Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] to the window " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly becoming aware of her gaze , the object of her speculations stopped in mid stretch and moved languidly to the window . |
| 2 | This time , when he received no answer , he moved across to the window and , cupping one hand over his eyes , endeavoured to see inside the flat . |
| 3 | She moved across to the window , cupping one hand over her eyes so that she could see out , but there was little to see . |
| 4 | Plummer took a sip of his drink and wandered across to the window , peering out into the night . |
| 5 | With a tired shake of her head , she practically tiptoed across to the window and looked out . |
| 6 | The cloth inside muffled the noise , but when he got close to the window he could make out a human voice . |
| 7 | Nessie went to sit by her son and Nellie turned again to the window . |
| 8 | Helen walked slowly to the window and stared out at the plane . |
| 9 | He turned up the volume loud , turned the knob to atmospherics , walked quickly to the window . |
| 10 | Mr Ross did n't answer , but walked across to the window . |
| 11 | Cynthia stood up and walked across to the window , where she stared out across the busy London street . |
| 12 | He stared down at her for a moment , then walked across to the window and began staring outside instead . |
| 13 | He walked across to the window , leaning back against it , surveying her with a mixture of contempt and distaste . |
| 14 | He stood up abruptly and walked across to the window , staring outside at the same nondescript view that she herself had spent over fifteen minutes staring at earlier on . |
| 15 | He walked across to the window , and producing a knife ran it round the paper sealing strip , then opened it . |
| 16 | He walked across to the window . |
| 17 | She stepped forward to the window again and looked down from her turret , whence she had the view of a seagull , on to the sweep of snow , blanketing terrace and steps and lawn , rolling on white and smooth to the ruff of black shrubs on the lochside , and then beyond that the grey water , still as glass , gleaming like steel . |
| 18 | She padded across to the window , drew back the curtains and looked out . |
| 19 | On arrival at Gibraltar Point Field Station , I tracked down my single bedroom and , as one does , went immediately to the window and peered out . |
| 20 | Then , turning , she made way for him to enter , and went immediately to the window seat where she had been sitting wrapped in her duvet when Peter had disturbed her . |
| 21 | I got out of bed , went across to the window and looked out at the night . |
| 22 | She hesitated a second and then as the headlights dimmed she went across to the window and peered through the Venetian blind . |
| 23 | Stok went across to the window and looked through the side of the curtain like they do in gangster films . |
| 24 | Suddenly he rose from his chair , gave a quick look round the office , then went across to the window , where he stood looking down into the courtyard . |
| 25 | At half-past five he leant closer to the window and strained to see into the flat opposite . |
| 26 | He leaned closer to the window , but saw even less as his breath fogged the glass . |