Example sentences of "as he [verb] [adv prt] towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he strolled on towards the pub he was surprised at the number of people that were about . |
| 2 | A branch of the great plane tree had come down in the wind and as he ran back towards the Cages he saw that it had fallen right across the path where moments before he had been standing . |
| 3 | ’ I said , keeping up with him stride for stride as he continued on towards the bus stop . |
| 4 | The last Jess saw of him was his gaunt back with the coat skirts swinging as he disappeared down towards the quay . |
| 5 | ‘ Man wounded , ’ said Charlie in a loud whisper as he looked up towards the trenches . |
| 6 | As he strode back towards the stairs , his mother spoke , pleadingly . |
| 7 | He could hear him as he walked on towards the gate . |
| 8 | This is what it means to say that Dostoevsky brushes against Raskolnikov and Svidrigailov as he reaches back towards the underground man . |
| 9 | As soon as I got to the wire I spotted a gap and ran through it , only to see Private Prescott overtake me as he charged on towards the enemy lines . |
| 10 | Callum muttered , as he retreated back towards the door . |
| 11 | At first Ronni did n't look as he headed back towards the villa . |
| 12 | He felt a sense of anticipation as he set off towards the house . |