Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] [noun] towards " in BNC.
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| 1 | DAMON Hill went a long way towards fulfilling the hopes of his family and army of fans when he grabbed provisional pole position for Sunday 's Monaco Grand Prix . |
| 2 | After a meeting in Damascus on Nov. 9 between Farouq al-Shar'a , the Syrian Foreign Minister , and Farouk Qaddumi , his equivalent in the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) , Syria and the PLO took a further step towards the normalization of their relations . |
| 3 | Marie took a few steps towards him . |
| 4 | Lucy sent a veiled glance towards Silas , who stood leaning against the dressing-table with an amused expression on his face . |
| 5 | The Crues made a positive step towards making the second stage of the TNT Gold Cup with a 3– win over Omagh Town in their first group match on Saturday . |
| 6 | The Greek economy , despite a five-year transition period , could not compete equally with the EC and soon faced a massive trade deficit , and the Socialist government in Athens pursued a negative policy towards the EC for several years . |
| 7 | The French and English kings sometimes had to help those who had served them to regain their freedom : in 1444 Sir John Handford , who had been in France for more than twenty years , received 15,000 livres from Henry VI as a contribution towards the purchase of his freedom ; while Jean de Rodemack got a substantial sum towards the payment of his ransom from René d'Anjou , and Georges de la Trémoîlle received a seigneurie in Poitou from Charles VII in lieu of ransom promised but not paid . |
| 8 | ’ Miss Buckley directed a vigorous glare towards Jilly Jonathan , face lifted to the sun , cheerfully carolling the sentimentally sad words of the song . |
| 9 | Malik raised a tear-stained face towards him . |
| 10 | Billy felt a sudden anger towards the shifty-eyed character . |
| 11 | Ralph Brand sent a looping header towards goal , and though the Scotland Under-21 goalkeeper caught it above his head , he stepped back one pace and over the line . |
| 12 | Metallica have a no-compromise attitude towards volume on stage , and you 're renowned for being one of the loudest bands on the planet . |
| 13 | Events in March went a considerable way towards determining the outcome of the contests for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations . |
| 14 | As Britain has a special responsibility towards her and her country , can the Minister tell the House what action our ambassador is taking to get access to her and to secure her release ? |
| 15 | The success of American Football in Britain illustrates a growing antipathy towards our national games for failing to change with the times . |
| 16 | At its inception the BMC adopted a positive attitude towards it training commitments ; it recognised a duty to foster the safe training of young climbers . |
| 17 | McPhee turned a concerned face towards him . |
| 18 | ARES FONTCHAMELEON TAKES A BIG STEP TOWARDS ALLEVIATING THE PROBLEM OF MEMORY-RAPACIOUS TYPE FONTS |
| 19 | De Gaulle took a hard line towards the strike . |
| 20 | Macedonia took a further step towards independence with the withdrawal of JNA forces from the republic on March 26 . |
| 21 | Dashwood took a menacing step towards him . |
| 22 | The films of David Lean show a similar drift towards a darker vision of the choices facing individuals in post-war society . |
| 23 | On 23 February 1972 , the DUP took a major step towards establishing its own political identity when the four MPs crossed the floor of the house to take up the position left vacant by the withdrawal of the Catholic SDLP as Her Majesty 's Loyal Opposition at Stormont . |
| 24 | Ben the actor appeared beside them and started his piece , and I saw Filmer turn a bland face towards him and watched his mouth shape the unmistakable words , ‘ Go away . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ He has n't asked me … ’ she tried prevarication again , but broke off when , his jaw jutting at a tough angle , Naylor took a menacing step towards her . |
| 26 | As in his recordings of the last three Tchaikovsky Symphonies , Klemperer reveals a temperamental antipathy towards excessive emotionalism in Romantic repertoire . |