Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] to [art] window " in BNC.
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| 1 | He limped over to the window , pulled the curtains across and looked down . |
| 2 | The cloth inside muffled the noise , but when he got close to the window he could make out a human voice . |
| 3 | He moved over to the window of his office and looked out . |
| 4 | He moved over to the window and looked out across rain-driven Wimbledon . |
| 5 | This time , when he received no answer , he moved across to the window and , cupping one hand over his eyes , endeavoured to see inside the flat . |
| 6 | With a tired shrug , he wandered over to the window and stared out at the grounds . |
| 7 | He strolled over to the window , lit his cigar , stared down as plain-clothes policemen hurried across the courtyard one storey below . |
| 8 | Lord John sighed inwardly as he turned back to the window . |
| 9 | He turned back to the window , hiding a smile . |
| 10 | He walked over to the window and tapped on the glass . |
| 11 | He walked over to the window and looked out at the courtyard below , busy with ambulances and patients clutching appointment cards as they peered hesitatingly at signs pointing the way to Casualty and X-ray and Outpatients , with the birdlike figures of caped nurses changing shifts , and the white coats of housemen hustling importantly from ward block to ward block . |
| 12 | He walked over to the window . |
| 13 | Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board . |
| 14 | He walked over to the window and looked out at the falling snow . |
| 15 | He walked over to the window and sat on the sill . |
| 16 | He walked across to the window , leaning back against it , surveying her with a mixture of contempt and distaste . |
| 17 | He walked across to the window , and producing a knife ran it round the paper sealing strip , then opened it . |
| 18 | He walked across to the window . |
| 19 | The Curator did not see the look in Mr Wolski 's eyes as he glanced back to the window and stared again at the wolves outside , who had turned to face the icy wind with narrowed yellow eyes . |
| 20 | The vase wobbled , so he hung on to the window ledge to steady himself . |
| 21 | At half-past five he leant closer to the window and strained to see into the flat opposite . |
| 22 | Preston sat there for a while stroking her and then , when he was sure that she was sleeping soundly , he crossed over to the window and lifted a corner of the curtain and peered cautiously out into the street . |
| 23 | He went over to the window of the post-operation side-ward I was occupying alone and stood looking out for a while , then he turned and said , ‘ Something awful happened yesterday . ’ |
| 24 | Then he went over to the window , and gazed down into Hand and Ball Court for several minutes , frowning and pushing his lower lip up alternately . |
| 25 | He went over to the window and gazed down into Hand and Ball Court . |
| 26 | He went over to the window . |
| 27 | Hilary seemed to have got the reaction he wanted and , looking pleased , he went over to the window . |
| 28 | He went over to the window and drew back the curtains to let in a grey , watery light , and she closed her eyes briefly against the muted glare . |
| 29 | As soon as she took it he went over to the window and stood gazing out at the rain . |
| 30 | While he still had five fingers under his command he went back to the window and dropped Estabrook 's letter through , murmuring the address with a tongue that felt disfigured in his mouth . |