Example sentences of "she towards the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And to Folly 's surprise he started to lead her towards the building . |
| 2 | ‘ On your back , I think , ’ he said , propelling her towards the bed . |
| 3 | He motioned her towards the sofa and abruptly began to talk about politics . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Smiling and apparently oblivious of her alarm that was rapidly turning into panic , Guido continued to guide her towards the sailboat . |
| 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 | He smiled , to show her he was joking , and turned her towards the sun . |
| 8 | Then she heard all of them , crashing through brush and low branches as they followed her towards the road . |
| 9 | As Harry led her towards the dance floor , she said , ‘ For one moment I thought you were going to knock poor Jerry sideways . ’ |
| 10 | By the time her mother rose in an elegant flourish of Pucci and swept her towards the door in that ostentatiously motherly way she had , Jo was in a sulk as deep as the Pacific Trench . |
| 11 | Instead , he half lifted her down the rest of the stairs meaning to frogmarch her towards the door that led to the yard . |
| 12 | He pushed her towards the door , then reached into his coat pocket and took out a packet of cigarettes . |
| 13 | Giles listened — or not — and then put a hand on her arm to steer her towards the door . |
| 14 | Benedict came away and grasped her hand , pulling her towards the door . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | On long strides he was leading her towards the door , oblivious to her inner anguish . |
| 18 | He smiled easily , taking her arm to steer her towards the door . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | She turned away and he , too , came to Comfort 's side , urging her towards the taxi . |
| 21 | He lifted her down from the train , kissed her swiftly , then began to lead her towards the taxi rank . |
| 22 | ‘ Where are we going ? ’ she asked , gasping as he dragged her towards the barn . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He put a hand upon her shoulder , which was firm and slender , and turned her towards the gate . |
| 25 | Yussuf caught hold of her and propelled her towards the gate . |
| 26 | Yanto curled his arm around Sheila 's waist and guided her towards the river bank . |
| 27 | Grabbing her bound hands , he shoved her towards the gravestone . |
| 28 | Not answering , I dragged her towards the cave . |
| 29 | Maybe , if she could squeeze a mink coat out of Maxie , it would help her towards the membership which always seemed to elude her by a vote or two , a vote strongly influenced , she feared , by Olga Stych . |
| 30 | Daniel got down , put an arm round her thick middle , hoisted her silently to her feet and pulled her towards the bedroom . |