Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] [adv prt] towards the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willie rose and wandered over towards the entrance . |
| 2 | He burst out laughing , and before she could retort he swivelled and made back towards the stables . |
| 3 | When he reached the end of the street , Scott turned and looked back towards the house . |
| 4 | He turned and rushed back towards the cage ; but finding the gate barred , he skittered off towards the nearest group of spectators , hotly pursued by his enemy . |
| 5 | They turned and walked back towards the lych-gate . |
| 6 | And then with a final glance to either side he turned and walked off towards the main gate . |
| 7 | A great cry compounded of rage , sorrow , hatred and vituperation went up from the town walls as the colourful company under the Plantagenet Leopards turned and rode back towards the castle , leaving the slight jerking figure to its dance of death . |
| 8 | He kicked irritably at the metal fence and then turned and headed back towards the car , hands dug deep into the pockets of his jacket . |
| 9 | The cool air caressed her bare arms , and Folly shivered and turned back towards the house . |
| 10 | He could see the grey ruffled silk of the sea on the left as they banked and came in towards the airport . |
| 11 | They grabbed the plank and shoved it out of the back of the cab until it tilted and swung down towards the floor . |
| 12 | The van slewed wildly , but kept travelling , smoke appearing from its rear tyres as it swerved and skidded back towards the exit . |