Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [pers pn] towards " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children 's co-operation can be secured by guiding and helping them towards some desirable action or way of thought . |
| 2 | The reaper cut the corn by bending over and gasping a bunch of ears in his left hand , as Caleb Howe did on his allotment , inserting the sickle and drawing it towards him in a sawing action . |
| 3 | ‘ Luncheon for only three and ninepence , ’ she declared , reaching out towards a miniature steamed pudding and drawing it towards her , ‘ excellent ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Of course you can , ’ she said , taking his arm and walking him towards the bay window , but she kept one eye on the painting in case they were tempted . |
| 5 | And so Jesus is taking their attention off the miraculous , in a sense , and directing it towards him . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll take him up to his bed , Cissie , ’ Beth told her , at the same time taking the boy by the hand and leading him towards the door . |
| 7 | Nicholson reached across the desk , grabbing Hugo by the lapels and pulling him towards him . |
| 8 | ‘ I was very sorry to hear about your husband , Mrs Ward , ’ Langton said , closing the door of his office and ushering them towards two chairs . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | And if he 'd come across any other married woman who kept on buying her husband horses and dogs and fishing tackle and pointing him towards the open countryside while she stayed in town , then he 'd have known exactly what to think . |
| 11 | The ambusher sprints ahead to find the place where he will hide in the leaves , while the chasers move in front of the driver and run along the branches trying to grab the monkey and chasing it towards the place where the ambusher sits hidden . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | He made sure I knew it was him by flicking on his interior light and waving me towards him . |
| 14 | ‘ Move , ’ Farrell continued , grabbing Connelly by one arm and jerking him towards the door of the bedroom . |
| 15 | 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 . |