Example sentences of "took a few steps " in BNC.
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| 1 | She even took a few steps towards them . |
| 2 | Marie took a few steps towards him . |
| 3 | Since they were not obvious from where he was standing , he took a few steps and examined the table-top . |
| 4 | Luke took a few steps forward , then flicking his wrist , sent the lash out at waist-level . |
| 5 | On her way out she paused , reaching up to slot the dā telo branch between the stones above the lintel , and the bull lowered its head threateningly and took a few steps towards her as if it was going to lunge . |
| 6 | He took a few steps towards her and raised his hand to touch her neck , but she gave a little shake of her head and that set him stumbling backwards . |
| 7 | He took a few steps , and stopped . |
| 8 | She took a few steps down … |
| 9 | He took a few steps away and sat down in one of the room 's elegant easy chairs . |
| 10 | Flavia turned away , took a few steps , came back and stood still : keeping her eyes on Andrée 's face she said with complete intensity , ‘ I love you . ’ |
| 11 | He took a few steps , then suddenly weak with shock he reeled and collapsed on the road , his fiddle-case falling from under his arm . |
| 12 | She had not thought to have Ariel set her whole spine on a splint , so when , after three months , Sycorax raised herself and found her weak legs and took a few steps , her whole weight slung against Ariel on one side and Jack Elsey on the other , she was bent like a hoop and could only shuffle forward , raising her head , like a turtle poking out of its shell , to address anyone who was not actually on the floor below her . |
| 13 | I stayed to find out what had happened , took a few steps into the hall , and almost followed her example . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's doing all right on his own , ’ said the innkeeper , but took a few steps backward . |
| 15 | Rincewind took a few steps forward , cupidity moving him as easily as if he were on little wheels . |
| 16 | She took a few steps about the room , hoping the movement successfully concealed her dread . |
| 17 | He took a few steps forward and tripped over a heavy iron grill set over one of the graves to protect it from the resurrectionists who had once supplied Dr Knox 's anatomy classes . |
| 18 | All I did know was that Scamp took a few steps forward into the street while stuffing home fresh cartridges . |
| 19 | The exact words , er I ca n't recall but er I talked the man out of the bed , still with his hands up and he took a few steps away from the bed . |
| 20 | He took a few steps with her . |