Example sentences of "walk a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Andrew was always with her , walking a few steps out of her reach . |
| 3 | If nothing catches the eye , walk a few blocks to West 47th street , between Fifth and Sixth Avenues , to browse at the Gotham Book Mart ( ’ Wise men fish here , ’ says the sign ) , which , for 70 years has specialised in literature and arts . |
| 4 | But turn a corner , walk a few yards , and suddenly you have stepped back centuries , to the old town , a place where it is sleepy quiet and easy to believe all they say about Aarau 's eventful past . |
| 5 | On the ground floor he walked a few feet ahead , leaving me to trundle behind like a meek Arab wife . |
| 6 | She walked a few feet and stabbed at the earth with the fork . |
| 7 | They walked a few steps further . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | After a while Bambi and Nell returned alone , and Bambi with an unexcited word of gratitude to Nell walked a few paces forward and stopped beside her son , who had done nothing to comfort or help his sister and was now sitting alone . |
| 10 | Crowninshield walked a few paces in silence until he was standing under the palms which edged the lagoon . |
| 11 | Lucille , her face paled by fear , held d'Alembord 's arm as he walked a few paces into the room and bowed primly to Christopher Manvell . |
| 12 | He walked a few paces and took off his bowler hat … |
| 13 | He had only walked a few yards when he noticed an elderly lady approaching him in a somewhat hesitant manner . |
| 14 | One night after shuffling absently through a foxtrot , Flavia was walked a few steps into the garden by her partner and given a kiss , she quite cheerfully accepting this custom of the country . |
| 15 | Er but radical certainly as compared to how things operated before , when you went into the fitting shop , you know , you could , you could only walk a few feet |
| 16 | All he had to do was get up and walk a few steps and he could escape it all . |
| 17 | Today he 's kept alive by a machine … he can only walk a few yards before getting out of breath . |
| 18 | But they would n't walk a few yards into the police station and tell anybody . |
| 19 | Surely such lazy car drivers who park directly beside bus stops rather than walk a few yards to a shop , should be prosecuted before a fatal accident results from their thoughtless actions . |
| 20 | ROS : ( Worriedly — he walks a few paces towards HAMLET 's exit . ) |