Example sentences of "[vb past] her towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gestured her towards the velvet armchair opposite him . |
| 2 | He put a hand upon her shoulder , which was firm and slender , and turned her towards the gate . |
| 3 | He smiled , to show her he was joking , and turned her towards the sun . |
| 4 | Then she heard all of them , crashing through brush and low branches as they followed her towards the road . |
| 5 | With a heavy heart , Robert followed her towards the smooth , mysterious features of the house , whose windows , on this side , he could now see , were blacked out from the inside . |
| 6 | And when Jessie saw this man that she loved slide down the wall , then drop onto his side , she screamed ; but her screaming was soon checked by her father who , staggering towards her , put his hand over her mouth then twisted one of her arms behind her and thrust her towards the staircase door . |
| 7 | Grabbing her bound hands , he shoved her towards the gravestone . |
| 8 | Daniel got down , put an arm round her thick middle , hoisted her silently to her feet and pulled her towards the bedroom . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes ! ’ she insisted , and to her utter alarm and astonishment he caught her arm and pulled her towards the nearby barn . |
| 10 | And then , so gently that she was hardly aware of what was happening — as if she was merely swaying with the tide — he gradually pulled her towards the shore , slowly drawing her up against the bare , damp skin of his broad chest . |
| 11 | Ducking past Feargal , she took Terry 's arm , and urged her towards the stairs . |
| 12 | Pulling the door open further , Rune waved her towards the outer room and the telephone . |
| 13 | Yanto curled his arm around Sheila 's waist and guided her towards the river bank . |
| 14 | With sick fear in his stomach , Cardiff took her arm and guided her towards the side door . |
| 15 | Instead of going straight to the front desk as usual , Charlie guided her towards the restaurant . |
| 16 | Sharpe said grimly , then he put an arm round Lucille 's shoulders and steered her towards the ballroom where , because the orchestra had been engaged till dawn , the music still played and a few last couples still danced . |
| 17 | He grabbed her , propelled her towards the basin and began to brush her teeth . |
| 18 | Yussuf caught hold of her and propelled her towards the gate . |
| 19 | Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman . |
| 20 | He made no response , but just took her hand and led her towards the stable-block . |
| 21 | As Harry led her towards the dance floor , she said , ‘ For one moment I thought you were going to knock poor Jerry sideways . ’ |
| 22 | As he led her towards the wood-and-thatch building by the roadside , Isabel contemplated another night in fitzAlan 's company . |
| 23 | He turned now and led her towards the door , but there he stopped and in a quiet voice said , ‘ Now , do what I tell you . |
| 24 | Aware of her unease , Michele smiled a little , a twisted smile that held no mirth , and , taking her elbow , led her towards the house . |
| 25 | Miss Liberty marched her towards the cross . |
| 26 | Scooping her up in his arms , he carried her towards the front door , easily unlatched it , flicked a switch , kicked the door shut behind him , and carried her into the bedroom . |
| 27 | He motioned her towards the sofa and abruptly began to talk about politics . |
| 28 | She motioned her towards the chair , surreptitiously studying the young woman 's pale features , noting the deepening of the shadows beneath her eyes . |
| 29 | Not answering , I dragged her towards the cave . |
| 30 | ‘ Where are we going ? ’ she asked , gasping as he dragged her towards the barn . |