Example sentences of "they across the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This water originates at the Antarctic Divergence , a narrow zone close to the continent where diverging westerly and easterly winds pull subsurface waters upward and spread them across the ocean surface . |
| 2 | ‘ Yoo-hoo ! ’ yelled Jack in Wild Western imitation , but his voice tailed away as Inspector Burden of Kingsmarkham CID emerged from Queen Street and approached them across the forecourt of the Olive and Dove . |
| 3 | ‘ The owner of the castle would put his family into a boat and row them across the lake to church every Sunday . |
| 4 | She saw him crumple them up in a sudden burst of impatience , and fling them across the parade . |
| 5 | With UN approval MacArthur pursued them across the parallel and on towards the Yalu River which marked the border with Communist China . |
| 6 | They took them outside , and the dogs pulled them across the ice . |
| 7 | We got the dog and give him a couple of rope ends in his mouth and he take them across the ice . |
| 8 | Jake ferried them across the ford on his cart with horse and master enjoying a paddle . |
| 9 | ‘ Let's go into the garden , ’ he said tersely , and a few moments later they were gliding along the path that wound down to the river 's edge , their way lit by a bright moon that stretched a blue path towards them across the water . |
| 10 | Then he tears his things out again , spilling them across the bed : the Tibetan Book of the Dead , some yellow boxer shorts he used to think were trendy , his red socks , the Lonely Planet Guide to Tibet , his toothbrush , three hand puppets , a prayer wheel . |
| 11 | She dragged her eyes up and watched as , unhurriedly , he stripped off his heavy gloves and laid them across the bike before lifting his helmet off and balancing it in front of him . |
| 12 | The travellers ' flight took them across the desert . |
| 13 | The Tree Spirits were clinging to the black iron pipes that ran along the sides of the floor , using them as levers and pulleys to help them across the floor . |
| 14 | Perhaps they could be down doing up somebody 's laces and that person whacks them across the top of their head . |
| 15 | They then either flush the rabbits by tapping two sticks together or by dragging a long line between them across the field or fields towards the net . |
| 16 | He led them across the hall and through the dining-room , down a corridor and into what he explained was a private dining-room where members could entertain groups of friends or associates . |
| 17 | Those who were waking said afterwards that it did not move towards them across the sky from any direction , but burst suddenly , directly above them , in a great whirlwind and a peal of thunder . |
| 18 | He reached into his desk drawer and drew out the copies of the contract , a trifle battered by yesterday 's violence , and tossed them across the desk towards her . |
| 19 | He dug a wad of papers from another drawer and passe them across the desk to Cornelius . |
| 20 | ‘ An hour a day , ’ Nicholson said , leading them across the yard . |
| 21 | But bands of armed rebels from sundry factions still extort food from villages , some of them across the border in neighbouring Sierra Leone . |
| 22 | Or he could wash cars , polish shoes or more lucratively , engage in the growing underground economy selling rare commodities at home or smuggling them across the border to nearby Zaire . |
| 23 | Jenna began heatedly , but he glanced away as his mother came towards them across the lawn . |
| 24 | Melinda pleaded a headache and went inside , and I took them across the road to the soft drinks stall to hear the report of the uncle , and then get rid of them . |
| 25 | I get them across the road but there they 're dear . |
| 26 | The policemen controlling the pedestrians beckon them across the road . |
| 27 | When pinning use needles , which are finer , and place them across the seam . |
| 28 | In the face of Cadwallon 's army , Eadwine is depicted as retreating , if not fleeing , many of his army being slain as the Britons pursued them across the salt sea , and Cadwallon advances to Caer Caradog , even setting York ablaze . |
| 29 | When some moss has stuck , each tit collects spiders ' webs and stretches them across the moss . |
| 30 | Amanda stood up again , crossed the room , took a blue bowl of chrysanths from the coffee table and carried them across the room to the dresser . |