Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With twenty five minutes into the half Wassall made a smother tackle as Armstrong charged towards the Derby box . |
| 2 | Harvey swam towards the ladder . |
| 3 | " They 'll need young men , men of conviction , " Joseph said suddenly , as Patrick headed towards the door . |
| 4 | Sophie moved towards the door and Dawn shrugged . |
| 5 | The Phoenix King staggered towards the towering form of the Great Unclean One . |
| 6 | And as he tucked the clothes under her chin Peggy moved towards the door , and her mother , before following her , called to the child , ‘ See you in the morning , dear . ’ |
| 7 | So blackly venomous was his expression that Perdita fled towards the next pitch , scattering the polo balls which lay like a hatch of goose eggs near the goal posts . |
| 8 | Opinion in the Pentagon moved towards the belief that Japan was assuming more importance in global terms and that Japan must remain within the American sphere . |
| 9 | John Hitch wandered towards the cabin , where Terry Morton was steering the boat , peering out over the river . |
| 10 | ‘ Wait just a minute , ’ Meg said as Hari moved towards the door , ‘ next week , my friend Benny the Clown is appearing here in Swansea , he wears these enormous shoes for his act , he could be a very good customer for you . ’ |
| 11 | Hari moved towards the door . |
| 12 | Then Toby trudged towards the boarders ’ annexe which was for the moment his home . |
| 13 | Woolley trudged towards the adjutant . |
| 14 | Markby nodded towards the line of people ahead of them on the flagged pathway to the church door . |
| 15 | Ruthven nodded towards the church . |
| 16 | Millie nodded towards the woman . |
| 17 | Frankie walked towards the front of Old Ashfield . |
| 18 | When Raybestos decided towards the end of August 1976 to give up its designs on the Knockanemore dump , Michael Harrington of the IDA undertook a search for an alternative dumping site for Raybestos 's waste . |
| 19 | At first , Marie looked towards the open back door . |
| 20 | Frankie stared towards the shorter flight of steps leading to the landing . |
| 21 | Defries and Bernice rolled towards the inner wall , and Bernice helped Defries to stand . |
| 22 | Stok leaned towards the mirror and bared his teeth at his reflection . |
| 23 | Woolley lurched towards the door . |
| 24 | A few minutes later Murray turned into the Sports Centre and Richard continued towards the House in merciful solitude . |
| 25 | Rebecca ran towards the music rooms . |
| 26 | Swiftly and softly , Penny ran towards the fence bounding the orchard . |
| 27 | Bernard gestured towards the door . |
| 28 | The Dean mounted towards the voice . |
| 29 | Tunney stabbed towards the door with a thumb . |
| 30 | Launching himself form the top of a massive 300 foot crane , Nigel plunged towards the ground at high speed with only a bungee ( a strong rope made of rubber encased by a purpose-designed braiding ) stopping him from eating his words . |