Example sentences of "[prep] the bathroom " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tell him it made your mickey fall off and you 'll sue him for loss of your wife 's affection , ’ Arty shrugged indifferently , as he drew on his dressing gown and headed for the bathroom , where there was a larger mirror . |
| 2 | When he had gone , Arty , smiling to himself at what he considered a victory , got out of bed and set off for the bathroom to wash his hair . |
| 3 | She must have some complaint , Alida decided , to stay in this house two and a half , three hours , and not ask for the bathroom , it is unnatural . |
| 4 | Sliding out of bed , she headed for the bathroom . |
| 5 | The Multirail units offer a decorative feature for the bathroom , combined with ample storage . |
| 6 | Friends clamoured to escape the trauma of walking endlessly up and down Glasgow 's Byres Road with a bottle of Hirondelle looking for a party to gatecrash , and so these Hogmanay house parties swelled in numbers yearly until the queue for the bathroom in the morning rivalled McDonald 's in Red Square . |
| 7 | Fitted carpets , though warm , are not a good idea for the bathroom and lavatory of an elderly person who may have minor ‘ mishaps ’ and spillages which they can not easily deal with as they advance into old age . |
| 8 | Nothing dates faster than bathroom colours , so bear in mind that the colour you choose for the bathroom may make your house difficult to sell in the future . |
| 9 | Fionnphort absorbs uncomplaining the onslaught of coachloads of tourists and pilgrims , but not today , not yet , for we are early , leaving the tourists in their boarding houses to queue irritably for the bathroom and linger over their bacon . |
| 10 | Queuing up for the bathroom and kitchen cooker can create explosive feelings . |
| 11 | As I stand up , heading for the bathroom , I see a piece of paper under my door . |
| 12 | He returns his briefcase to the table , moves mechanically for the bathroom , and when he gets there , slowly takes a white , starch-crisp shirt from its hanger on the door and slips it on , then struggles a little with the buttons . |
| 13 | The usual scramble for the bathroom in the morning , cycling through the sunny streets to the shop , serving cakes and pies and bread all day , then cycling home and the rush to prepare for a dance or a visit to Sarah . |
| 14 | Iris yanked her leotard from a drawer and headed for the bathroom . |
| 15 | Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh Egbert , ’ she snorted , banging the door behind her as she departed for the bathroom . |
| 17 | Claudia gave him a scornful look and made for the bathroom , taking a change of clothes with her . |
| 18 | Reddening with a flush that heated her whole body , she grabbed her wash-bag and night things , and fled for the bathroom , locking the door to the sound of his low , mocking laugh . |
| 19 | Reality had become nightmare for them and they 'd opted out into a world where meals came , drugs were given , and all the doors were locked except for the bathroom . |
| 20 | I opened the door by mistake ; I 'm looking for the bathroom , my clothes … ’ |
| 21 | So the dream becomes a symbolic expression of this conflict and what very often happens is the there 's a kind of compromise in which you go off and look for the bathroom or the drink of water or whatever it is you want , but the dream keeps postponing you finding it , in order to lengthen the dream and the state of sleep , so you go on sleeping for a bit longer . |
| 22 | But instead he headed for the bathroom . |
| 23 | Shiona gathered up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom , her mind retracing the events of the night . |
| 24 | ‘ I was looking for the bathroom , and I surprised him — it was an accident . |
| 25 | But before she could do that , she thought , jumping out of bed and heading for the bathroom , she had a job to tackle . |
| 26 | She beat down a gush of self-pity , knuckling away tears as she slid gingerly from the bed to make for the bathroom again . |
| 27 | The Carpet Supermarket 's range is wide , with something to suit every pocket Axminsters , Wiltons , Twists , Berbers , Shadows , prints ; carpets for the bathroom , kitchen , bedroom , vinyls at two metres and three metres wide ; Plush , Cord and many more . |
| 28 | Not it 's actually a step for the bathroom |
| 29 | Aye I said , so she said the landlord 's never put it down so we thought he 'd have had it down by she come home cos Alison seen it and where they work and th and there 's a room there or something and she 'd asked the boss could she have it for the bathroom . |
| 30 | Yeah I do that a lot for the bathroom |