Example sentences of "as he step [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Do me a favour , ’ Iron Josh said as he stepped on to the road .
2 With two matches remaining , any of East Anglia 's three leading counties could have taken the trophy , but Clark 's nerve held out as he stepped up to the mat with his last wood .
3 The pilot flipped up the door , and Duroc bent to avoid the still slowly circling blades as he stepped down onto the tarmac .
4 ‘ I feel sorry for that woman , ’ thought the bachelor as he stepped down from the train at the next station .
5 ‘ Welcome to Broadstairs , ’ announced Sir Thomas expansively as he stepped down from the railway carriage , flicking a practised hand towards a porter .
6 As he stepped back into the circle of dimming green light issuing from the door of the transmat booth he looked for a moment like some bizarre demon that Francis had summoned .
7 He put in another , and turned off his torch as he stepped out of the cupboard .
8 There was no smile on his face now , however , as he stepped out of the site of the Reconciliation — known euphemistically as the Retreat — to find Dowd sitting perched on a shooting-stick a few yards from the door .
9 Maria did n't need to look at his face or see the confident way he carried himself as he stepped out of the lift with her .
10 As he stepped out of the elevator and strode towards her , she felt her heartbeat do a funny little dance .
11 Jehana moved silently to her side , likewise apparently unperturbed by the events which were taking place , and they watched Jotan as he stepped out onto the wooden staging .
12 As soon as he stepped out into the fluorescent-lit corridor , he was met by an official who hurried him into a briefing room .
13 Doyle shook his head angrily as he stepped out into the night and buttoned up his jacket .
14 Now it was a pillar of darkness covering him from the eyes of the watch as he stepped out from the trees and walked steadily across the open space of grass .
15 ‘ Happy Christmas , ma'am , ’ the postman says and , as he steps back into the darkness , she notices he 's wearing gloves .
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