Example sentences of "and [vb past] towards the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Brigadier set down a fat puppy that he had been holding and squelched towards the yard , driving a dozen pullets before him . |
| 2 | He turned and tottered towards the office doors . |
| 3 | Harry , galvanized by the words , sprang from his seat and lunged towards the door , but too late : an impenetrable barrier of glass and metal separated him from his quarry . |
| 4 | He made a perfect landing and taxied towards the hangars where half a dozen men waited in Luftwaffe overalls . |
| 5 | Perhaps it is time we placed less emphasis on our role as individual therapists teaching specialist skills , and moved towards the position of educators and organizers of self-help services . |
| 6 | Mother looked at them , shook her head and sighed , then advising Etty to rinse herself with the warm water , she turned , stood up , and moved towards the door , unaware that her apron-strings were entangled with a handle of the zinc-tub … |
| 7 | Uncertainly Jean-Paul picked up his jacket and moved towards the door . |
| 8 | Hari straightened her shawl with trembling fingers and moved towards the door . |
| 9 | He stood up and moved towards the door . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll fix it up , ’ he said , and moved towards the door . |
| 11 | She got up and moved towards the door . |
| 12 | He rose , and moved towards the door . |
| 13 | As Harry watched , he slipped the book into his pocket , rose and moved towards the door . |
| 14 | He shrugged himself upright and moved towards the door . |
| 15 | Melissa stood up and moved towards the door . |
| 16 | I asked as we picked up our overnight bags and moved towards the exit . |
| 17 | " Too ghastly , I quite agree , Aunt Tossie put the empty plate back in front of Nicandra and moved towards the sideboard in a predestined kind of way . |
| 18 | I excused myself from Mr Cardinal and moved towards the doors . |
| 19 | A quick flick of a comb through her hair — there was no hat to accessorise this dress — she reached for the crocodile clutch bag and moved towards the doorway for Arlene to give her a quick check before she stepped out onto the catwalk again . |
| 20 | Craig shook his brother off easily and moved towards the fireplace . |
| 21 | Sabrina shrugged and moved towards the youth . |
| 22 | He exposed himself in a railway carriage and moved towards the victim , inviting her to have connections with him . |
| 23 | As they disappeared towards the lift a stampede of policemen emerged from the library and thundered towards the stairs . |
| 24 | I frittered away the morning and then got Armstrong wound up and headed towards the West End . |
| 25 | He strode across the road and headed towards the quayside , leaning against the black metal fencing that ran along the embankment . |
| 26 | Satisfied , Manville picked up the coded copy and headed towards the despatch room . |
| 27 | They got out of the car and headed towards the house . |
| 28 | He turned to the back seat as I swung under the arch and headed towards the Baños del Inca . |
| 29 | He brushed dust from his sleeve and headed towards the flight of stone steps that led up to the embankment . |
| 30 | I 'll meet you there , ’ and he left Willie and headed towards the group of listeners with Sammy at his heels . |