Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb past] towards the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now he strode towards the hall , acknowledging the respectful salutes of Party agents .
2 Then he started towards the plinth with a cry of alarm , and the gibbon , sensing a threat , leaped two feet into the air and disappeared inside the vase .
3 Then he moved towards the wharf , coming round to meet her on Grace .
4 Then he nodded towards the senator and Chuck who were helping his father and Ngo Van Loc supervise the unloading of supplies .
5 For many years he was a Wesleyan Methodist , but then he turned towards the Church of England .
6 But then he turned towards the stairs and his face went grim and cold .
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