Example sentences of "[noun] towards [art] door " in BNC.
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1 | No , he had n't seen her for a week before that weekend ; he had missed her — this with a baleful glance towards the door — and had indeed got as far as ringing her up on the Saturday morning , hoping she would come up for Sunday , but had got no answer from her flat . |
2 | Have different people behind each door at the end of each passageway and see if the cat heads towards the door hiding its owners , ignoring the other doors with strangers behind them . |
3 | I groped with glued-up eyes towards the door . |
4 | Giddy , weak , no longer interested in the inedible , and with even my fear of meeting again with the Mamba overridden by ravenous hunger , I stumbled over a heap of damaged hassocks towards a door marked in red letters , FIRE DOOR — KEEP CLOSED . |
5 | Once more inside the pen I held the shovel in front of me and tried to usher the huge sow towards the door . |
6 | She felt , rather than heard , how he turned smartly and loped back across the panelled hall towards the door , no doubt to drive the car round into the garage . |
7 | Everyone watched him stride up the aisle towards the door at the back of the auditorium . |
8 | He worked the slide as quietly as he could , chambering a round , then he moved back out into the sitting room towards the door . |
9 | When he was ready , he presented a three-quarter profile towards the door and said , ‘ Come ! ’ |
10 | It appeared to be no more than a gesture of politeness , but Polly knew he was poised to block her slightest move towards the door . |
11 | Mr. S. returned just in time to see the respondent carrying the goods towards the door . |
12 | Graham , having understood the conversation by Sabrina 's gesticulation towards the padlock , shoved the youth roughly in the back towards the door . |
13 | She allowed herself about three minutes and then joined in the argument over Melissa while working the pushchair towards the door . |
14 | He caught Billy 's eye with a wink and jerked his head towards the door . |
15 | She said hurriedly : They want thee in there , ’ jerking her head towards the door . |
16 | ‘ Cook ! ’ the Trunchbull shouted , turning her head towards the door . |
17 | He lay head towards the door and at an angle of forty-five degrees from the bed , his shoes touching the end . |
18 | After ten minutes of understandably strained , cheerful chat , Buzz jerked her head towards the door and Miranda quietly disappeared . |
19 | He stared at her for a moment , then motioned with his head towards the door . |
20 | The young man nodded his head towards the door . |
21 | The Commander looked at Amiss and jerked his head towards the door . |
22 | He jerked his head towards the door . |
23 | Nicolo jerked his head towards the door that led out to the reception area . |
24 | They watched him shoulder his way jovially through the dancers towards the door of the committee room at the far end of the social room . |
25 | Plummer put his hand over the mouthpiece and jabbed a finger towards the door to his right . |
26 | Accordingly he vacated his desk and , inviting me to occupy it , he shifted the guest chair towards the door and there seated himself . |
27 | Just as Mrs Zamzam was finishing , there was a shriek from a home-made air-raid siren in the street and a general movement towards the door of the little hut . |
28 | There was a gradual movement towards the door and Patrick allowed himself to be carried with it . |
29 | As soon as he let go of her , she began to edge towards the door . |
30 | She began to edge towards the door again . |