Example sentences of "[vb past] across [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was all set to paint , but when Vitor slid his hands into his trouser pockets and , with jacket flaring back , strolled across to inspect the items which she had for sale , her gaze compulsively followed him . |
| 2 | He fished a wad of papers from his top pocket as he strolled across to cut through the retaining rope on the tarpaulin . |
| 3 | Anne raised her hands in a placatory gesture and came across to give her a comforting hug . |
| 4 | She came across to speak to him . |
| 5 | He came across to look at the image open on my lectern : a wild man covered in shaggy green fur was fighting a little hon with a club . |
| 6 | When at last he laid down his brush and palette and came across to help her up , she found that she resented his breaking the mood . |
| 7 | Fran tried the cupboard , but found only dishes , and smiled as she immediately tried the next one along , reaching for the handle at the same moment as Luke came across to help her . |
| 8 | He also points out that a commitment to equality implies also a commitment to a state which will push everybody around until they are equal — Procrustes was a figure in Greek mythology who forced all those he came across to become the same height , either by chopping bits off or by using a rack to stretch their legs . |
| 9 | Best of all , their own old gentleman was there , and he came across to shake their hands . |
| 10 | With a fluid movement he stood up and came across to tilt her rigid chin up with his thumb . |
| 11 | He kicked open the doors to bedroom and kitchen , established that there was no one hiding behind them , and then raced across to kneel by Ray Doyle . |
| 12 | Occasionally , she glanced across to check on the progress of the chemicals bubbling away on the other side of the room . |
| 13 | I slung my rifle over my shoulder and walked across to join him as he was preparing to leave . |
| 14 | Instead , she felt tired and drained suddenly as she walked across to join the sergeant at the window . |
| 15 | I walked across to collect it and something hit me very hard indeed in the back . |
| 16 | She dumped her dirty clothes on the floor and walked across to take it , then grunted with annoyance as he moved it out of her reach . |
| 17 | With a silly smile on her face she walked across to stare at her reflection in the dressing-table mirror . |
| 18 | She walked across to look at it , and there , on top of the mushroom , was a large caterpillar , smoking a pipe . |
| 19 | Dexter walked across to look over Blanche 's shoulder . |
| 20 | ‘ What 's up with his lordship ? ’ she asked as she walked across to drop a kiss on her mother 's proffered cheek . |
| 21 | I can remember Rachel looking at me with scorn and saying , Mummy , you must be mad , in this heat ! '' However , if was one of our own small fighter planes , and we rushed across to see it land . |
| 22 | For a differential drill they are placed side by side and drilled across to highlight the difference between them . |
| 23 | He reached across to take her hand . |
| 24 | DeVore laughed , then reached across to pick it up . |
| 25 | She rolled over to his side , and he reached across to undress her . |
| 26 | Catherine Crane went across to open it and held a murmured conversation with someone . |
| 27 | I went across to talk to Jim Rosenthal for ITV . |
| 28 | ‘ Micky , could we have a quick word ? ’ asked Paul Lexington , and the star , with the dignity of a man mounting the scaffold , went across to join the producer , director and Company Manager . |
| 29 | Gratefully , she went across to take their order . |
| 30 | and I went across to see how she was and he says I 'm expecting her home today , that were Thursday , so that was |