Example sentences of "[pers pn] back towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how carefully he sliced each shovelful in an arc out on the wind , there were certain unpredictable gusts that lifted the grains and blew them back towards the tractor so that by evening his clothes were filthy with lime , his face and hands as white as chalk , accentuating the inflamed red round his eyes . |
| 2 | About to lead them back towards the stables , he lowered his voice and said to Luke , ‘ Did you get it ? ’ |
| 3 | The Black Prince led a cavalry charge against them and forced them back towards the River Miosson . |
| 4 | He put an arm round my shoulder and walked me back towards the church door . |
| 5 | To begin with er I could n't find the light switch because my , my gaze was directed er at the people in the bed but then er I asked the man in the bed , where was the light switch and er he helped me back towards the area where the switch was and we eventually succeeded in getting the light on . |
| 6 | And slowly , luring him with the chocolate wrapping , he led him back towards the feeding-place . |
| 7 | The two sailors took Paddy by his elbows , pulling him back towards the warehouse . |
| 8 | Doctors were hurrying to him now , lifting him with careful , expert hands , speaking soothingly as they helped support him and half carry him back towards the wards . |
| 9 | He came up off the floor in one swift , powerful lunge , slamming the full force of his body into Boisson and driving him back towards the dungeon before the man could gather himself for another swing . |
| 10 | We lead her back towards the Odeon Mezzanine and break the ice by saying interestingly how confusing it is that the Odeon Mezzanine , the Odeon Leicester Square and the Odeon West End are all situated within yards of each other . |
| 11 | Total panic clenching her insides , her mind squirrelling uselessly , she allowed Leo to urge her back towards the shop . |
| 12 | Leo ! ’ she exclaimed in shock as he caught hold of her and manoeuvred her back towards the fork . |
| 13 | Catching her hand , he began tugging her back towards the car . |
| 14 | I steer her back towards the motel building , frog-marching her into Room 206 . |
| 15 | Edward moved forward , moved her back towards the bed , but Hannele sidestepped , turning him around instead . |
| 16 | That way , if the worst happens an' they fire the house an' make a run fer it , we 'll drive most of 'em back towards the highway , where we 'll have a reception committee waitin' to meet ‘ em ! |
| 17 | Every few hundred yards teams of Baluchistan workers were sweeping it away , sweeping it back towards the desert which suddenly seemed everywhere . |
| 18 | If the template veers off target , you may attempt to bring it back towards the original target . |
| 19 | Yeah were right then that might push us back towards the Platonic view , that some people are more . |