1.   He caught sight of a few others, but they turned tail and vanished when they saw him through the mist.

2.   If one animal suddenly turns tail, it is liable to be attacked and might get injured.

3.   I like to think it was the gun in my bunker that hit it and forced the pilot to turn tail and dump his bombs.

4.   Her heart flew to her mouth as she yelped and turned tail.

5.   At the sight of windows lit against the gathering gloom she had a sudden desire to turn tail and run, to take refuge below in the Angharad.

6.   At one point Canada seemed on the verge of seizing another Spanish vessel before it turned tail and fled.

7.   Boo and hiss to Blockbuster for turning tail and running for cover so far in advance.

8.   But analysts have fretted for years that fund buyers would turn tail if the market went south.

9.   But the three turned tail and retreated to the car for a huddle.

10.   But with recent disappointing profit reports by blue-chip companies like Gillette and Hewlett-Packard, these investors are now turning tail and selling.