Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pers pn] across the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was also cursing his luck at being caught out in the open , when three figures stepped forward into the moonlight and stopped facing him across the intervening space . |
| 2 | Luke tried to steer her across the road , but she turned on him , her eyes heavy with shadows , her face pale and strained . |
| 3 | The gang manhandled the 18-foot caravan through the gap in the fence and began pushing it across the field towards the road . |
| 4 | And again had to wonder what the dickens was the matter with her for Ven , in no way similarly affected , moved and , taking casual hold of her arm , began to lead her across the road . |
| 5 | The tentacle started to pull him across the floor . |
| 6 | As Agnese proceeded to steer her across the terrace , Ronni stole a glance at the spot where Guido had been . |
| 7 | I did n't even notice that , but I did notice her across the road at Mrs and know so right she 'd been there I just did n't notice where she went , but I heard the bell ring and I could see this anorak through there and me mind thought Mrs , perhaps it 's Mrs but then when I saw this this lady well I just did n't know what to think really . |
| 8 | For half a second you might have thought his fist had smashed me across the room , except that I follow through my dive into a roll and end up squatting on the floor , eight feet away , with the pistol pointing straight at his guts . |
| 9 | Malpass had made it across the street , about eighty feet or so in front of Armstrong . |
| 10 | For a couple of years she and I had knocked around the Mediterranean , then I had sailed her across the Atlantic . |
| 11 | A hurricane lamp and a pinpoint of light from a torch were all the girls had to guide them across the sleepers and rails . |
| 12 | One remembered again the anger in his eyes as he had faced her across the table . |
| 13 | Next minute Perdita had slapped him across the face . |
| 14 | Beattie sat facing him across the table during his interview . |