Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the kitchen " in BNC.

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1 She 'd make for the kitchen , she thought , and let herself out through the back door .
2 And then he was dragging her by the hands , racing across the lawn , nearly pulling her arm from its socket , crashing through the kitchen door , crying aloud so that it sounded like a whoop of triumph .
3 As she passed through the kitchen on her way upstairs with a protesting armful of Trevor , Eb asked darkly , ‘ How soon does that child start school ? ’
4 I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb .
5 The questions swam about the kitchen .
6 Together they cleared the table , and as they moved about the kitchen Lucy thought of her aunt , and in doing so she remembered something that caused her to turn to Silas .
7 But she heads for the kitchen , just the same .
8 As we entered the kitchen Pat looked up at the roof and the large gaping hole caused by a shell that had passed through two floors then smashed through the kitchen door , ending up in the garden .
9 Back inside the house he gathered them into an oversized bunch and headed for the kitchen , leaving a trail of fallen petals in his wake .
10 Ann headed for the kitchen .
11 ‘ Thanks , ’ Oliver called after him as Cobalt headed for the kitchen .
12 He turned with a wry smile and headed for the kitchen .
13 Iris picked up the tray of coffee mugs and headed for the kitchen , then stopped short .
14 As Inge plunged down the stairs and headed for the kitchen at the back of the house , Shiona watched her go with an almost envious smile .
15 I happened to be walking past the kitchen yesterday when I heard you calling to someone named William . ’
16 It was barely eight o'clock when she decided she might as well go to bed , but , when she headed towards the kitchen to make a suppertime hot drink , he followed her .
17 You 'll be doing him a favour , she 'd thought , and so as he wandered past the kitchen on a mid-afternoon stroll she crept up behind him and grabbed him by the neck .
18 When the outside deck stood empty and all the tables had been cleared and reset and there still was n't a prospect of any trade in sight , Angelica said to Alina , ‘ Come on , let's take a break , ’ and they headed into the kitchen .
19 She cooked the turkey and booted the uncles ' wives out of her way when they came cluttering into the kitchen trying to help , i.e. interfere , which they did unfailingly each year .
20 Luke had come into the kitchen with the hat .
21 Several times , Carrie had come into the kitchen and found them giggling together .
22 The fact he had not come into the kitchen meant he felt unwanted , and this brought Faye in with , " And there is no place we can talk in this house now .
23 If , for example , old man Jordan had come into the kitchen at that moment , Wycliffe might have seen him in the mirror ; but what of it ?
24 ‘ Is his name really that ? ’ said Penelope , who had just come into the kitchen .
25 I peered into the kitchen again .
26 Ryker crashed into the kitchen , looking for Julie .
27 When he had finished , signed a few cheques for Lily to post for the gas , electricity and other essentials , he wandered into the kitchen .
28 She wandered into the kitchen and began assembling a shopping list .
29 He wandered into the kitchen , where he found a freshly-brewed pot of tea .
30 She wandered into the kitchen , pleased with her work , relieved too that Luke did n't seem to be about .
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