But Thomas always managed to turn the talk in some other direction.

For a long time I could not manage to turn my head toward him at all.

I managed to turn my head enough to look around the room.

He managed to turn his head away from the view.

With great effort, she managed to turn back and face him.

You will never manage to turn black night into day.

As time passed, I was less afraid, and managed not to turn my face away.

Don made a great effort and managed to turn his head a little.

On the second try he managed to turn onto his back, barely.

And she couldn't seem to manage to turn it back off.