Example sentences of "towards [pron] [conj] [verb] [pos pn] " 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 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Syl , leaning towards me and smiling his smile . |
| 4 | Slowly she turns towards me and raises her little hand-mirror so it is level with her chin . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I wish he did have cause to be jealous of me , ’ I said , and took the opportunity to draw her towards me and fold my arms around her . |
| 6 | Repealers were particularly intolerant of unreformed and unrepentant women , adopting a punitive attitude towards them and explaining their resistance as a product of the demoralizing effects of forced medical inspection . |
| 7 | He veered left towards them and put his own jacket on the ground . |
| 8 | To earn her displeasure was to forgo all delight ; through the days Nicandra devised love tokens , as much to stimulate interest towards herself as to express her deep affection . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She leaned towards him and lowered her voice . |
| 11 | At least Paul Middlemass , the Principal Scientific Officer Document Examiner , had appreciated the wine , drawing the bottle across the table towards him and refilling his glass , his lazy ironic eyes watching his host . |
| 12 | And Goldberg , pulling the pad towards him and seizing his felt-tip pen , began to write . |
| 13 | Now , hold it out towards him and tickle his chest . ’ |
| 14 | Before she could break away one arm had snaked round her shoulders , pulling her towards him and crushing her face against his chest , then his dark head was obliterating the light , his hot lips seeking hers and to her shame finding them without any difficulty . |
| 15 | As he got into bed she rolled over towards him and put her arms round him . |
| 16 | Suddenly a passing girl suddenly swerved towards him and threw her arms round his waist . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | He moved towards her and cupped her face in his hands . |
| 19 | She opened her eyes , and , as if sensing this , he turned towards her and kissed her soft white neck . |
| 20 | His eyes narrowed ; then , stepping towards her and leaning his hands on the edge of the table , he said , ‘ You 're not holding anything back from me , are you ? |
| 21 | He reached out towards her and pressed his hand firmly down on her head . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He took a step towards her and touched his hand to her cheek . |
| 24 | She waited as Anthea came towards her and added her tray to the stack . |
| 25 | But Belle heard the footsteps coming towards her and opened her eyes a crack to see the huge leather shoes next to her . |
| 26 | She shook her head slowly , her eyes closing again as he bent towards her and covered her lips with his own . |
| 27 | He came towards her and put his hand on her shoulder . |
| 28 | He drove himself towards her and grabbed her arm . |
| 29 | Then he leaned towards her and narrowed his eyes at her . |
| 30 | He came towards her and threw his arm round her . |