Example sentences of "and went quietly " in BNC.

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1 When the message came , he left the smithy and went quietly up to the castle .
2 Then , putting it on and pulling the collar tight about her throat , she lit the candle that was standing in a holder on her bedside table , and went quietly out and along the corridor to the kitchen , through it and into the scullery , where they had a running tap above a shallow stone sink .
3 As soon as there was a little light in the sky outside my window , I got up and went quietly down to the kitchen .
4 I went below , then took off my shoes and went quietly up the other stairs to watch him .
5 But she lowered her eyes and went quietly from the room , turning only at the door to look back , finding , as she 'd hoped , that Tsu Ma 's eyes were on her .
6 She used her key and went quietly into the house .
7 He locked the door behind him and went quietly downstairs .
8 Alexandra nodded and went quietly up the stairs and down the landing , past the bowls of pot-pourri and prints of wild flowers framed in black and gold , to her own room .
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