Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [verb] back towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just for a moment , standing by the window , dropping the edge of the curtain he had lifted and turning back towards the cot , Adam saw the picture again , saw it with an awful clarity on the darkness before his eyes . |
| 2 | He burst out laughing , and before she could retort he swivelled and made back towards the stables . |
| 3 | When he reached the end of the street , Scott turned and looked back towards the house . |
| 4 | He turned and rushed back towards the cage ; but finding the gate barred , he skittered off towards the nearest group of spectators , hotly pursued by his enemy . |
| 5 | They turned and walked back towards the lych-gate . |
| 6 | A great cry compounded of rage , sorrow , hatred and vituperation went up from the town walls as the colourful company under the Plantagenet Leopards turned and rode back towards the castle , leaving the slight jerking figure to its dance of death . |
| 7 | He kicked irritably at the metal fence and then turned and headed back towards the car , hands dug deep into the pockets of his jacket . |
| 8 | The cool air caressed her bare arms , and Folly shivered and turned back towards the house . |
| 9 | The van slewed wildly , but kept travelling , smoke appearing from its rear tyres as it swerved and skidded back towards the exit . |