Example sentences of "forward across the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They are the people who are carrying the long glorious story of Britain forward across the years . |
| 2 | Gripping her in his arms , he rolled over on top of her and thrust with his feet against the stern locker , shooting them forward across the cockpit . |
| 3 | Pressing her foot against his , she leaned forward across the table . |
| 4 | He leaned forward across the table , staring intently at Gerry . |
| 5 | She glanced up at Edouard , as he leaned forward across the table to make some point : the thick black hair , the sharply etched features , the incisiveness with which he always spoke . |
| 6 | Carrie bit back a sharp reply and instead she leaned forward across the littered table . |
| 7 | He leaned forward across the table , fixing Preston with eager gaze . |
| 8 | As they paddle sedately forward across the water , they suddenly form a ring . |
| 9 | Rostov saw that his hair had been drawn back into a neat queue which had been tied with ribbon then folded decoratively forward across the top of his head . |
| 10 | Stung by his father 's words , Chuck dashed forward across the clearing . |
| 11 | I was slightly taken aback when she walked forward across the road , shaking her head in sorrow or denial . |
| 12 | Dexter leant forward across the table to hear better what was about to be said . |
| 13 | Ward leaned forward across the table , his eyes fixed on the man 's face , his tone aggressive as he said , ‘ The Triple A was based on the ESMA , the Navy Mechanics ’ School . ’ |
| 14 | He was leaning forward across the table , staring at me with a sort of frustrated belligerence . |
| 15 | ‘ What we need now is information , ’ he told her , leaning forward across the desk to make his point . |
| 16 | ‘ I wish I were you , ’ Alexandra said , ‘ I wish I were a mouse , ’ and then , drawn inexorably , she leaned forward across the table and looked down through the closed window at her mother 's upturned face below . |
| 17 | Dropping to her hands and knees , Isabel crawled gingerly forward across the earthen floor , clutching the candle-bowl . |
| 18 | Kersey leaned forward across the table , his rubbery features close to the boy . |
| 19 | ‘ Really ? ’ she whispered , something in his look , something in the way he stretched forward across the small distance between them and reached for her hands causing her heart to race once more . |