Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [art] few steps " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disconcertingly , April muttered something incomprehensible and moved a few steps away from them . |
| 2 | If possible , either the hall porter or receptionist will escort the guests to their room offering to carry any hand luggage and walking a few steps ahead to open any doors . |
| 3 | I took a deep breath of cool air before diving into the blast of heat and walking the few steps to the house . |
| 4 | Instead they were marching backwards and pausing every few steps to fire steady and effective volleys at their French attackers . |
| 5 | " Oh , lay off , " said Clelia , and pulled away from him , and skipped a few steps on the green short grass , and then did rather a professional cartwheel . |
| 6 | Holly kicked the snow from his shoes against the jamb of the door and climbed the few steps into Hut 2 . |
| 7 | Suddenly restless , she rose to her feet and walked a few steps away from him , resting her elbows on the garden gate as she looked far away into the empty distance . |
| 8 | They are encouraged to try and take a few steps back and be a little more objective with themselves . |
| 9 | On her way out she paused , reaching up to slot the dā telo branch between the stones above the lintel , and the bull lowered its head threateningly and took a few steps towards her as if it was going to lunge . |
| 10 | She had not thought to have Ariel set her whole spine on a splint , so when , after three months , Sycorax raised herself and found her weak legs and took a few steps , her whole weight slung against Ariel on one side and Jack Elsey on the other , she was bent like a hoop and could only shuffle forward , raising her head , like a turtle poking out of its shell , to address anyone who was not actually on the floor below her . |
| 11 | All he had to do was get up and walk a few steps and he could escape it all . |
| 12 | Nathan laughed and ran a few steps in front of Ari , turning back to bow . |
| 13 | ‘ God speed , ’ he cried , and ran a few steps alongside the departing train to show it was n't just a question of out of sight out of mind . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's doing all right on his own , ’ said the innkeeper , but took a few steps backward . |