Example sentences of "up [conj] [verb] towards [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The feeling was soughing through them , every face was turned fully towards him , features naked , eyes widened ( they were too expectant , too dependent on the next sally , their wills must be gathered up and channelled towards an irresistible action ) . |
| 2 | He stood up and lumbered towards the tail end of the queue ; she trailed behind slowly , wondering how she could leave on her own without offending him . |
| 3 | Wearily , Robert got up and walked towards the street . |
| 4 | Dr Graham was , as you might expect , most eloquent and , when he appealed for people to come forward and dedicate themselves , quite a few got up and went towards the screen just as though he was really there . |
| 5 | She stood up and went towards the waiting men . |
| 6 | I cough up and march towards the escalator . |
| 7 | A moment later he was up and running towards the blazing buildings in the Circle . |
| 8 | The headmaster got up and started towards the next gallery . |
| 9 | ‘ But many years ago , a wise old man said fall in love and you may fall flat on your face , but pick yourself up and rush towards the next one , knees bleeding , face bruised , arms open , heart on fire . ’ |
| 10 | I frittered away the morning and then got Armstrong wound up and headed towards the West End . |
| 11 | He stood up and moved towards the door . |
| 12 | She got up and moved towards the door . |
| 13 | Melissa stood up and moved towards the door . |
| 14 | He stood up and trotted towards the lane . |
| 15 | But it came too late for him to do anything about it , for when he straightened up and turned towards the bank the bullet hit him in the chest and his body seemed to disintegrate and fly in all directions , and he knew that death was on him and that it was something that divided you into a million parts and each fragment screamed as it flung itself into eternity . |