Example sentences of "he [vb past] to the window " in BNC.
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| 1 | He moved to the window , walking with a pronounced limp on his left leg , the result of a shrapnel wound in the last days of the Korean War . |
| 2 | Marc swivelled when he came to the window , his black shape outlined against the dying embers of the sun and his face in shadow . |
| 3 | Then , as she watched , a light came on in one of the upper rooms , and she shifted uneasily as she recognised Luke as he came to the window and looked out . |
| 4 | He gestured to the window and Claudia saw that a display of rings was next to the ornaments she admired . |
| 5 | Pulling himself wearily to his feet , he walked to the window , drew aside the curtain and gazed out at the blackness . |
| 6 | He walked to the window and stared out for some moments . |
| 7 | He walked to the window and gazed down through the net curtains . |
| 8 | The old grandma who was holding the girl 's hand looked across at him as he walked to the window to stare down into the street to watch for Eddie . |
| 9 | Rising to his feet , he walked to the window and stood looking out . |
| 10 | He returned to the window table and poured himself the dregs of the sherry . |
| 11 | He rushed to the window . |
| 12 | He crossed to the window . |
| 13 | He crossed to the window , and pulled the sheet back from the girl 's body . |
| 14 | He crossed to the window . |
| 15 | He crossed to the window table . |
| 16 | He crossed to the window to set wide the shutter on the last night of May , and heave the smokiness of his long closeted hours out of him in great , assuaging breaths . |
| 17 | She had watched him carefully , almost lovingly , as he went to the window . |
| 18 | He went to the window , where the daylight was already fading , and looked out between the vertical louvres of the blind . |
| 19 | Unfortunately for him , the lady 's husband had also spotted his illicit signalling from the bedroom and grabbing his machine-gun he went to the window and shot the hang-glider pilot and all out of the sky in a hail of bullets . |
| 20 | The room would be like Aladdin 's cave to such a girl as Joanna — fine clothes , the glint of plate , the stack of linen , the magnificent dressing-case , the several pairs of boots , the hats , the books , fobs , silks , glow of guineas on the writing table ; he went to the window and did not turn around when she entered . |
| 21 | He went to the window , made sure her car was n't coming , or turning into the communal garage . |
| 22 | He went to the window and drew back the curtain . |
| 23 | He went to the window and stood there wiping his glasses : they could all hear , now , the distant thwack and flump of spade-work . |
| 24 | He went to the window and looked down into the street . |
| 25 | Schellenberg frequently did , but when he went to the window and saw the powdering of snow in the streets he laughed . |
| 26 | He went to the window and pushed open the shutters . |
| 27 | A swirl of orange as he lurched to the window . |
| 28 | It was dawn and he pointed to the window . |
| 29 | Then he pointed to the window on the other side of the carriage . |