Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] towards the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matilda took the knife she had been eating with , and all four of them crept towards the dining-room door , the father keeping well behind the others . |
| 2 | The two older men made no reply to this , and neither of them moved towards the door to open it ; nor did they say ‘ Good-day … ’ |
| 3 | It was as I got towards the end that I began to look more towards his future . |
| 4 | Of course , this strategy had a distinct disadvantage in that each time I moved towards the light to serve the gentlemen , my advancing footsteps would echo long and loud before I reached the table , drawing attention to my impending arrival in the most ostentatious manner ; but it did have the great merit of making my person only partially visible while I remained stationary . |
| 5 | Very carefully and quietly I moved towards the house . |
| 6 | But of all I had read so far , nothing troubled me more than two notes I encountered towards the end of the seventh chapter . |
| 7 | As soon as the morning lessons were over and I had snatched a quick lunch I headed towards the village with my bag . |
| 8 | I nodded towards the bedchamber which I could glimpse through a half open door . |
| 9 | I nodded towards the door behind the fence . |
| 10 | I called over my shoulder as I trotted towards the car . |
| 11 | I turned towards the voice and saw a slender young woman hurrying towards me . |
| 12 | I turned towards the voice to see a small dark number with gleaming black hair and flashing eyes to match . |
| 13 | I turned towards the boar again . |
| 14 | I walked towards the door in the hope of a cup of tea . |
| 15 | As I walked towards the hut , I saw that someone had certainly been using it . |
| 16 | I mused on Toby 's story as I walked towards the clubhouse and so intent was I on my thoughts that I nearly knocked over Sally Drayton as I passed the PGA hut . |
| 17 | Then I walked towards the room just as loud applause was heard . |
| 18 | Pavements gleamed , as I walked towards the sunset , along a narrow street of dark , shabby houses . |
| 19 | I glanced towards the garage entrance which was ankle deep in litter . |
| 20 | For me the chief attractions of this programme were the two pieces by Hans Gàl , whom I knew towards the end of his long and fecund life ( he died in October 1987 , at the age of 97 ) . |
| 21 | I looked towards the suitcase . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | As I looked towards the right , however , along the other widespread arm of the building , something materialized there like a stain : light towards the dead dull end of the electromagnetic spectrum . |
| 24 | As I proceeded towards the doors , I realized M. Dupont was following me . |
| 25 | I walked along the road while Frankland was watching me , but as soon as I was round the corner , I went towards the hill where we had seen the boy . |
| 26 | The soft , sweet sounds of the piano dropped round me , intoxicating me and compelling me to follow as I drifted towards the sound like a child of Hamelin . |
| 27 | ‘ Look , lady , I 've done my bit and I 'll be off now , ’ I edged towards the door . |
| 28 | Well I did we we talked about this , you see Mary Anne , half way through the conversation er Neil went out of the room so that I could to Mary Ann and I said towards the end of my conversation , you know , Mary Ann you 're a very wise person , give me some advice I said , I told her about Neil not wanting no not doing well on the driving , although he can drive she said he does n't want to do it she said do n't hassle him so when he came downstairs I said I 've been talking to Mary Ann and she sends you her love and because , of course , you know , we 've got a grandson , you know she had a son , my |
| 29 | I ran towards the voice , but I could not catch the monster . |
| 30 | I ran towards the trees . |