Example sentences of "[v-ing] towards [pers pn] [prep] [art] " 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 | Maura began walking towards them like a condemned man on his way to the gallows . |
| 3 | As Sara leaned over the gate , a slight figure who had been obscured behind them began walking towards her along the hedge . |
| 4 | Constance had no time to assess the bewildering exchange of tone that the lunch party had taken before Giancarlo was walking towards her with a vivacious woman by his side who was busily blowing kisses and calling ‘ Ciao ’ to the tables she passed . |
| 5 | And then , the enormous figure with rust-coloured moustaches walking towards her in the hall . |
| 6 | I saw a group walking towards me through the ashen darkness . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | K. R. You might be in Park Lane and a fellow 's walking towards you with a suitcase . |
| 9 | Teal saw torch beams bobbing towards him from a side corridor and grabbed Bernice 's arm . |
| 10 | Walkers would find themselves diving out of the way on paths , escaping from runaway mountain bikes careering towards them on a mission to deposit their riders in a ditch . |
| 11 | That was when he saw the thin figure jogging towards him in the gloom , and heard the roar of engines come up fast behind him . |
| 12 | When she threw a look over her shoulder , however , he had n't given up at all , but was prowling towards her with a bemused smile on his face . |
| 13 | Mexicans in the moonlight , surging towards her over the stubble , old wrinkled women , kids with the bulbous stomachs , things to be honest she did n't see because they drove past too quickly on the motorway . |
| 14 | Hurrying towards her across a central green which had been planted out with trees and flowers . |
| 15 | It is rushing towards me over the uneven ground . |
| 16 | And the one that had been writhing on the ground recovered itself , lunging towards her from the other side . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The Bristol Mail was heading towards them at the piteously slow speed of a horse and cart , urged forward by a sleep-weary teenage post-boy . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Occasionally she half hoped to see him again , she would find herself watching faces rising towards her on the escalator of the Tube and wonder what she would feel if one of those faces were suddenly to be his . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Sergia interrupted , moving towards me with a stern gaze . |
| 23 | Elinor said , pointing to a figure marching towards us along the riverside . |
| 24 | He hears the hoofbeats approaching , and raises his eyes , half-expecting to see the exterminating angel , riding towards him like a conqueror . |
| 25 | Within a few minutes she saw him riding towards her up the hill , his horse 's harness glinting in the sun . |
| 26 | There was a quickened magnificence about him , Nicandra , back from the ballroom , thought , as she had thought once before when he came riding towards her through a spring morning , transformed from little Dada into some kind of royal in his own right . |
| 27 | And it was then that she saw Christie Goldsborough coming towards her along the path , his spectacular , fur-lined driving-cape swinging loose around his shoulders , his feet encased in the finest quality leather , his carriage — a shiny , high-perch sporting phaeton — waiting for him just there , in the road beyond the church wall , whenever he had a mind to take the reins in his gloved hands and go dashing off to drink champagne and eat bride-cake at Frizingley Hall . |
| 28 | The taxi drove down the winding white drive and Tony got up , coming towards her with a frown . |
| 29 | I stood frozen to the spot unable to do anything ; I could see soldiers diving for cover ; the Frenchman who was coming towards me with a smile on his bearded face was now lying on the ground . |
| 30 | I implored him , seeing the pain coming towards me like a shadow . |