Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] towards the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These programmes were identified by the government ( HMSO , 1977 ) as central to urban regenerative strategies , but neither programme was redirected successfully towards the cities in the last few years of the 1974–9 Labour administration . |
| 2 | It is good for leaders to be aware of these if only to see that to gather together towards the Lord may take some time . |
| 3 | Since he made swiftly towards the forest , I had not much option but to follow . |
| 4 | It moved slowly towards the drainage ditch . |
| 5 | They moved slowly towards the garden . |
| 6 | The children moved slowly towards the aunt 's seat . |
| 7 | As Anna stretched out her hand and moved slowly towards the sound , Seb made another plea . |
| 8 | But the sand was thinning : the bones of dead monks were drifting to the surface of the pit that had once been a graveyard , while the headstones sank slowly towards the bedrock . |
| 9 | The Rover bumped slowly towards the road . |
| 10 | He staggered slowly towards the Monument and at last sat down opposite Jack 's stepfather with painful slowness . |
| 11 | The man was still a spectator , walking slowly towards the action , now , but without having made any kind of a decision . |
| 12 | On Nov. 6 it was announced that four Oromo organizations , the OPDO , the Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia ( IFLO ) , the United Oromo People 's Liberation Front ( UOPLF ) and the Oromo Abo Liberation Front ( OALF ) , had agreed to work together towards the creation of a " broad-based national entity " . |
| 13 | It was too dark to see what lay behind it but we came to a corner where a tall wooden tower rose suddenly towards the stars . |
| 14 | Hari moved purposefully towards the foyer . |
| 15 | ‘ Wait ! ’ called out the gentleman , as she moved swiftly towards the door . |
| 16 | Resolutely , she moved swiftly towards the kitchen . |
| 17 | Eventually , and after due consultation with Melissa , the plat du jour of lamb spiced with juniper was agreed upon and a bottle of mineral water requested , whereupon Huguette moved majestically towards the kitchen . |
| 18 | The fighting centred on the Gojam and Gondar regions as rebel forces moved southwards towards the capital . |
| 19 | The wash of waves on the pebbled beach , the crying and calling of the wheeling gulls , the silver chain of sound from a lark above the cliff-top , and , as a final coda , the distant , breathy note of the ferry 's siren as she drew away towards the west . |
| 20 | Someone literally got carried away towards the end of the game cos he fell over the front of his seat and banged his head . |
| 21 | The US Secretary of State James Baker and Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady were highly successful in efforts in the first half of September to reinforce the anti-Iraqi coalition by securing large-scale financial commitments , notably from Japan and West Germany , while Saudi Arabia and other smaller Gulf sheikhdoms contributed massively towards the cost of the US mobilization of forces . |
| 22 | Turned it round on the way back driving merrily towards the arch very happily past the pub on the left and the playing fields where they were about to play rugby I suspect . |
| 23 | Some members of the crowd moved away towards the bar between contests . |
| 24 | Ursula flicked a fragment of cigarette ash off the sleeve of her black dress and added , almost as an afterthought , ‘ Poor Maurice , ’ before turning and walking away towards the house . |
| 25 | ‘ Now , I must go and read the children that story I promised them , and then I 'll have to pack my case , ’ he added , clearly considering the subject closed as he patted her hand before rising from the couch and walking away towards the twins ' bedroom . |
| 26 | Their new release , " Georgie Girl " , was climbing rapidly towards the top of the charts , and the idea of cameraman Bob Edwards was to shoot an evocative piece of film around Brandon Hill to illustrate the record . |
| 27 | It moved imperceptibly towards the wound . |
| 28 | The door slid open and he stepped out onto the platform , walking quickly towards the exit . |
| 29 | There were four long rings and then it cut out , but before it stopped , Cawthorne was coming out of the farmhouse and walking quickly towards the Paddock . |
| 30 | A group of chattering women in torn dresses and faded shawls entered the shop and Hari moved quickly towards the door , she must not hamper Ben when he should be working . |