Example sentences of "i towards " in BNC.
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| 1 | The drift of my rhetoric might seem to be taking me towards a traditional defence of literature , of the imagination , of creativity , of humane values in general . |
| 2 | He grabbed my arm and guided me towards the road . |
| 3 | The spectacle of modern investment markets has sometimes moved me towards the conclusion that to make the purchase of an investment permanent and indissoluble , like a marriage … might … force the investor to direct his mind to the long-term prospects , and to those only . |
| 4 | He pushed me towards the light and through a door then took the scarf off my eyes . |
| 5 | And he led me towards the hills |
| 6 | I demure about continuing and if our support had n't forced me towards the river then the watching crowd would have done so . |
| 7 | Emil beckoned me towards the kitchen end , and I went up there into the small lobby with a serving counter , a space that made a needed gap between the hot glittering galley and the actual dining area . |
| 8 | His head , when I 'd finally looked at him , was turned away from me towards his companions , as was Daffodil 's also . |
| 9 | I should in any case have answered Elizabeth 's kind little note , but a reference to Ivy at once warmed me towards her . |
| 10 | That being moved by imagining from a sufferer 's viewpoint does draw me towards his goals is sufficiently shown by my impulse to shrink from imagining as painful in itself , and liable to draw me into action against my own interests . |
| 11 | Even in obeying ‘ Be aware ’ , the objects which with arousal of awareness draw me towards them also enhance awareness of themselves , the objects which repel also numb awareness of themselves . |
| 12 | However , the evidence that I have available points me towards exploring bad object relations because to understand these , in my view , is to engage with the troubled unconscious of individuals in industrial and other enterprises . |
| 13 | Opening the car door , the boy took my hand to lead me towards one side of a three-sided , bungalow-styled villa . |
| 14 | A murdering Fascist , ’ I cried and Richard took me gently by the shoulders and pushed me towards the door . |
| 15 | You can do it , ’ says Sir Richard , urging me towards the entrance . |
| 16 | My grandparents did n't push me towards academic life . |
| 17 | Much to my surprise , he led me towards one of the public beer tents . |
| 18 | It was dominated by a huge television in one corner and she pointed me towards an armchair , covered in worn corduroy , which had once been dark red . |
| 19 | Great Casterton taught me much but it also encouraged me towards directing my own training school . |
| 20 | ‘ We 'll take it , ’ she said firmly , taking out my credit cards , my pen , easing me towards the Mercury phone booth which doubled as his office . |
| 21 | I was experiencing something very like despair , which was not altogether relieved when he turned me towards him and said , " I 'd love you if you were as bald as a coot . |
| 22 | Everything was happening so fast — he could n't be aware of the crisis he was dragging me towards . |
| 23 | I was too frightened to move , but two big girls pushed me towards him . |
| 24 | Hoo-Woo pushed me towards the light . |
| 25 | I shuffled forward as fast as I dared along the central walkway , figuring this to be less likely to lead me towards a choice-limiting edge . |
| 26 | ‘ But it 's the kind of thing you 're trying to push me towards . |
| 27 | Nour had taken me by the shoulders and was pushing me towards the pool . |
| 28 | My flesh crept as he unleashed a hearty laugh and motioned me towards the chair . |
| 29 | Crilly grabs my waist roughly and pulls me towards him . |
| 30 | He bent , seized my wrist , and dragged me towards him as if I were no more than a doll . |