Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] she towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yussuf caught hold of her and propelled her towards the gate . |
| 2 | Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman . |
| 3 | He made no response , but just took her hand and led her towards the stable-block . |
| 4 | He turned now and led her towards the door , but there he stopped and in a quiet voice said , ‘ Now , do what I tell you . |
| 5 | He put a hand upon her shoulder , which was firm and slender , and turned her towards the gate . |
| 6 | He smiled , to show her he was joking , and turned her towards the sun . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And when Jessie saw this man that she loved slide down the wall , then drop onto his side , she screamed ; but her screaming was soon checked by her father who , staggering towards her , put his hand over her mouth then twisted one of her arms behind her and thrust her towards the staircase door . |
| 9 | Yanto curled his arm around Sheila 's waist and guided her towards the river bank . |
| 10 | With sick fear in his stomach , Cardiff took her arm and guided her towards the side door . |
| 11 | Ducking past Feargal , she took Terry 's arm , and urged her towards the stairs . |
| 12 | Daniel got down , put an arm round her thick middle , hoisted her silently to her feet and pulled her towards the bedroom . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes ! ’ she insisted , and to her utter alarm and astonishment he caught her arm and pulled her towards the nearby barn . |
| 14 | Sharpe said grimly , then he put an arm round Lucille 's shoulders and steered her towards the ballroom where , because the orchestra had been engaged till dawn , the music still played and a few last couples still danced . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | Adam smiled , shook his head to signify he wanted nothing , took Billie 's arm and pushed her towards the lift . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | By the time her mother rose in an elegant flourish of Pucci and swept her towards the door in that ostentatiously motherly way she had , Jo was in a sulk as deep as the Pacific Trench . |