Example sentences of "him towards [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To push him towards a record , Scott will be challenged by Mark Allen , six-times winner of the Nice Triathlon , plus Mike Pigg , Ken Glah and Scott Tinley , while the top European will probably be Rob Barel , from The Netherlands . |
| 2 | She sighed with relief and steered him towards a gate half hanging on its rusted hinges . |
| 3 | The upshot is that Marx never even concerns himself with questions such as the relation between individual perceptions to objects or the texture of feelings , sensations and thoughts , which might have led him towards a theory of where individuality occurs . |
| 4 | Sylvie wrapped her hand round Thomas 's arm and led him towards a far corner . |
| 5 | Farrell grabbed him by the shoulder and pushed him towards a closed door leading off the hallway . |
| 6 | His own studies led him towards a much-modified Congregationalism , with a threefold ministry of evangelists , pastors , and teachers . |
| 7 | When he 's crawling fast , direct him towards a noisy beanbag . |
| 8 | When the band sensed that Harvey was growing tired they moved him towards a finale and spread a musical carpet and drew a musical curtain and the trumpet milked the applause . |
| 9 | Intervention may be of a befriending nature , offering the person the opportunity to confide , and talk through his emotions , and gently guiding him towards a reassessment of his new position in life without the person he mourns . |
| 10 | Such inspiration on the captain 's part was to help him towards an OBE , for with England then beating Australia in the first two games of the final , their clean sweep of three trophies out of three was accomplished . |
| 11 | Just as the dance was finishing she drew him towards the door . |
| 12 | Philip pushed him towards the toilet and the window . |
| 13 | Ferdinando surprised her by having someone write a letter for him towards the end of March which made it plain that Mrs Browning had fared no better in Rome than in Siena and was very ill . |
| 14 | She shepherded him towards the Captain talking all the time . |
| 15 | Isobel stared at him , then laughed , drew her arm through his and pulled him towards the door . |
| 16 | It all swung him towards the burning reality of Kee . |
| 17 | She had been walking away from him towards the path that led to the gate and she turned her head and said , ‘ Did n't want to disturb you ; you looked so peaceful , asleep . ’ |
| 18 | Padding the streets and prying into the window of a man 's life , and the trail turned him towards the second-floor flat of Mrs Angela Holly ( née Wells ) , two miles from the home of her former husband and parents-in-law . |
| 19 | She drew him inside and led him towards the candle-light . |
| 20 | ‘ Of course you can , ’ she said , taking his arm and walking him towards the bay window , but she kept one eye on the painting in case they were tempted . |
| 21 | He turned instinctively against the wind , or nearly , for that way was easiest to control and fortunately it took him towards the greatest darkness . |
| 22 | She held out a hand and , when he took it , heaved him upright and pulled him towards the bedroom . |
| 23 | He wedged his clothes into a gap between boulders above the waterline , then grabbed Carey 's feet and pulled him towards the edge . |
| 24 | He allowed her gently to propel him towards the sitting room , all the while murmuring , ‘ Always puzzled me … always puzzled me . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll take him up to his bed , Cissie , ’ Beth told her , at the same time taking the boy by the hand and leading him towards the door . |
| 26 | He grabbed Rodomonte by the scruff of the neck and pushed him towards the light , holding his nose inches away from the crackling fluorescence . |
| 27 | But she only smiled and turned him towards the door . |
| 28 | ‘ Outside , outside , ’ said Fagin , pushing the boy in front of him towards the door . |
| 29 | He was immediately joined by Louise who pulled him towards the marquee . |
| 30 | When Culley passed , Jackson gave him a count of ten , then followed him towards the departures gate . |