, Hannah checked her watch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Delta Anomaly] Reference

This last piece is given a half-turn, bringing the sawn side against the knees, and it is sawn up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handwork in Wood] Reference

When he looks at her, he sees that funny half-turn on one side of her face, a smile trying to escape.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother Of Storms]

I watched him ride away, and noticed him half-turn in the saddle, then turn back, looking straight ahead.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fiery Cross]

The stories often have a mystery at their heart, which adds to the suspense, and a twist or half-turn at the end.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 May 28 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference

He seemed about to reply, even made a quick half-turn towards Mahony; then thought better of it, and went on rubbing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Australia Felix] Reference

Orim must have made a sound of which she was unaware, for she saw the Saprazzan half-turn in her direction, peering into the dusk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mercadian Masques]

At the peak of the dive, when he felt he was losing speed, Remo did a fast half-turn, halting himself in the middle of empty space.    From Wordnik.com.  [Date With Death]

At that, the Policeman gave himself a quick half-turn.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Poor Little Rich Girl] Reference

The half-turn of the staircase cut off the view of the lobby.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Shadow Line; a confession] Reference

The helicopter made a half-turn of the camp and came rapidly to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Project Mastodon] Reference

He bounded, gave a half-turn round in the air, and fell on his face to the ground.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frank Mildmay The Naval Officer] Reference

Pulling the reel handle back a half-turn releases the anchor at a controlled rate.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Jacobus grasped me delicately above the elbow, impelling me to a half-turn to the left.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Twixt Land and Sea] Reference

With a half-turn of the wheel the Toad sent the car crashing through the low hedge that ran along the roadside.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wind in the Willows] Reference

When I give the word you must make a half-turn, and we must try and circumvent them -- if it is them, and not only one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer] Reference

He gave the handle of the machine a gentle half-turn and stopped, peeping through a crevice in the wall to observe the effect.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole] Reference

There was much sunlight in the hall, so that Jurgen in this half-turn confronted his shadow as it lay plain upon the flagstones.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jurgen A Comedy of Justice] Reference