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Example sentences for "advanced towards"

  • They had no sooner touched the ground than Leonard, drawing his pistols, advanced towards them.

  • And as he spoke, he advanced towards her, while she retreated towards Leonard, who, rising with difficulty, placed himself between her and her persecutor.

  • It was the Earl of Rochester, and on seeing them he instantly dismounted, and flinging his bridle to one of the attendants, advanced towards them.

  • And chancing to perceive a fork, dropped by Chowles in his hasty retreat, he snatched it up, and, brandishing it over his head, advanced towards him.

  • I advanced towards it, and soon perceived that it emanated from a fire burning in a species of cave overhung by a high and rugged embankment of earth belonging to a pit that had most probably ceased to be worked.

  • The young girl walked timidly into the vast magazine of fashions, and, with downcast eyes, advanced towards an elderly woman who was sitting at a counter at the farther end of the shop.

  • I advanced towards him, and begged to be allowed to warm myself by his fire.

  • At length he advanced towards a particular spot, considered it for a moment, and then struck his spade into the soil, as much as to say, "This will do.

  • Having continued several days at Glasgow, he advanced towards Stirling, and was joined by some forces which had been assembled in his absence by lords Lewis Gordon and John Drummond, brothers to the dukes of Gordon and Perth.

  • For this purpose he advanced towards Louvain; and the confederates perceiving his drift, began their march to take post between the town and the enemy.

  • The Duke of Marlborough repassing the Scarpe, encamped in the plains of Lens, from whence he advanced towards Aire, as if he had intended to attack the French lines in that quarter.

  • Impatient to see and thank him, he advanced towards him, but perceived he was coming to prevent him.

  • However on the fourth morning the gate was opened by a man, who seeing Ins al Wujjood, advanced towards him, and inquired who he was, whence he came, and what was his reason for waiting at the gate.

  • When he had considered us well, he advanced towards us, and laying his hand upon me, took me up by the nape of my neck, and turned round as a butcher would do a sheep's head.

  • Having received fresh reinforcements from the south, he advanced towards Margaret's main army, and encamped on a plain, called the Levels, near Hexham.

  • He advanced towards Aberdeen, and met Mar, who had now exchanged that title for the title of Earl of Murray, encamped on the hill of Fare near Corrichie.

  • He advanced towards a hackney-coach drawn up on the Cloitre Saint-Merry Square.

  • Then, taking the lamp, he advanced towards a dark staircase, for the windows of the house had not been un-bricked.

  • The stranger, rising from his knees, advanced towards us.

  • Uncle Michael turned from his brother, and gazed at Lily: he advanced towards her.

  • As he said these words he advanced towards her.

  • Then, starting to his feet as she had done, he advanced towards her.

  • The former assumed the command of the party, for he challenged Hugh as he advanced towards them; and when he did so, those who were resting on the ground about the carriage rose to their feet and clustered round him.

  • With a coolness quite remarkable after such a scene, he advanced towards Mlle.

  • With this encouragement, he advanced towards Mme.

  • He therefore began to search for him; but Oliva talked so loud and fast that he advanced towards her to try and stop her, but was received with a box on the ear, which he returned in kind.

  • He had scarcely spoken, however, when from behind a pile of solid literature which obscured still farther the end of the shop, the servant Maria came forth and advanced towards him.

  • As soon as the pastor was gone, he advanced towards her, and held out both his hands with deep emotion.

  • Thus saying, he advanced towards her, and took the small delicate beautiful fingers, on which the rings appeared, in his rough grasp.

  • And, putting his arms akimbo, he advanced towards them in a manner which appeared extremely free and independent in the eyes of the lacqueys.

  • And he advanced towards her, with out-stretched hands.

  • Accordingly I placed my rifle against the rock, and waving my handkerchief, advanced towards them.

  • He looked at me fiercely for a minute, and then brandishing his stick, advanced towards me.

  • I could not tell if it was the one for which I was in search, but I hoped it might be; and concealing myself among the bushes and behind the trunks of trees, I advanced towards it.

  • The whole country, as he advanced towards Worcester, was clear, and it seemed evident to all that Edward had become aware of his danger, and was endeavouring to escape from it.

  • He advanced towards them, however, with an assumption of frank and kindly sympathy, holding out a hand to each.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    advanced cases; advanced guard; advanced post; advanced stage; advanced state; advanced towards; calcium sulphate; continue their; fish products; glacial deposits; good head; had observed; having found; hearty meal; himself tells; honour and; looking person; our minds; reasonable profit; regular form; return home; social being; succeeding times; sufficient proof; theoretical knowledge; thus made