Example sentences of "[vb past] towards [pers pn] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | She shook her head slowly , her eyes closing again as he bent towards her and covered her lips with his own . |
2 | He moved towards her and cupped her face in his hands . |
3 | She waited as Anthea came towards her and added her tray to the stack . |
4 | He came towards her and put his hand on her shoulder . |
5 | He came towards her and threw his arm round her . |
6 | As I landed , four of the men came towards me and took me by the arms . |
7 | She opened her eyes , and , as if sensing this , he turned towards her and kissed her soft white neck . |
8 | Just then Pyke turned towards us and raised his glass a fraction of an inch . |
9 | Creed walked towards him and handed him an envelope . |
10 | There is one rather funny one , I think : ‘ Elizabeth Taylor was seen in town today wearing a yellow dress , and a group of children at the bus stop went towards her and boarded her . ’ |
11 | Suddenly they all surged towards me and flung their coins into the canvas sheet I was guarding and one old codger decided to go home . |
12 | She leaned towards him and lowered her voice . |
13 | Then he leaned towards her and narrowed his eyes at her . |
14 | Suddenly a passing girl suddenly swerved towards him and threw her arms round his waist . |