Example sentences of "feet and [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | In the epicentre of the maelstrom , with the moon at her feet and crowned with the stars was Maggie , surprisingly unmoved . |
2 | She walked a few feet and stabbed at the earth with the fork . |
3 | Whitlock got to his feet and crossed to the dispenser against the wall . |
4 | Hitch got to his feet and crossed to the door . |
5 | Miles rose to his feet and fiddled with the knobs of his gleaming fixed-spool reel . |
6 | The fellow swayed on his feet and staggered through the doorway . |
7 | No one could call Graham Little , our Bergführer and former Mountaineering Council of Scotland president , in the first flush of youth , but the man 's well over six feet and built like the proverbial … house , which does help . |
8 | She rose gracefully to her feet and made for the front door , with Melissa following . |
9 | ‘ Sergeant King , seeing the approach of the car and still alive , struggled to his feet and made towards the car , ’ said Mr Nutting . |
10 | The pile of dazed teachers jumped to their feet and chased after the Bookman . |
11 | But even as she flung out a hand to save herself she was whisked off her feet and pulled into the secure haven of fitzAlan 's arms . |
12 | Ryker got to his feet and wandered into the bathroom . |