Example sentences of "as he [verb] towards the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Nobody told me , ’ he said as he went towards the telephone , ‘ about any sonnet . ’ |
2 | He took her arm , and short of starting an undignified fight she saw no option but to join him as he strolled towards the white-painted gate , set in the surrounding outer stone walls . |
3 | I closed my books and watched Professor Tilsey as he pottered towards the door . |
4 | As he dropped towards the startled , dodging man beneath him , the Prophet realised his mistake . |
5 | As he rushed towards the wheat-rick that was most in danger , he saw he was not alone . |
6 | His head ached as he made towards the observation point above the cottages . |
7 | As he looked towards the Iconostasis , the wall that is filled with important and unique icons , he tried to re-create his grandfather 's torment , his inner pain and despair . |
8 | The Franciscan felt the hair on the back of his neck stir as he looked towards the door . |
9 | He turned on his heel then , thudding his coffee-cup down on the table as he strode towards the front door . |
10 | The Public Prosecutor called him like a dog as he strode towards the door behind which a continuous threatening murmur could be heard . |
11 | As he strode towards the door , Ashley regarded him with cold eyes . |
12 | Bernice caught up with him as he veered towards the broad staircase . |
13 | ‘ Touch nothing ’ , he shouted as he sped towards the police station . |
14 | He saw a sowar hit as he spurred towards the Residency . |
15 | Carew watched him as he walked towards the gate-lodge . |
16 | As he walked towards the towering ship , he mused over his good fortune . |
17 | Remembering his own thoughts as he walked towards the door last night , not knowing it was Laura , thinking it was Alexandra and feeling his freewheeling lifestyle threatened , his macho image slightly dented , he realized he must be mad . |
18 | He walked away to the desk , collecting his key , and as he walked towards the lifts he flicked a quick glance back to the girl who 'd been brought up as his daughter . |
19 | A spokesman for Cleveland Fire Brigade said : ‘ The cloth over the chip pan caught fire and as he walked towards the door cold air blew the fat up his arms . ’ |
20 | The fine lines of Cley 's face could be studied as he gazed towards the ceiling before speaking again . |
21 | She 's been seeing her therapist again , thought Henry , as he stumbled towards the Passat . |
22 | Now , as he stumbled towards the window of his room , he recognized that resentment lay behind his disbelief : resentment that his friendship with Dysart might have an origin he had never dreamed of ; that , in lending him a helping hand whenever he could , Dysart had merely been slumming . |
23 | A regular blood , with his fine clothes , holding his nose as he leaned towards the cocks . |
24 | Otley shouted as he raced towards the bridge . |
25 | The monster , coming forward , knocked him out of the way with one sweep of an arm as he marched towards the prone figure of his creator . |
26 | He was still going well enough , but then , as he turned towards the stands for the last time , a doubt began to nibble , and then to gnaw , Was he losing his momentum ? |
27 | Yanto shivered slightly as he turned towards the Blue Boar 's front porch . |
28 | As he turned towards the smokers ' seats , Loretta stopped and headed in the opposite direction . |
29 | ‘ Wait , ’ she said as he turned towards the door . |
30 | As he moved towards the table Joe noticed that , although they had been bidden to take their seats , neither Mrs Carver , nor Mick , nor Carrie did until Mr Carver was seated ; then , each pulling a chair out from under the table , they sat down ; and having done so , Mick pointed to a carved chair with a leather seat and said to him , ‘ Come , sit down . |