Example sentences of "was walking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was walking towards me , his hand outstretched . |
| 2 | I looked up — it was the Sergeant , he was walking towards me . |
| 3 | Isabel was walking towards the bottom of the garden , where the apple and cherry trees grew , where the compost heap was kept . |
| 4 | I remembered it quite clearly now that I was walking towards it . |
| 5 | He was walking towards a new life , a kind of freedom which had only been an idealistic daydream for nearly sixty years . |
| 6 | ‘ She must , ’ said Sheikha Grandmother who was walking towards us , leaning on her granddaughter . |
| 7 | Constance had no time to assess the bewildering exchange of tone that the lunch party had taken before Giancarlo was walking towards her with a vivacious woman by his side who was busily blowing kisses and calling ‘ Ciao ’ to the tables she passed . |
| 8 | HE was walking towards his run-up marker and straight towards the lens of the camera at the bowler 's end . |
| 9 | ‘ Well ’ — Aggie was walking towards the table , her back to the child — ‘ she … she was in a hurry . |
| 10 | Kate was walking towards the Vicarage , arm in arm with a schoolfriend . |
| 11 | The man who was walking towards them stepped into the light of a streetlamp . |
| 12 | Mrs Gotobed was walking towards them , leaning on Hepzibah 's arm . |
| 13 | When I realized I was walking towards my father 's house I quickly changed my direction . |
| 14 | Witcher 's murderer had emerged from the spaceship and was walking towards them . |
| 15 | Troy , meanwhile , was walking towards the south . |
| 16 | What he seemed to see was something else , something that wore her like a shell , and it was walking towards him . |
| 17 | Jack Hammond , who was walking towards his car , smiled and raised a hand in greeting as they passed . |
| 18 | But tonight she was walking towards the bomb-site , towards one hell of a surprise . |
| 19 | Carrying a heavy basket and bundle , Tess was walking towards the hills which divided her from the Vale , her place of birth . |
| 20 | Willis was walking towards Dreadnought with the man from the boatyard , whose manner suggested that he was refusing to supply more tar , gas and water until the previous bill had been paid . |
| 21 | As he said this , he caught sight of Mr Malik , who was walking towards the school . |
| 22 | Henry picked up another set of handles and in a moment Prince Charming was walking towards Cinderella and bowing from the waist . |
| 23 | All at once , a dignified Jeff was walking towards her and Guido , looking Guido straight in the eye as though he had nothing to fear . |
| 24 | The car was a black BMW and its driver was walking towards her . |
| 25 | Byrne was walking towards his home along the Londonderry/Dublin road in the early hours when he was struck by a car . |
| 26 | He was walking towards the door just as Rose came bustling out . |
| 27 | His ball had gone into deep rough and I noticed he was walking toward it much faster than usual and he was talking to me faster . |
| 28 | She was walking toward him now , and she saw him rise as if stung and then start to back away . |
| 29 | In fact she was walking to the wrong bus-stop before she did recall it . |
| 30 | George Male was walking to Upton Park tube station when he saw the bill : ‘ Herbert Chapman Dead . ’ |