Example sentences of "[verb] it towards the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a simple , but amusing , sequence with a stick-man player flicking the ball up , chesting it down , etc , before shooting/heading it towards the unseen net — a ‘ goal ’ or ‘ saved ’ caption then appears . |
| 2 | I snatched my miniature of whisky and lifted it towards the raised glasses at home , before stepping outside to watch those stars to the left of Polaris which would be blinking over Manchester . |
| 3 | One frail , thin hand went up to pull at his wispy grey goatee , the other moved slightly on the staff , inclining it towards the distant line of men . |
| 4 | But I 'm actually using more and more of this cream , as I realize that er if you direct it towards the right part of the body in the right people , |
| 5 | Can I take it towards the wrong one ? |
| 6 | One evening , while enjoying a cigarette , I noticed how the draught coming under the doors collected up the tobacco smoke and drifted it towards the opposite end of the room where a tank was . |
| 7 | Anna stopped and swung up her camera , angling it towards the shattered trunk and the grotesquely tortured boughs . |
| 8 | I thrust it towards the lashing chain . |
| 9 | All you need to do is unfold the lid ( which doubles as a phased-array antenna ) , aim it towards the nearest convenient satellite and dial the call . |
| 10 | Our aim is to bring together work in these areas , and to direct it towards the specific problem of global warming . |