Example sentences of "[pron] went towards the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I walked along the road while Frankland was watching me , but as soon as I was round the corner , I went towards the hill where we had seen the boy . |
| 2 | Frustrated , she went towards the kitchen and I pulled the curtains apart to watch night fall . |
| 3 | With that she went towards the kitchen . |
| 4 | He followed her when she went towards the door , and detained her . |
| 5 | He watched her approach and watched her as she went towards the door . |
| 6 | It was almost time for her mistress 's luncheon , and she went towards the back of the hall to the breakfast parlour , one of the few rooms still in use , to see if Mrs Diggory had as yet laid out the tray . |
| 7 | Instead she went towards the fire , and slowly sat down on one of the corduroy sofas . |
| 8 | ‘ I hardly knew whether I would find you still here , ’ Benedict had said , catching her on the gallery as she went towards the attic stairs , burdened with a small wooden box containing the contents of Lady Merchiston 's medicine cupboard , Hector at her heels . |
| 9 | She went towards the house to say goodbye to Stella , and as she turned the corner of the building she almost collided with Luke . |
| 10 | as if he was attuned to her thoughts Alain made no move to help her as she went towards the house . |
| 11 | However , her feet dragged as she went towards the office , where she found Silas listening to the answering machine while Doreen recorded the messages . |
| 12 | As we went towards the platforms , I said , she 's frightened of seeming behind the times . |
| 13 | The thoughts swirled through her mind as she followed Silas and Doreen to the dining-room , and as they went towards the corner table Matt stood up . |
| 14 | He did take her hand as they went towards the bus . |
| 15 | The gentleman 's face lit as his smile came out and he went towards the bed with the intention of grasping the veined hands held out towards him . |
| 16 | But he was halted by a massive ‘ Corbett ’ and , putting a cheery face on it , he went towards the door behind which waited for him , looking indeed the spit image of Aunt Glegg in The Mill on the Floss , his mother . |
| 17 | He went towards the door . |
| 18 | ‘ Nobody told me , ’ he said as he went towards the telephone , ‘ about any sonnet . ’ |