Example sentences of "a few steps [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She now moved a few steps backwards and sat down again , straightening out one leg and rubbing it as she did so . |
| 2 | If possible , either the hall porter or receptionist will escort the guests to their room offering to carry any hand luggage and walking a few steps ahead to open any doors . |
| 3 | I am sure our guide had this well planned , because we were only a few steps away from a group of rockhopper penguins ! |
| 4 | The resort 's elegant boutiques , restaurants and amusements are just a few steps away along the promenade and the sandy beach is across the main road . |
| 5 | Situated directly on the promenade and only a few steps away from the boat departure point , this beautiful art-nouveau building has been lovingly restored to combine the old style will all the comforts of a modern hotel . |
| 6 | When your light aircraft taxies to a standstill , the reception of the the island 's only hotel , the Bird Island Lodge , is only a few steps away . |
| 7 | He took a few steps away and sat down in one of the room 's elegant easy chairs . |
| 8 | Disconcertingly , April muttered something incomprehensible and moved a few steps away from them . |
| 9 | Then , of course , as you so rightly mentioned , there 's the matter of my air-conditioning unit , ’ he continued smoothly , taking a few steps away from her to slide open the door of the large built-in wardrobe to produce a maroon silk dressing-gown , which he gravely handed over to her , before finding a similar garment , this time in striped towelling , for himself . |
| 10 | He stood in the dirt a few steps away , watching what would happen . |
| 11 | The exact words , er I ca n't recall but er I talked the man out of the bed , still with his hands up and he took a few steps away from the bed . |
| 12 | Suddenly restless , she rose to her feet and walked a few steps away from him , resting her elbows on the garden gate as she looked far away into the empty distance . |
| 13 | Luke took a few steps forward , then flicking his wrist , sent the lash out at waist-level . |
| 14 | I pulled the wing above my head , steadied it , turned and faced downhill and with a few steps forward , and a gentle push from David , I was airborne . |
| 15 | Bernice staggered a few steps forward . |
| 16 | Rincewind took a few steps forward , cupidity moving him as easily as if he were on little wheels . |
| 17 | He took a few steps forward and tripped over a heavy iron grill set over one of the graves to protect it from the resurrectionists who had once supplied Dr Knox 's anatomy classes . |
| 18 | All I did know was that Scamp took a few steps forward into the street while stuffing home fresh cartridges . |
| 19 | He nodded , and left the room , Alexia a few steps behind . |
| 20 | Clearly visible as an up-lighter caught it was the strong profile of Martin Ward , with the Dyson family a few steps behind . |
| 21 | She turned round as she reached the pavement to discover Urquhart a few steps behind . |
| 22 | There is no need to go back to square one ; just a few steps backward is all that is needed . |
| 23 | ‘ He 's doing all right on his own , ’ said the innkeeper , but took a few steps backward . |
| 24 | A few steps so that she can come back up them to the balcony . |
| 25 | The entrance to the Clementinum ( 1/190 ) is a few steps farther down , on the same side of the street . |
| 26 | With a sigh I went on a few steps further to George 's office and found him as I 'd expected , fully dressed , lightly napping , with worked-on forms pushed to one side beside an empty coffee cup . |
| 27 | BT has gone a few steps further , and begun trials of its own telephone robot , capable of handling many of the routine tasks usually dealt with by its 25,000 human operators . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , who cares where it came from ! ’ screamed Mavis , as the wolf came a few steps further into the room . |
| 29 | To my left was a rough wooden handrail , below , to right and left , I could now make out the grey slopes of two of the conical pits formed by the vault of the transept beneath — the floor under the catwalk was really a negative ceiling — but , apart from a yard or two near the edge , it was completely submerged in nest , as was the catwalk itself a few steps further in . |
| 30 | They walked a few steps further . |