Example sentences of "step [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But while County are tipped to go up this time , Francis could be stepping on to a bigger stage before next spring . |
| 2 | As we were stepping on to the adjoining barge , the man on the bench called out to us . |
| 3 | She paced up and down ; she went backwards and forwards to the windows , stepping on to the little balcony where they sat together in the afternoon sun , peering down the street . |
| 4 | Not by someone else stepping in at the last moment . |
| 5 | Cop the name of the man ( above ) who is stepping down from a top job . |
| 6 | Stepping up for the pre-fight weigh-in at a solid 144 pages , it comes across as a black , grainy , militant meltdown of Premiere , Rolling Stone , Spin , The Source and Details . |
| 7 | Wearing a check two-piece suit and sporting a poppy on her lapel , the duchess smiled broadly as she stepped on to a red carpet . |
| 8 | Reluctantly she stepped on to a moving walkway that carried her through a mishmash of exotic atmospheres . |
| 9 | When he stepped on to the seventh tee he was five shots clear of all challengers and the title was safely under lock and key . |
| 10 | She stepped on to the tall boy 's left ankle . |
| 11 | The eminent Spaniard took 7 at the first hole of the Novo Sancti Petri course , of which he is the architect , and finished his first round ten shots behind Ireland 's Des Smyth who had not seen the course until he stepped on to the first tee . |
| 12 | We started out into the snow and stepped on to the ice-covered apron ; that soon took the look off Nathan 's face . |
| 13 | He stepped on to the busy road and dragged badly injured Scott clear of the traffic . |
| 14 | So Leonard was called by name from among the congregation , arose and ascended the steps , stepped on to the special box placed for short candidates like himself , and recited in Hebrew the traditional blessing before the reading of the Torah : |
| 15 | For a while the man stood muttering and cursing as he clanked his heavy ring of keys , but at last he found the right one and they stepped on to the moonlit track which ran down like a strip of silver through the overhanging trees . |
| 16 | In 1988 , she stepped on to the ministerial ladder as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of the Environment , where she took charge of one of Mrs Margaret Thatcher 's pet hates — litter . |
| 17 | A few local lines were built first , and then a larger company stepped in with a grand strategy to create a trunk route and compete for valuable traffic . |
| 18 | But he missed a tricky black and Parrott stepped in with a 48 clearance to pink to lead 3–0 . |
| 19 | Ellen twisted away and Sweetman laughed at her obvious discomfiture , then , as coolly as though he owned Wavebreaker , he stepped down into the central cockpit where he first brushed at , then sat on , one of the white cushioned seats by the ship 's wheel . |
| 20 | Wycliffe stepped down into the little hall and pushed open the door of the shop itself . |
| 21 | She stepped down through the great door knowing , from long experience of the signs , that she would find a well kept and tended church . |
| 22 | By then Cameron 's mind was rousing itself from shock , there were many things he wanted to say to James , but the moment they stepped down under the massive archway of the prison they were hustled in opposite directions . |
| 23 | Schaffer stepped down from the railed entranceway and watched them going . |
| 24 | DIXONS Group financial director Tony Dignum will step down from the electrical retailer 's main board early next month but will remain finance director of its shops in Britain and America . |
| 25 | Only last week , Isosceles confirmed that chief executive Alistair Mitchell-Innes will step down in the near future . |
| 26 | The move was widely interpreted as a confirmation of Keating 's position as Hawke 's successor , and fuelled speculation that the Prime Minister might step down before the next election . |
| 27 | He got up from his desk and stepped over to the measuring rod . |
| 28 | She stepped up into the deep cool of the room . |
| 29 | After her act another blonde in black , thigh length leather boots , studded belt , bra and pants strutted onto the stage , removed her top and stepped up to the front row , where the Koreans stuffed dollar notes down the front of her knickers . |
| 30 | Mr Beckenham let go her wrist and stepped back with a little bow , gesturing to the table . |