Example sentences of "the [adj] steps [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The painstaking steps towards releasing a captive barn owl into the wild involve taking the chick from the parent at the age of four to five weeks . |
| 2 | Manoeuvring down the narrow steps into the boat , and turning into the airy and deceptively spacious lounge , Birbeck was greeted by Branson and Al Clark , Virgin 's laconic press officer , poring over a mass of paperwork . |
| 3 | During his time as Colonial Secretary he had established the measured steps towards independence for all Britain 's dependent peoples , the speed of which depended on the current state of development in each territory . |
| 4 | It depicts the present situation , the desired situation , all ways of obtaining all possible situations , and the possible steps between them . |
| 5 | Rome for Rupert meant the Vatican Library , the Museo Preistorico Luigi Pigorini , and restaurants in Trastevere , but azaleas were massed on the Spanish Steps at Easter and he could see that this might be the ideal setting for Ianthe . |
| 6 | Her face brightened as she saw herself walking down the Spanish Steps with Ianthe . |
| 7 | The party then moved off down the Spanish Steps to the Hotel della Villa where the main dinner and presentations took place . |
| 8 | Father got a bit worked up about this , but it was above my head until I got down to the specific steps to success which appear in the following chapters , so just remember OIL . |
| 9 | Because of that , it is important that we take the right steps at the right time to ensure the right results . |
| 10 | He had to wait a quarter of an hour , but six or seven minutes after that he was climbing the weedy steps to the quay on the other side . |
| 11 | Working the 12 Steps of Recovery of that Anonymous Fellowship . |
| 12 | The progress during the first year of recovery will vary from one person to another but for most people this first year in any Fellowship is spent mainly in compliance : doing what is suggested by people more experienced in the Anonymous Fellowships , attending meetings , contributing to them and giving practical service in them , progressively working the 12 Steps with the guidance of a sponsor and generally learning to use the various suggested techniques of staying away from one 's primary addictive substance or behaviour and learning to deal with stressful situations in a more appropriate manner than previously . |
| 13 | Applying the principles of the 12 Steps in all aspects of life so that they become a natural way of life and provide the capacity to live happily and confidently without the need for mood-altering substances or behaviours . |
| 14 | These include power to strike out an application because the applicant is not taking the proper steps to further the claim , or because it is ‘ scandalous , frivolous or vexatious ’ . |
| 15 | He had taken only a few hasty steps when he heard the tread of feet on the wooden steps above his head . |
| 16 | And , by the time she climbed down the wooden steps to the kiosk , she had managed to coax her lips into a sour smile . |
| 17 | Then , they climbed slowly up the wooden steps to the promenade and disappeared from sight . |
| 18 | Gripping the banister of the wooden steps with both hands , she called to Luney who did not hear . |
| 19 | Picking up the rucksack and the rifle I dashed down the wooden steps amid laughter from the French Commandos . |
| 20 | The door swung smoothly open , and she almost ran down the wooden steps in her white sandals , out of the magic circle of masculine arms that had almost enclosed her . |
| 21 | Rincewind did so , and watched the nervous Broadman , who had arrived at a gallop from some back room , lead the way up the wooden steps behind the bar . |
| 22 | GLASGOW hardly needs the encouragement , but on Sunday night it follows in the civic steps of Athens , Florence , Amsterdam , West Berlin and Paris as Cultural Capital of Europe — Glasgow 1990 . |
| 23 | He protected her like a lover , shielding her from curious eyes as they climbed the steep steps of the Rialto bridge with its shops on either side . |
| 24 | And they go around er and you warn them about the erm the steep steps into the rooms because the oak is quite deep . |
| 25 | It was as they stepped from the dodgem stand and Rachel turned from helping Belinda down the steep steps to the grass that she saw the little group of her family watching them . |
| 26 | Already heavily into drugs , he dropped out of Hollywood and went East , following in the unsteady steps of Bobby Driscoll to the New York drug scene . |
| 27 | Holly kicked the snow from his shoes against the jamb of the door and climbed the few steps into Hut 2 . |
| 28 | She walked the few steps towards him , her legs shaking like a toddler 's , and stood in front of him , waiting . |
| 29 | On a patch where the rough surface of brickwork was exposed , someone had vomited , probably a passing drunk whose sense of propriety , demanding privacy , had deterred him from being sick in the street ; or a returning resident who could not wait to climb the few steps to the communal toilet on the first half-landing . |
| 30 | I took a deep breath of cool air before diving into the blast of heat and walking the few steps to the house . |