Example sentences of "towards [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went on , running where I could , and found him walking back towards me through the dayniter . |
| 2 | I saw a group walking towards me through the ashen darkness . |
| 3 | It is rushing towards me over the uneven ground . |
| 4 | The sun crept towards me over the red tiles . |
| 5 | Clearly my history is not one of overt cruelty towards me on the part of others ; neither is it one of extreme neglect , restriction or hardship . |
| 6 | Suddenly I saw two huge rats run towards me across the bed . |
| 7 | I looked towards the chateau entrance and saw Queen Poison , dreadful as an army in battle array , sweep towards me across the lowered drawbridge , arms extended as if she wished to clasp me to her deceitful bosom . |
| 8 | Le Maître always behaves towards me with the utmost propriety , whatever people may be saying to the contrary . ’ |
| 9 | But when I looked round , there he was , half-way towards me with the knife in his right hand ! |
| 10 | All in all it was with a feeling of indescribable joy that on the sixth day I saw a familiar figure coming towards me among the prompt arrivals . |
| 11 | Whereas hostility was expressed towards me in the taunts and jeers of my classmates and even by physical assault , I reckoned that Elsie would have had to put up with prejudice of a different sort . |
| 12 | Instead of being cosily tucked up in her bunk near the bar , she surprisingly came walking towards me from the sleeping car forward of Filmer 's , her diamonds lighting small bright fires with every step . |
| 13 | ‘ Let's go into the garden , ’ he said tersely , and a few moments later they were gliding along the path that wound down to the river 's edge , their way lit by a bright moon that stretched a blue path towards them across the water . |
| 14 | Jenna began heatedly , but he glanced away as his mother came towards them across the lawn . |
| 15 | Those who were waking said afterwards that it did not move towards them across the sky from any direction , but burst suddenly , directly above them , in a great whirlwind and a peal of thunder . |
| 16 | ‘ All right , ’ he said , kissing her cheek as David came back towards them with the tickets . |
| 17 | His colleague stirred , and fixed his attention on a large dark car which was making a stately progress towards them on the southband lane . |
| 18 | They crossed the road to face the oncoming traffic and had just passed a 40 mph speed limit sign when he looked over his shoulder and saw a car heading towards them on the wrong side of the road . |
| 19 | Their conversation ceased as the eloquent tones of Michael Stein carried towards them on the public address system . |
| 20 | The woman floated down the steps towards them on the cloud of her gossamer gown . |
| 21 | Philip and his friends looked on in silence and apprehension , until they saw Alexander turn back towards them at the end of the gallop , and return joyful and triumphant with his success . |
| 22 | The Bristol Mail was heading towards them at the piteously slow speed of a horse and cart , urged forward by a sleep-weary teenage post-boy . |
| 23 | The baby was being held in her mother 's arms when the rocket careered towards them at the family 's home . |
| 24 | The postman was pedalling back towards them down the road . |
| 25 | Whatever was creeping towards them through the half-open door would have them completely at its mercy . |
| 26 | As they stood there looking east they were able to discern a small buzzing winged shape heading towards them over the immense Capability Brown park . |
| 27 | Seagulls , able to detect the appearance of a piece of bread at a hundred yards away , advanced slowly towards them over the shelving ground . |
| 28 | The ride down Northern Boulevard from La Guardia airport to the Queensboro bridge may not be the best way to see New York for the first time although Maxim caught glimpses of its towers jolting towards them over the grey horizon . |
| 29 | Mr Bragg nodded towards a lean figure picking his way towards them among the splintered remains of the wooden rollers . |
| 30 | Middle-aged adults , especially women are sometimes asked to care for parents who have been violent or sexually abusive towards them in the past . |