Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] towards the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He waited for Siban to find a way to phrase the request which was so obviously his intent , but instead Siban rose to his feet and stalked away towards the door , his departure so abrupt that Alexei was taken by surprise . |
| 2 | With that , she turned and stalked away towards the exhibition stand where the photographer was waiting , camera slung over his shoulder . |
| 3 | So out of habit as much as out of duty , he turned his captured horse and rode again towards the enemy . |
| 4 | As Anna stretched out her hand and moved slowly towards the sound , Seb made another plea . |
| 5 | In the qualifying stages they were drawn against Finland and Norway and staggered unconvincingly towards the finals , after only 13 members of the pool turned up for a training session at Ayr before the vital away match in Oslo . |
| 6 | Immediately a dark form shot from the cover of the bushes and darted quickly towards the house . |
| 7 | Soon the youngest son emerged into the grey light of the winter land and came silently towards the totem . |
| 8 | Stifling her impatience , Shannon waited another half-hour , then , moving with as much stealth as she could muster , pulled on a jacket , slung the hold-all over her shoulder , and tiptoed quietly towards the door . |
| 9 | He subsequently began to abandon Iran 's long tradition of playing off East against West and turned increasingly towards the United States for the support of his regime . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , the Shah 's 707 , with the Shah himself at the controls , climbed and turned away towards the West , the source of many of his dreams and illusions , and now the object of hatred of many of his people . |
| 11 | The blood of the wounded trickled from the bank , spilling like one of the showers that freshened the earth each day , and flowed downstream towards the sea , which was not so far that its rich scarlet could diffuse before it met the waves . |
| 12 | She filled Duclos ' empty glass unobtrusively and retreated silently towards the door . |
| 13 | He ground his cigarette underfoot and walked slowly towards the Fiat . |
| 14 | He got up reluctantly , put the cup down on the dressing table and walked slowly towards the bathroom . |
| 15 | I got up from my bed and walked slowly towards the cupboard , I turned the handle and stepped back . |
| 16 | She wished him goodnight and he raised that shameful hat as she turned and walked away towards the theatre , rubbing her hand against her hip-bone like a soiled cloth against a scrubbing board . |
| 17 | Looking neither to right nor left , the Emperor rose and walked firmly towards the door followed by the Empress . |
| 18 | Helen pulled on her jacket and walked quickly towards the door , not wanting to look at Mike . |
| 19 | The Franciscan rose and walked cautiously towards the door , picking up the thick cudgel which leaned against the wall . |
| 20 | Yorke took another swallow of beer and glanced again towards the cassette player , but said nothing . |
| 21 | ‘ Commander , ’ he whispered and stepped forward towards the bed . |
| 22 | Conquest was almost half full of water after the passage , but she was bailed out and motored carefully towards the NE corner of the island where the bow was run on to the shingle at the water 's edge . |
| 23 | Loppe turned his eyes from the victorious , the vibrant , the magnificent figure and looked instead towards the chill , battered walls of Famagusta . |
| 24 | The American boy stared at his empty glass , which he had drained nervously at a gulp , and looked uncertainly towards the figure of his mother fast disappearing among the crowd . |
| 25 | Donna swivelled in her seat and looked across towards the bed . |
| 26 | He watched her car depart ; he stood on the terrace , and looked across towards the city , then back towards the house . |
| 27 | He drew the curtains and went straight towards the bed . |
| 28 | Mait entered the house through a shattered French window , and went straight towards the alcove in the study . |
| 29 | ‘ See you , ’ he muttered shakenly , and went quickly towards the door . |
| 30 | Alyssia sat up and stared across towards the horizon . |