Example sentences of "[v-ing] towards [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things , however , came to a head one day when a veterinary surgeon on his rounds , in a regulation Volvo estate , was alarmed to see Noddy tearing towards him on the wrong side of the road , in hot pursuit of a Transit van . |
| 2 | I saw a group walking towards me through the ashen darkness . |
| 3 | Instead of being cosily tucked up in her bunk near the bar , she surprisingly came walking towards me from the sleeping car forward of Filmer 's , her diamonds lighting small bright fires with every step . |
| 4 | It is rushing towards me over the uneven ground . |
| 5 | And the one that had been writhing on the ground recovered itself , lunging towards her from the other side . |
| 6 | They crossed the road to face the oncoming traffic and had just passed a 40 mph speed limit sign when he looked over his shoulder and saw a car heading towards them on the wrong side of the road . |
| 7 | As they stood there looking east they were able to discern a small buzzing winged shape heading towards them over the immense Capability Brown park . |
| 8 | To ease a headache , lie down and place three of these crystals on your forehead — one pointing up to the crown and two pointing towards it from the left and right sides . |
| 9 | All in all it was with a feeling of indescribable joy that on the sixth day I saw a familiar figure coming towards me among the prompt arrivals . |
| 10 | He turned , watching the priest coming towards him through the falling snow . |
| 11 | There were some hill-walkers with ice-axes coming towards us from the other side of the hill , and I was trying to look as though I meant to come hill-walking dressed like a hairdresser 's receptionist . |
| 12 | Hurtling towards him in the swirling fog was a huge lorry powerless to stop on the icy carriageway . |
| 13 | Whatever was creeping towards them through the half-open door would have them completely at its mercy . |
| 14 | The ride down Northern Boulevard from La Guardia airport to the Queensboro bridge may not be the best way to see New York for the first time although Maxim caught glimpses of its towers jolting towards them over the grey horizon . |
| 15 | If we do not yet have the solution to the problem of consciousness , we are at least working towards it within the right framework . |