Example sentences of "and [vb past] [to-vb] [prep] the room " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if to turn attention away from the continual coldness of his hands , he pulled on the gloves comically and pretended to grope about the room with them like a blind man . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , that cuts them out of my book , unless , of course , they 're entertaining , witty , rich , and — ’ Here he turned and began to march from the room , saying , ‘ have the sense to appreciate my worth . ’ |
| 3 | He rose and began to dance round the room . |
| 4 | Suddenly , he stood upright , held out his hands like paws , then bunched up the tails of his huge brown coat in front of his stomach to convey an impression of the kangaroo 's pouch , and began to bounce about the room . |
| 5 | And she got up and began to run across the room to her mother . |
| 6 | When , immediately afterwards , he jumped up and began to rush round the room in a strange wild dance , we all stared at him in great surprise . |
| 7 | She took her father 's outstretched hand and began to walk from the room . |
| 8 | Then Philippa kicked off her sandals and started to pad around the room in bare feet . |
| 9 | Amelia had left off quoting from the wit and wisdom of her favourite mass murderers , done a few lines of cocaine , and started to whizz around the room . |
| 10 | He got up and started to walk around the room . |
| 11 | When she 'd poured the tea she said she must go out soon — " It gets dark so early this time of year " — and started to potter about the room getting dressed . |