Example sentences of "[noun prp] stepped [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When Creed stepped out of the service elevator he was n't alone .
2 Ahead of her , Molly stepped on to the deck , lifting her right hand in salute .
3 Frere stepped on to the ice , sniffed at the cold air , and then , hands clasped at his back , the tail of his frock-coat lifting a little in the breeze , he sailed off .
4 Piper O'Rourke stepped out of the murk behind them , wearing a concerned expression .
5 As Lisa pulled the door open Josey stepped out into the night … and literally came within a hair 's breadth of walking straight into the tall dark figure who was striding up the path .
6 Below , a door opened and there was a brief swell in the volume of conversation and laughter as Gerard stepped out into the hall .
7 Shakily Ruth stepped out of the car , reaching for her raffia shoulder-bag in the back seat .
8 ‘ On Thursday the first of July , after Evensong in his church at Markham cum Cumbermound for a congregation of two , at about five fifteen , Paul Gray stepped back to the Vicarage for a sandwich and a glass of milk before going into Medewich to fetch Mr Jefferson of Markham Terrace who , as was his practice , was going to help Gray with his youth club in Markham cum Cumbermound .
9 The Feldwebel stepped out of the car and opened the door for me .
10 He dived headlong as he reached the top , but Burun stepped out of the way , caught his son 's sash at the back as he passed , swung him round and threw him into the wreckage of the bed again .
11 Guillamon stepped out of the Manse ; he was grey and brittle in the cold but his eyes were flashing brighter than the hard sky .
12 Stephen stepped up onto the rostrum vacated by Michael Stein .
13 It was dark when Tom stepped out of the hall .
14 Meanwhile , Tom stepped out of the coolness of the bank .
15 Isobel stepped on to the earth , and kissed her .
16 Isobel stepped out into the corridor , quiet except for the ever-present low murmur of the station 's output as it played over unobtrusive speakers .
17 Curious , Ace stepped out into the sun , and went down to the door .
18 Mait stepped down from the sedan chair and glanced around the worshippers .
19 Rosheen stepped on to the surface of Sakkrat .
20 Suddenly the huge wooden arched door was sprung open and Fernando Serra stepped out of the gloom of the house and into the almost indecent brilliance of the sun .
21 Lisa stepped out into the corridor with a sinking feeling .
22 Doyle stepped through into the bedroom .
23 Patrick stepped back from the door in shock as a tall , broad shouldered man pushed his way in .
24 Pascoe stepped back into the kitchen .
25 When Alison stepped back into the bedroom the slight drop in temperature immediately sought out the damp patches on her back and shoulders that she 'd missed with the towel .
26 Mitch stepped back from the door .
27 The moment Joseph stepped out onto the terrace the worried faces of Tran Van Hieu and his wife relaxed with relief .
28 Owen stepped down into the cell , bent and looked through the doorway into the burial vault .
29 Shaken by a mounting toll of Aids casualties , plus the expense and embarrassment of clearing up a valium habit , Calvin Klein stepped out of the disco lifestyle and into Nineties post decadence .
30 Bobbie and Phyllis stepped out of the darkness .
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