Example sentences of "they [verb] [adv prt] across " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dressmaker called , and the merciless corsetière , and two obsequious men from Bodmin with bolts of wools and flannels and silks which they laid out across the drawing-room sofa for Aunt Emily to see . |
| 2 | Picture them , Tabitha Jute and Marco Metz , as they walk out across the spaceport tarmac this chilly Schiaparelli evening , to climb aboard the not-quite-redeemed Alice and take off into the Martian sky , bound on a journey that will take them to Plenty — and far , far beyond . |
| 3 | They strolled back across the bridge , his arm about her neck , her tiny body pressed warm and tight against his side . |
| 4 | They wend off across the dully shining floor of the ballroom , heading approximately for the stairs . |
| 5 | After a brief rest they walked on across the plateau . |
| 6 | They walked on across the cleared area in silence . |
| 7 | ‘ Come and see me on Thursday , as usual , my dear , ’ Miss Hatherby said as they walked back across the terrace . |
| 8 | Many do so , and with their aeronautical skills improving visibly with every wingbeat , they set off across the sea , climbing steadily . |
| 9 | As they set off across their territory in the darkness to look for prey , they leave pungent signposts . |
| 10 | They set off across the square and as they were passing Florian 's , Julia said : |
| 11 | They set off across a water meadow rich with buttercups and decorated with Friesian cows , like a television advertisement for some environmentally dubious product : petrol or fast cars . |
| 12 | She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths . |
| 13 | They stepped out across the moorland and the wind caught them , strong and cold , once they were out of the shelter of the wall . |
| 14 | In small groups they went out across the land and offered their services in its defence against the beasts , or against the wandering brigands which sometimes harried it . |
| 15 | They slid about across her eyeballs . |
| 16 | Tabitha sat back in the boat , amazed and astonished by her own luck , as they nosed out across the filthy water , under the acid glare of a video wall . |