Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] towards [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both countries agreed to work towards a peace treaty to replace the 1953 armistice agreement [ for which see pp. 13077-79 ] . |
| 2 | The congress also agreed to work towards the establishment of a free market economy , with guarantees protecting private property and foreign investments . |
| 3 | But , having raised expectations , the regime then stopped moving towards the logical sequel , which would have been to offer the electorate an opportunity to replace its present leadership with a new one . |
| 4 | Frantically crossing himself over and over again , he fled screaming towards the grooms ' quarter as fast as his fat legs would carry him . |
| 5 | Efforts with red grapes can , however , be described only as experimental , with the wines produced tending towards a deep rosé rather than a true red colour . |
| 6 | Rats placed in opaque water learnt to swim towards a submerged platform which they could not see . |
| 7 | It was lovely to watch , the effortless , rhythmic flowing of the horse 's limbs and then Punch turned his mount and came thudding towards the road . |
| 8 | He followed Creed 's directions , leaving the road for an unpaved track that seemed to lead towards the ocean . |
| 9 | Even before the film had wound on , he 'd looked down and away , so that I could see only his forehead and his grey hair ; and within two seconds , he 'd walked towards the grandstand and out of my line of vision . |
| 10 | We were coming up to a twist in the precipitous road ; as we swung round it , the wheels screamed and we seemed to swerve towards the edge of the precipice . |
| 11 | SHE sat on the park bench waiting for Richard , her head turned to look towards the main gate . |
| 12 | She turned to look towards the shore , relieved when she saw the Sea-Fret making good headway back to Brides Haven , then a flock of screaming gulls startled her into resuming her climb , and soon she was on the Neck and starting the last , steep push towards the plateau . |
| 13 | Even as Greg turned to run towards the house , he seemed to register that Viola 's concern for Hilda was less genuine than her concern for Pimpernel . |
| 14 | [ In practice , the curriculum for many less-able and average pupils became geared towards the new external CSE exam , contrary to Newsom 's explicit recommendation . |
| 15 | The twins also began to see towards the end of the book that Piggy was very clever and started to show him some respect . |
| 16 | Dunan 's group began loping towards the Rorim , leaving two bodies behind them on the moonlit ground . |
| 17 | It began to burrow towards the factory . |
| 18 | The lights came on again , and , laughing and jostling , the guests began to stream towards the door . |
| 19 | Enterprise zones originated in a number of ideas that began to amalgamate towards the end of the 1970s . |
| 20 | However his teachers recognised his exceptional qualities and he was given junior teaching posts which enabled him to register at the University of Pennsylvania , where he obtained his Master 's degree and began to work towards a PhD , specialising in philosophy . |
| 21 | From the early 1940s , the Irish government began to work towards the introduction of a comprehensive health service for mothers and children in line with other legislative developments in Western countries . |
| 22 | I could n't make out what was going on so I began walking towards the image , binoculars pressed to my eyes . |
| 23 | Scrambling down from the mound of sand , Garry began walking towards the houses , his hands and knees stained orange . |
| 24 | ’ Dismissing him with a gesture , she began walking towards the door which she meant to bang closed behind him . |
| 25 | She began walking towards the depression , as four suited figures followed her from the ship , still arguing about the paperwork . |
| 26 | She began walking towards the door . |
| 27 | He pulled away and began to wander towards the stairs . |
| 28 | She began to march towards the door , but Theda ran after her and grasped her arm . |
| 29 | I got into a mess with the reins when I was turning and Prince began to reverse towards the edge of the ghyll by the side of the field , which had a sharp drop . |
| 30 | We all felt happy about this and began to walk towards a distant wood , but as we approached it we saw two figures emerging : the priest we had come to see arm in arm with an attractive girl . |