Example sentences of "[conj] turned towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trainer , watching the race on a television screen in the weighing room , had gazed in silence until the field reached the top of the hill and turned towards the stands for the last time . |
| 2 | He decided against a tram and turned towards the underground station at the Wittenberg Platz , a neo-classical building complete with the purity of doric capitals and pediment . |
| 3 | The three men watched the animal snuffling among the elder and then , satisfied that he would nibble at the leaves , they left the stable and turned towards the house . |
| 4 | He closed the door and turned towards the stairs . |
| 5 | D'Arcy replaced the receiver and turned towards the expectant faces . |
| 6 | But it came too late for him to do anything about it , for when he straightened up and turned towards the bank the bullet hit him in the chest and his body seemed to disintegrate and fly in all directions , and he knew that death was on him and that it was something that divided you into a million parts and each fragment screamed as it flung itself into eternity . |
| 7 | Paul is castigated and his followers are said to ‘ have abandoned the religion of Christ and turned towards the religious doctrines of the Romans ’ . |
| 8 | Bernice flashed an apologetic smile to the Doctor , and turned towards the young couple . |
| 9 | Frick and the others slipped the protectors over their heads and turned towards the table . |
| 10 | ’ All right , ’ I muttered at last , and turned towards the disposal to jettison the bug . |
| 11 | The old man dug his fork into the manure pile and turned towards the buildings . |
| 12 | The other nodded and turned towards the door . |
| 13 | Whether Taheb had divined this , he did not know , but as she rose to leave , she linked arms with the girl , and turned towards the gate . |
| 14 | ‘ This looks suitable , ’ he said , and turned towards the entrance . |
| 15 | Neil dropped his cane , and turned towards the victim , now transformed into her attacker 's Nemesis . |
| 16 | He ambled over to the nearest tree — happily some metres from where I stood hidden , and turned towards the tower . |
| 17 | I poured a Bushmills into a glass and turned towards the fire . |
| 18 | He stood and turned towards the front of the house . |
| 19 | He took a rasping breath , dropped her hand and turned towards the fireplace . |
| 20 | She closed the door gently behind her and turned towards the road . |