Example sentences of "i jumped [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before it could touch me , I jumped off the bed and ran downstairs into the garden . |
| 2 | I jumped off the bank I was sitting on and ran for the ball , elated . |
| 3 | I jumped off the wheelbarrow and pulled out the only literature I had to spare — details of the expedition in English . |
| 4 | I jumped into the river , fought against the fast-moving water , and brought her back to land . |
| 5 | I jumped into the car , waved goodbye to the wife and started to reverse . |
| 6 | I jumped into the car after my mum , dad and sister had squeezed and kissed me to death and did up my seat belt . |
| 7 | I jumped to the edge of the cage , the man told me ‘ do n't look down or you 'll spoil it for yourself ’ . |
| 8 | I jumped to the table , picked up the plate and hurled it at him . |
| 9 | Stiff Little Fingers was my life when I was younger and I jumped at the idea of being able to do a few gigs without spending months away from home and having to worry about recording a new album as soon as we finished . |
| 10 | I jumped at the opportunity of travelling on her . |
| 11 | When he suggested Peter , of course I jumped at the chance — Peter was winning absolutely everything . |
| 12 | When I jumped at the chance , he assigned me to producing the Mart Kenney Orchestra show from the Hotel Vancouver roof garden . |
| 13 | ‘ When Blackburn came in for me , they were well down the old Second Division , but I jumped at the chance . |
| 14 | Naturally I jumped at the chance . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I had always been interested in flying kites ever since I was young , so when someone offered me one for sale , I jumped at the chance , ’ added , whose wife has also become hooked on the sport . |
| 16 | I worked in Norwich for two years and got my City and Guilds in hairdressing , but when I saw an advertisement for a receptionist 's job at a local company ( now ) I jumped at the chance . |
| 17 | I was lucky enough to be offered this house to rent , so I jumped at the chance . |
| 18 | I jumped at the chance , ’ said Mr Humble . |
| 19 | I signed him for Middlesbrough , and I jumped at the chance to sign him again here . |
| 20 | ‘ So I jumped at the chance to join Celtic , a club steeped in tradition and history . |
| 21 | I jumped at the horse 's head , and saw the man 's face above me . |
| 22 | I jumped at the offer and within a week or two she arrived and reform was started . |
| 23 | I jumped over the wall and ran along the bank and jumped straight into the stream , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 24 | One morning in mid-January I jumped over the railings and climbed up to the parapet of the gate . |