Example sentences of "[vb past] them across the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She dragged her eyes up and watched as , unhurriedly , he stripped off his heavy gloves and laid them across the bike before lifting his helmet off and balancing it in front of him . |
| 2 | He led them across the hall and through the dining-room , down a corridor and into what he explained was a private dining-room where members could entertain groups of friends or associates . |
| 3 | Every so often , as the young man led them across the room , a telephone would ring , but quietly , its bell having been adjusted to suit the tone of the office , and someone would answer the muted telephone in a lowered voice . |
| 4 | The barmaid drew off two measures and passed them across the counter . |
| 5 | With UN approval MacArthur pursued them across the parallel and on towards the Yalu River which marked the border with Communist China . |
| 6 | In the face of Cadwallon 's army , Eadwine is depicted as retreating , if not fleeing , many of his army being slain as the Britons pursued them across the salt sea , and Cadwallon advances to Caer Caradog , even setting York ablaze . |
| 7 | After a while a fallen log helped them across the ditch . |
| 8 | ‘ Yoo-hoo ! ’ yelled Jack in Wild Western imitation , but his voice tailed away as Inspector Burden of Kingsmarkham CID emerged from Queen Street and approached them across the forecourt of the Olive and Dove . |
| 9 | In the early 1890s thieves stole cattle in an area of Anuradhapura which bordered on Kurunagala , drove them across the district border , carried out false sales there with the help of some headmen , and sent the animals to the Colombo slaughterhouse . |
| 10 | Dane pulled his car-keys from his pocket and handed them across the table . |
| 11 | Vernage slashed them across the throat and chest with his wood knife and fled , but the officers managed to radio for help and within hours both men were captured . |
| 12 | They took them outside , and the dogs pulled them across the ice . |
| 13 | He reached into his desk drawer and drew out the copies of the contract , a trifle battered by yesterday 's violence , and tossed them across the desk towards her . |
| 14 | The travellers ' flight took them across the desert . |
| 15 | Melinda pleaded a headache and went inside , and I took them across the road to the soft drinks stall to hear the report of the uncle , and then get rid of them . |
| 16 | ‘ They then took them across the pedestrian bridge over the Westlink and , to calm them down , told them they were in the university area . |
| 17 | Jake ferried them across the ford on his cart with horse and master enjoying a paddle . |
| 18 | Amanda stood up again , crossed the room , took a blue bowl of chrysanths from the coffee table and carried them across the room to the dresser . |
| 19 | Instead he took a sheaf of glossy photographs from his portmanteau and pushed them across the table towards the Corsican . |