Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] run [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In panic she stumbled backwards , twisted round and tried to run into the living room .
2 And yet it may still be true that he came within minutes of Jerome 's flight , found the man only stunned , stooped close and knew him , for then knowing was possible , and killed him , and only then took thought how to escape suspicion , and came running into the town , to me . ’
3 A boy sitting on a wall fell off backwards and came running round the end of the wall a moment later saying , ‘ What have I missed ?
4 The males used should be light-treated in the same way , and allowed to run with the females between April and June , as the signs of oestrus , though obvious to the goats , may not be noticeable to their owners .
5 I whipped the key out and turned to run through the Square only to find Shifty-Eyes standing blocking the pavement .
6 Then someone broke out of the crowd and began to run towards the side of the school where Jack and Tina were standing .
7 He rose from the muddy ground and began to run towards the woodland .
8 When the lift doors opened she stepped quickly out into the wide service area , and began to run towards the door .
9 He flung open the door and began to run down the street like a rabbit .
10 She turned and began to run down the stairs .
11 And she got up and began to run across the room to her mother .
12 He stood up and began to run along the deck .
13 He turned and started to run down the road , southwards , into Dresden .
14 The spider-thing reached the end of the air line , turned , and started to run towards the shuttle .
15 Blanche rolled away and started to run towards the front door .
16 We rushed out of the building and started running along the street , hardly knowing where we were or where we were going , until we felt we had put enough distance between us and the reception .
17 ‘ Oh , no , ’ he said aloud and started running down the street , looking for the car .
18 And he pushed past her and opened the door and started running down the street towards the War Memorial Square and Ebenezer Chapel .
19 He was selected to run in the 100 and 200 metres in the 1924 Olympics in Paris , but declined to run in the 100 metres on religious grounds , because the heats were to be run on a Sunday .
20 Gervais Sindakira was injured but managed to run to the main seminary buildings and was sheltered between two priests in the pupils ' refectory .
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