Example sentences of "he walked [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Major Tilney , when he left the main block of Burleigh , lit a cigarette as he walked down the drive to the road .
2 When Jean-Claude had finished his breakfast , he walked down the lane by the side of the house in his old dressing-gown and felt slippers .
3 I 'm sure it was , Patrick grinned as he walked down the corridor and climbed the half-dozen steps from the servants ' quarters up to the hall ; he had seen the look on the butler 's face , and knew how uncomfortable it had been for him .
4 Little wonder , really , she acknowledged ruefully — she 'd seen women in the building all but swoon at his feet every time he walked down the corridor .
5 Slowly he walked down the steps .
6 He walked down the hill without looking at the dead men , slowly and with difficulty and pain .
7 He walked down the hill in Haworth with a bag of his best paintings on his back , and everyone in the village came out to see him go .
8 As he walked down the stairs it was the old lady who met him in the hall .
9 He walked down the path to the little hut .
10 He looked very smart as he walked down the street in battledress , his boots shining like glass and his shoulders back .
11 Wonderful man , but completely uniform , he was a proper character , he looked ridiculous every time he walked down the street , you know .
12 He walked along the beach , past rows of low cedar huts , his bare feet kicking at the surf which swept in from the north , enjoying the cool water and the tickling sensation of sand being swept between his toes and around his ankles .
13 He walked along the road , hands in pockets , whistling like a blackbird .
14 He cut a little caper as he walked along the corridor that led to his office , recovering a quality that had suddenly become important to him — his drabness .
15 He walked along the corridor with her , giving her shoulder a comforting squeeze as they parted at the make-up room door .
16 He walked along the ridge of rock , trying to picture once more the place where Peter had run and fallen .
17 He walked along the edge of the plot , naming her plants to himself .
18 For a minute or two he walked along the seafront towards Mergellina in the west .
19 TOLBY FLICKERED IN and out of sight as he walked along the line of parked cars .
20 Bitterly , Hope thought , as he walked along the margin of the northern shore , ignoring the spectacular , breath-catching view down Derwent Water and deep into Borrowdale , she simply had no real love in her .
21 He walked along the Harrow Road until he found the small turning he wanted .
22 On this particular evening he walked towards the tannery .
23 He walked towards the door .
24 Remembering his own thoughts as he walked towards the door last night , not knowing it was Laura , thinking it was Alexandra and feeling his freewheeling lifestyle threatened , his macho image slightly dented , he realized he must be mad .
25 He walked towards the door .
26 A spokesman for Cleveland Fire Brigade said : ‘ The cloth over the chip pan caught fire and as he walked towards the door cold air blew the fat up his arms . ’
27 As the flight progressed he walked towards the kite so that he was underneath it .
28 He walked away to the desk , collecting his key , and as he walked towards the lifts he flicked a quick glance back to the girl who 'd been brought up as his daughter .
29 Stiffly , he walked towards the entrance tunnel .
30 He walked towards the entrance ; a fancy airlock system over which a large illuminated sign flashed on and off .
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