Example sentences of "[noun] back towards [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A ridden horse which is concentrating on his work will often turn his ears back towards the rider , indicating his willingness to obey the rider 's next aids . |
| 2 | As she pushed the emptied skip back towards the scutching room for the umpteenth time , her legs simply stopped working and she sagged against the basket , fighting down a wave of dizziness and nausea . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the move back towards a more generous welfare policy for older people was hesitatingly slow . |
| 4 | Then she followed her father back towards the flock , where the sheep at the rear , desperate at the sight of hay ahead and too stupid to look for it from any source except the one they all sought , were scrambling on to each other 's backs in panic . |
| 5 | This equilibrium can also be described as a stable one because at any other income level , economic forces will be generated to push the economy back towards the equilibrium position . |
| 6 | The road back towards the shops and bars melts into water , thanks to the oppressive dry heat . |
| 7 | Tom hesitated for a moment and then walked hurriedly on to the small road back towards the artist 's shop . |
| 8 | Interestingly , in the light of increasing central ‘ controls ’ during the late 1970s and the 1980s , Alexander ( 1982b , p. ix ) , in what could be interpreted as a swing back towards an agency model approach , argues that there has been a ‘ decline in the autonomy and independence of local government … [ which ] constitutes a threat to the nature of our democracy and to the sensitivity and effectiveness of our public services ’ . |
| 9 | I did n't approve of what he was doing , but if I refused his money I would be more and more visible , so I took it , and when he had gone off in relief back towards the dining car I gave it to the barman . |
| 10 | The drivers had turned the vehicles back towards the highway to be ready to move the moment the men , weapons and ammunition were loaded . |
| 11 | Reduce your rate of descent immediately to bring the needle back towards the circle . |
| 12 | The two-seater Chipmunk aircraft had just taken off when it unexpectedly veered sharpley back towards the runway . |
| 13 | Carole laughed as she and Laura followed the two men back towards the house . |
| 14 | Together they worked their way back towards the bank . |
| 15 | Yanto happily began to make his way back towards the home bank . |
| 16 | Nodding thoughtfully , the Doctor made his way back towards the small group gathered round the screens . |
| 17 | Slowly , carefully , he felt his way back towards the stairs . |
| 18 | ‘ I guess they 'll get round to dragging it off to the junk yard , ’ said Billie , her arm linked through his as they made their way back towards the car . |
| 19 | Finally she turned round and , slowly and very reluctantly , began to make her way back towards the house . |
| 20 | He turned from her with a casual wave of his hand and began making his way back towards the barn . |
| 21 | Once in position they were to form a cordon , await his radio command , then beat their way back towards the highway , creating as much disturbance as possible with their flashlights and guns to drive any fugitives ahead of them . |
| 22 | The hockey players trooped off and began to make their way back towards the clubhouse . |
| 23 | He dropped Charlotte 's hand , took three large strides back towards the crest , and launched a bellow of disapproval at least ten times as effective as the hapless teacher 's appeals : |
| 24 | The more rapid the fall in base level the greater will be the migration of the shoreline , as there will be less time for marine erosion to act and push the shoreline back towards the land during the fall . |
| 25 | When he was sure he had n't been spotted , he moved in the darkness back towards the Dancing Fly . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh well then , I suppose it is not mine , ’ said Lady Selvedge grudgingly pushing the pudding back towards the young man , who then proceeded to eat it in a kind of defiant confusion . |
| 27 | The fact that a majority did vote for them has shifted the balance of power back towards the reformers . |
| 28 | On her lonely perch , cut off from the amiable mindless warmth of the mob , Jess shifted , taking a cautious step back towards the edge of the counter . |
| 29 | We took a step back towards the house and the ground shook again , strongly . |
| 30 | headquarters , left strict instructions about what news and reports should be channelled to his home number immediately , and what could wait , and drove with the exaggerated care and deliberation of sleeplessness back towards the village of Comerford , uncomfortably in transition to a suburban area , where he , and the unhappy parents of the boy Boden , lived within three doors of each other . |