Example sentences of "begin [to-vb] [adv] towards [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The cells of the future lens actively elongate and then begin to fold inwards towards the eye , in a manner not unlike the early formation of the gut in sea-urchins .
2 His health began to deteriorate seriously towards the end of 1826 and he died at South Bank 17 February 1827 .
3 He straightened up and put his hand under her arm , sending an illogical tremor running through her as they began to walk slowly towards the bow of the ship .
4 But her partner , a young constable with a fresh complexion , spotted a potential flashpoint and began to walk briskly towards the group .
5 Then she swung round and began to walk swiftly towards the door .
6 It formed a slick some 50 km long and 1 km wide which began to drift westwards towards the Nicobar Islands ( a territory of India ) .
7 Anteriorly , the mesoderm beneath the headfold becomes organized into the heart ( Figure 1e ) which begins to contract rhythmically towards the end of the 9th day .
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