Example sentences of "she [verb] towards the " in BNC.
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| 31 | She gestured towards the squaw 's pad . |
| 32 | She gestured towards the books lying open on the desk . |
| 33 | She sailed towards the window . |
| 34 | The ships had some 10 miles to go ; the MLs had used their extra fuel and filled the spare tanks with seawater as they stole into the estuary in two columns , headed by MGB 314 : These motorboats are difficult to handle at slow speed and Campbeltown was sluggish , but at speed she drew an extra foot aft and every inch counted as she came towards the mud . |
| 35 | She came towards the door . |
| 36 | All too clearly the reason for last evening 's kisses registered in her mind , and as she hastened towards the office she mumbled audibly to herself , ‘ Blast you , Silas Wilder — you think you 're vastly smart — you think you 're so confoundedly devastating that a few kisses will keep me happily at your side — ready and willing to slave over your wretched barbecue . |
| 37 | As she hastened towards the surgery she suddenly realised that Robert was behind her . |
| 38 | On trembling legs , she retreated towards the door . |
| 39 | She turned towards the dim glow of the fire in the grate . |
| 40 | Jessie — ’ She turned towards the maid , who was standing apart and , handing her the plate , she said , ‘ Have these put on the table for tea , please . ’ |
| 41 | She turned towards the window . |
| 42 | ‘ The spells succeeded , ’ whispered Grainne , tears streaming down her cheeks and , as she turned towards the forest , the ancient magical Samhailt thrummed all about them , and the skies began to darken with Eagles and Hawks and White Swans , and the hillside became alive with Foxes and Badgers and Hounds and Deer and Gazelle , and Hares and Chariot Horses and Stags . |
| 43 | She turned towards the pantry and slipped her fingers beneath the slats . |
| 44 | She turned towards the stairs . |
| 45 | She turned towards the shallow stone steps leading out of the square . |
| 46 | She turned towards the companionway , then stopped . |
| 47 | She turned towards the indoor school . |
| 48 | She turned towards the house , then froze . |
| 49 | Even as she turned towards the staircase she was still trying to come up with a good reason for not sleeping in his bed , but when she reached the top step she turned with a resigned sigh towards his room , too bone weary to argue any more . |
| 50 | Then she turned towards the stairs , resisting with all her strength the temptation to turn back for one last glance of the man who 'd sent her normally sane and steady world into turmoil . |
| 51 | She turned towards the corridor . |
| 52 | She turned towards the stairs , only to have her daughter say sharply , ‘ No , no ! ’ |
| 53 | She turned towards the steps . |
| 54 | She turned towards the door , but stopped as the telephone rang and Joanna picked it up . |
| 55 | She nodded towards the portrait and went on : ‘ It 's remarkable , certainly . |
| 56 | She nodded towards the screened porch that overlooked the sea . |
| 57 | She nodded towards the door behind her . |
| 58 | She nodded towards the far end of the table and then turned her back on them , pouring the milk into two big cauldrons by the fire . |
| 59 | She nodded towards the far door . |
| 60 | She nodded towards the anxious lovers . |