Example sentences of "walked [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she walked down the wide stone steps to the ground floor her confusion was diverted by the sight of two men in their twenties , chatting together and keeping a watchful early evening eye over two three-year-olds playing hide and seek round the curve of the banisters . |
| 2 | She walked down the long red-carpeted aisle of St Paul 's Cathedral a commoner . |
| 3 | I can remember him saying , as we walked down the second fairway , ‘ Willie , if I can win these people ( the gallery ? over from Jack [ Nicklaus ] so that they want me to win , I 'll win for them . ’ |
| 4 | He continued to talk thus now , as they walked down the grand vista , away from the formal gardens and into the woodland rides , where classical figures loomed from the undergrowth and the serpentine rill wound away towards a distant temple . |
| 5 | The man now walked down the central aisle and halted beside the projector , where he turned and spoke . |
| 6 | I mean , the only way you could do that would be if you had a till at one end and people bought whatever they wanted and were given a voucher and you walked down the other end and exchanged |
| 7 | I climbed the two flights of stairs and walked down the rickety balcony which led to Ellen 's small end room . |
| 8 | Graham and Slater walked down the narrow alley formed by the seedy , decaying stonework and the painted wood ; Graham saw the grimy glass of cracked windows ; fading political posters flapped in a slight breeze . |
| 9 | With a final searching look at the haunted image in the mirror she drew herself up with a deep breath and walked down the narrow passage to meet him . |
| 10 | I walked down the first fairway in a relaxed and peaceful mood , despite my early departure from my bed . |
| 11 | They walked down the first flight of stairs in silence . |
| 12 | As she walked down the crazy-pavement paths to the lily pond , Constance was struck by the blackbirds hopping around in the sun . |
| 13 | She saw Elaine as soon as she walked up the planked wooden steps to the bar , and noticed as she drew closer that her friend was already tipsy . |
| 14 | Now several people in the audience were on their feet and waving in an attempt to attract the attention of Gerrard , who left the dais and walked up the narrow central aisle , holding a hand microphone high in the air . |
| 15 | Chopra felt frightened as they walked up the narrow stairway to the battlements . |
| 16 | But they reached the house , or rather the road below , and when Adamus had paid the driver-no account was mentioned — they walked up the crumbling slope in the shadowed midday light , and came out among the wet green oaks , and the house appeared . |
| 17 | And I said when I walked up the other day |
| 18 | She walked up the wide , white steps and gently pushed it open . |
| 19 | Emily turned and walked up the wide staircase , looking painfully at the bare walls where paintings of her ancestors had hung for generations . |
| 20 | We walked up the wide stone steps . |
| 21 | They walked up the wide stone steps and into a small reception area . |
| 22 | We walked up the wooden passage . |
| 23 | She walked up the smooth grassy knoll to the centre , and examined the patient . |
| 24 | She walked up the same hill which d'Urberville had driven down so wildly that June day . |
| 25 | We walked up the beaten trackway , slipping and cursing on the icy ground underfoot . |
| 26 | She went to the Underground , sat on the train planning what she was going to do , and walked up the big rich tree-lined road where Theresa and Anthony had their home . |
| 27 | In my utter loneliness I had only one resource : several times I took the ferry to North Shields , and walked up the steep bank to a certain public lavatory beside a roaring pub . |
| 28 | He left the Incident Room and walked up the steep alley to Lady Street , into the usual morning clutter of delivery vans and pedestrians . |
| 29 | They walked up the steep cliff path and checked the life-saving equipment and the box of emergency supplies . |
| 30 | Remember he walked out the lost . |