Example sentences of "[v-ing] slowly across the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone was moving slowly across the tufted grass . |
| 2 | Glaciers or vast sheets of ice were moving slowly across the lowlands , just 20 000 years ago , at a time when there were only a few primitive humans living in caves in southern Britain . |
| 3 | After a moment he spotted Jordan , sitting on his tractor , moving slowly across the sky-line , silhouetted against the setting sun . |
| 4 | A thick dark blanket of cloud with torn ragged edges was moving slowly across the sky . |
| 5 | ‘ Why do n't you sit down , Laura ? ’ he said , moving slowly across the carpet towards her . |
| 6 | The smoke was drifting slowly across the farm buildings in the still air . |
| 7 | For an off trip is much the same , the idea is to keep the boat flat with the bow skimming slowly across the water without too much bow wave and the water leaving the stern very cleanly . |