Example sentences of "[v-ing] her towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Laura complained at breaktime that Peter had done the same again , pushing her towards the broken tiles which had recently been blown off the junior hall roof , Janice felt that Peter needed to be shown that what he had done was dangerous and unacceptable . |
| 2 | She turned away and he , too , came to Comfort 's side , urging her towards the taxi . |
| 3 | He urged her forward , turning her towards the passenger door of the sleek Jaguar before handing her inside and closing the door . |
| 4 | On long strides he was leading her towards the door , oblivious to her inner anguish . |
| 5 | Benedict came away and grasped her hand , pulling her towards the door . |
| 6 | He bowed slightly from the waist , an elegant formal gesture more Teutonic than Danish , before taking Gina firmly by one hand , the bottle of aquavit in the other , and marching her towards the bar . |
| 7 | Ted had pulled Katherine away , was navigating her towards the other end of the room . |
| 8 | Then , with a nod in the direction of the railwaymen — ‘ Thanks for your assistance , and for holding up the train' — he had grabbed Shiona unceremoniously by the wrist and was dragging her towards the door . |
| 9 | ‘ Starting right now , this minute … ’ he murmured softly , brushing her lips delicately with his mouth , before quickly sweeping her lightly gowned figure up in his arms and carrying her towards the door . |
| 10 | ‘ But I am , ’ he asserted with a grin , steering her towards the long metallic midnight-blue convertible parked a little way along the road . |
| 11 | Releasing her shoulders , he took a firm grip on her arm and began steering her towards the steps down to the lawn . |
| 12 | She was very conscious of the girl following her towards the drawing-room and a sudden sense of jealousy bit like sharp teeth as Emily imagined them together , Craig , and this girl who , however poor she might be , had beauty as well as dignity . |
| 13 | He moved with incredible speed , seizing her by the shoulders and propelling her towards the closed door , a hard violence etching the bones of his face into a mask that would have just done justice to a Viking warrior at his most rapacious . |
| 14 | ‘ On your back , I think , ’ he said , propelling her towards the bed . |