Example sentences of "towards [pers pn] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Still hurrying along at a hundred miles an hour he leaned over towards me and lowered his voice . |
| 3 | As I landed , four of the men came towards me and took me by the arms . |
| 4 | No , we had no accidents , the only one I had was er when I 'd been right to the top , with the other crane an and it was a long shop , and everyone had done with me during the morning , so I hoisted the crane up , pulled it in towards me and set myself going down the shop , put it in full speed . |
| 5 | Father spun round , took three steps towards me and smacked me on the ear . |
| 6 | He veered left towards them and put his own jacket on the ground . |
| 7 | Besides , the Jews inspected the stars by night , turned their eyes towards them and invoked them in their prayers . |
| 8 | Half-blinded by the glare , Manville picked out two black shapes moving towards him and brought his gun up quickly , thumbing off the safety catch . |
| 9 | She leaned towards him and lowered her voice . |
| 10 | He now thrust his arm out and pulled her tightly towards him and waltzed her round the table , saying , ‘ One , two , three ; one , two , three ; one , two , three . |
| 11 | Then he pulled her towards him and asked her to give him a kiss , but she pulled away quickly when she saw Mum 's scowl . |
| 12 | Suddenly he drew her towards him and kissed her . |
| 13 | He caught her towards him and kissed her until she was breathless , and even in her daze she heard Candace 's high heels clicking angrily across the back of the hall . |
| 14 | ‘ Then goodbye , friend , ’ Vitor said , and , cupping two large hands around her shoulders , he drew her towards him and kissed her . |
| 15 | As he got into bed she rolled over towards him and put her arms round him . |
| 16 | As he began to shout his reply , he only managed the words , ‘ Bloody tacky , ’ when , at the sound of his raised voice close to her ear , Daisy swung her head towards him and caught him full in the chest with her nose . |
| 17 | Creed walked towards him and handed him an envelope . |
| 18 | Suddenly a passing girl suddenly swerved towards him and threw her arms round his waist . |
| 19 | Ben the actor appeared beside them and started his piece , and I saw Filmer turn a bland face towards him and watched his mouth shape the unmistakable words , ‘ Go away . ’ |
| 20 | As she groped towards a chair he made no move towards her but watched her sit down , then bow her head for a moment before slowly raising her eyes to his again when , in a voice that had lost none of its bitterness , she said ‘ Leave me ; but I 'm warning you , I 'll see you dead first , before you take that girl . ’ |
| 21 | He moved towards her and cupped her face in his hands . |
| 22 | She opened her eyes , and , as if sensing this , he turned towards her and kissed her soft white neck . |
| 23 | He reached out towards her and pressed his hand firmly down on her head . |
| 24 | He took a few steps towards her and raised his hand to touch her neck , but she gave a little shake of her head and that set him stumbling backwards . |
| 25 | He took a step towards her and touched his hand to her cheek . |
| 26 | She waited as Anthea came towards her and added her tray to the stack . |
| 27 | Peggy had moved quickly towards her and lifted her bodily . |
| 28 | But Belle heard the footsteps coming towards her and opened her eyes a crack to see the huge leather shoes next to her . |
| 29 | She shook her head slowly , her eyes closing again as he bent towards her and covered her lips with his own . |
| 30 | He came towards her and put his hand on her shoulder . |