Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] towards [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two older men made no reply to this , and neither of them moved towards the door to open it ; nor did they say ‘ Good-day … ’ |
| 2 | I nodded towards the door behind the fence . |
| 3 | I walked towards the door in the hope of a cup of tea . |
| 4 | ‘ Look , lady , I 've done my bit and I 'll be off now , ’ I edged towards the door . |
| 5 | ‘ I backed towards the door . |
| 6 | As a last gesture of independence she moved towards the door . |
| 7 | She moved towards the door . |
| 8 | ‘ You do n't need to come down with me , ’ she advised him in a stifled tone as she moved towards the door . |
| 9 | I looked at mum as she moved towards the door . |
| 10 | Casting a fleeting smile at the woman in the bed , she moved towards the door . |
| 11 | She came towards the door . |
| 12 | On trembling legs , she retreated towards the door . |
| 13 | She turned towards the door , but stopped as the telephone rang and Joanna picked it up . |
| 14 | She nodded towards the door behind her . |
| 15 | She walked towards the door with an effort , glancing at Roman for signs that he too was on the verge of sleep . |
| 16 | She glanced towards the door willing it to open and show her Jessie . |
| 17 | ‘ OK , OK … keep your hair on ! ’ she muttered , secretly thrilled at the fierce , fiery passion in his voice as she waved towards a door . |
| 18 | Ah ’ — she looked towards the door — ‘ there is the signal for tea . |
| 19 | He followed her when she went towards the door , and detained her . |
| 20 | He watched her approach and watched her as she went towards the door . |
| 21 | " I 'm sorry , can I … " she motioned towards the door , and he helped her through the packed people , using his elbow to get them out of the way . |
| 22 | Swivelling , almost blinded by the plunging edifice of her emotions as he struck at their foundations , she groped towards the door . |
| 23 | As she hurried towards the door at the far end of the hall , though , it opened and Eleanor walked in . |
| 24 | At last , there was a cry of ‘ Silence ! ’ , and everyone looked towards the door . |
| 25 | ‘ Thank you , Madame , that will be all for the moment , but , ’ he bent his head close to her ear as they moved towards the door , ‘ I would ask you to act as my eyes and ears when I am not present . |
| 26 | Phoebe lifted her to her feet and they started towards the door . |
| 27 | He plunged towards the door , and before Cassie could stop him , had wrenched it open and stormed out into the hall , crashing the door shut behind him . |
| 28 | It moved towards the door , aspect changing moment by moment . |
| 29 | He moved towards the door . |
| 30 | Although by then , ’ he moved towards the door , his step noticeably more buoyant than of late , ‘ our friends in the media may have something else to think about . ’ |