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  • He grabbed my jacket, and threatened to ticket me for Jay-walking, said some unpleasant things about my parenting, then u-turned and drove off.

    Portland's finest (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • Frustrated drivers exclaimed, "When will it open again?" as they u-turned their cars away from the "closed state" -- not thinking to question the sign or their own closed state of mind.

    Arielle Ford: Why Authors Must Ignore the "No" 2010

  • The shopkeeper ran around a parked car and u-turned back to the store.

    The Impossible Man - Ep. 10: Round 1. 2010

  • Frustrated drivers exclaimed, "When will it open again?" as they u-turned their cars away from the "closed state" -- not thinking to question the sign or their own closed state of mind.

    Arielle Ford: Why Authors Must Ignore the "No" 2010

  • Frustrated drivers exclaimed, "When will it open again?" as they u-turned their cars away from the "closed state" -- not thinking to question the sign or their own closed state of mind.

    Arielle Ford: Why Authors Must Ignore the "No" 2010

  • I used to think the "green" agenda mattered to PC until they got in to government and in a matter of months u-turned on several policies which will destruct large areas of Wales 'natural environment.

    Leanne Wood on climate change 2008

  • Has Labour u-turned on protecting defence spending?

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

  • James Forsyth wonders whether Labour have u-turned on defence spending, and says the Tories should attack the national insurance increase.

    Just in case you missed them... 2009

  • James Forsyth wonders whether Labour has u-turned on defence spending, and says the Tories should attack the national insurance increase.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

  • James Forsyth wonders whether Labour have u-turned on defence spending, and says the Tories should attack the national insurance increase.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

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