Example sentences of "[noun sg] towards [art] door " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , he had n't seen her for a week before that weekend ; he had missed her — this with a baleful glance towards the door — and had indeed got as far as ringing her up on the Saturday morning , hoping she would come up for Sunday , but had got no answer from her flat . |
| 2 | Once more inside the pen I held the shovel in front of me and tried to usher the huge sow towards the door . |
| 3 | She felt , rather than heard , how he turned smartly and loped back across the panelled hall towards the door , no doubt to drive the car round into the garage . |
| 4 | Everyone watched him stride up the aisle towards the door at the back of the auditorium . |
| 5 | He worked the slide as quietly as he could , chambering a round , then he moved back out into the sitting room towards the door . |
| 6 | When he was ready , he presented a three-quarter profile towards the door and said , ‘ Come ! ’ |
| 7 | It appeared to be no more than a gesture of politeness , but Polly knew he was poised to block her slightest move towards the door . |
| 8 | Graham , having understood the conversation by Sabrina 's gesticulation towards the padlock , shoved the youth roughly in the back towards the door . |
| 9 | She allowed herself about three minutes and then joined in the argument over Melissa while working the pushchair towards the door . |
| 10 | He caught Billy 's eye with a wink and jerked his head towards the door . |
| 11 | She said hurriedly : They want thee in there , ’ jerking her head towards the door . |
| 12 | ‘ Cook ! ’ the Trunchbull shouted , turning her head towards the door . |
| 13 | He lay head towards the door and at an angle of forty-five degrees from the bed , his shoes touching the end . |
| 14 | After ten minutes of understandably strained , cheerful chat , Buzz jerked her head towards the door and Miranda quietly disappeared . |
| 15 | He stared at her for a moment , then motioned with his head towards the door . |
| 16 | The young man nodded his head towards the door . |
| 17 | The Commander looked at Amiss and jerked his head towards the door . |
| 18 | He jerked his head towards the door . |
| 19 | Nicolo jerked his head towards the door that led out to the reception area . |
| 20 | Plummer put his hand over the mouthpiece and jabbed a finger towards the door to his right . |
| 21 | Accordingly he vacated his desk and , inviting me to occupy it , he shifted the guest chair towards the door and there seated himself . |
| 22 | Just as Mrs Zamzam was finishing , there was a shriek from a home-made air-raid siren in the street and a general movement towards the door of the little hut . |
| 23 | There was a gradual movement towards the door and Patrick allowed himself to be carried with it . |
| 24 | As soon as he let go of her , she began to edge towards the door . |
| 25 | She began to edge towards the door again . |
| 26 | She quickened her pace towards the door . |
| 27 | It seemed to be heading from the far side of his grandfather 's bed towards the door . |
| 28 | John 's legs stick out from under the bed towards the door The older man signals for the younger to cover the door . |
| 29 | She began to back slowly away from the bed towards the door . |
| 30 | Penry shot upright and Leonora slid from beneath him , scrambling from the bed towards the door . |