Example sentences of "he [vb past] towards the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His head ached as he made towards the observation point above the cottages . |
| 2 | He plunged towards the door , and before Cassie could stop him , had wrenched it open and stormed out into the hall , crashing the door shut behind him . |
| 3 | The fine lines of Cley 's face could be studied as he gazed towards the ceiling before speaking again . |
| 4 | He gazed towards the window as the phone rang . |
| 5 | It was only nine years since Charles Sturt had returned , starving and almost blind , from discovering the Darling and the Murray Rivers ; it was to be another five years before he ventured towards the centre of Australia in search of that mythical inland sea . |
| 6 | Picking up his suitcase he headed towards the back staircase . |
| 7 | He moved towards the door . |
| 8 | Although by then , ’ he moved towards the door , his step noticeably more buoyant than of late , ‘ our friends in the media may have something else to think about . ’ |
| 9 | He moved towards the door with his head down but Haverford laid an ancient mariner 's hand on his arm and detained him . |
| 10 | He moved towards the door , his hat in his hand . |
| 11 | He moved towards the door . |
| 12 | He moved towards the door and put his hand on the handle . |
| 13 | He dismissed it with a faint , scornful laugh as he moved towards the door . |
| 14 | But she felt no relief when his arms fell away and he moved towards the door . |
| 15 | He moved towards the door , his hands hanging ready at his sides . |
| 16 | He moved towards the door . |
| 17 | He saw her breasts and her broken tooth , and he moved towards the bed , seconds away from fucking her . |
| 18 | Then he moved towards the wharf , coming round to meet her on Grace . |
| 19 | He moved towards the television set . |
| 20 | He moved towards the Mercedes , and then stopped and looked round . |
| 21 | As he moved towards the table Joe noticed that , although they had been bidden to take their seats , neither Mrs Carver , nor Mick , nor Carrie did until Mr Carver was seated ; then , each pulling a chair out from under the table , they sat down ; and having done so , Mick pointed to a carved chair with a leather seat and said to him , ‘ Come , sit down . |
| 22 | He moved towards the table , indicating she join him . |
| 23 | And then , he moved towards the living-room . |
| 24 | After struggling into his hip length waders and taking a final look around , he moved towards the mud line . |
| 25 | He moved towards the lift and then turned back and said , ‘ Oh , by the way . |
| 26 | He wandered towards the windows on light feet , a panther 's tread . |
| 27 | He wandered towards the doors that opened on to the wet street , and stared out at the people hurrying along the pavements , feet splashing in puddles , sodden raincoats , barging umbrellas , gleaming cycle capes . |
| 28 | He wandered towards the piano and very gently turned the picture of Captain Dawson face down on the top of the instrument . |
| 29 | He strolled towards the table and helped himself to a biscuit off Ari 's plate . |
| 30 | Now , he strolled towards the left of the stage and began to sing , ‘ Strolling with Nancy ’ . |