Example sentences of "[subord] he step [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eminent Spaniard took 7 at the first hole of the Novo Sancti Petri course , of which he is the architect , and finished his first round ten shots behind Ireland 's Des Smyth who had not seen the course until he stepped on to the first tee . |
| 2 | Before he stepped up for the most nerve-shattering moment of his career Guennady Grishin had kept his nerve to fire the Russians into a 4-3 advantage . |
| 3 | The inspiration began when he stepped on to the tee five minutes early , just taking it all in . |
| 4 | When he stepped on to the seventh tee he was five shots clear of all challengers and the title was safely under lock and key . |
| 5 | When he stepped out of the high-speed lift , his eyes widened . |
| 6 | But when he stepped out of the Humber Snipe which had been sent to pick him up he found that the building was in darkness and apparently deserted . |
| 7 | When he stepped out onto the verandah again , to his astonishment a mob of twenty or more Annamese was swarming across the garden dragging between them drums of oil and petrol stolen from the tractor sheds , intent on firing the house . |
| 8 | When he stepped down from the editorship , the November 1975 issue carried a story slamming student apathy and a cartoon captioned : ‘ Will Tiger Tim 's boat sink without a replacement ? ’ |
| 9 | He accepts there will be a bit of a hullabaloo when he steps out of the tunnel , maybe smiling at the ‘ This is Anfield ’ sign . |
| 10 | ‘ Do me a favour , ’ Iron Josh said as he stepped on to the road . |
| 11 | With two matches remaining , any of East Anglia 's three leading counties could have taken the trophy , but Clark 's nerve held out as he stepped up to the mat with his last wood . |
| 12 | The pilot flipped up the door , and Duroc bent to avoid the still slowly circling blades as he stepped down onto the tarmac . |
| 13 | ‘ I feel sorry for that woman , ’ thought the bachelor as he stepped down from the train at the next station . |
| 14 | ‘ Welcome to Broadstairs , ’ announced Sir Thomas expansively as he stepped down from the railway carriage , flicking a practised hand towards a porter . |
| 15 | As he stepped back into the circle of dimming green light issuing from the door of the transmat booth he looked for a moment like some bizarre demon that Francis had summoned . |
| 16 | He put in another , and turned off his torch as he stepped out of the cupboard . |
| 17 | There was no smile on his face now , however , as he stepped out of the site of the Reconciliation — known euphemistically as the Retreat — to find Dowd sitting perched on a shooting-stick a few yards from the door . |
| 18 | Maria did n't need to look at his face or see the confident way he carried himself as he stepped out of the lift with her . |
| 19 | As he stepped out of the elevator and strode towards her , she felt her heartbeat do a funny little dance . |
| 20 | Jehana moved silently to her side , likewise apparently unperturbed by the events which were taking place , and they watched Jotan as he stepped out onto the wooden staging . |
| 21 | As soon as he stepped out into the fluorescent-lit corridor , he was met by an official who hurried him into a briefing room . |
| 22 | Doyle shook his head angrily as he stepped out into the night and buttoned up his jacket . |
| 23 | Now it was a pillar of darkness covering him from the eyes of the watch as he stepped out from the trees and walked steadily across the open space of grass . |
| 24 | ‘ Happy Christmas , ma'am , ’ the postman says and , as he steps back into the darkness , she notices he 's wearing gloves . |