Example sentences of "and step [adv prt] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To reach Ariel and her mother , he had to cross the stream ; he did so , night after night , using stepping stones over unearthly flashes of phosphorescence in the water , and stepping up on to the further bank , still unwilling , still keeping his mind on Rebecca and the love he had sworn to her , until once more he found himself at the entrance of Ariel 's cabin , once more gave orders to the guard to leave him , and entered to speak to her , disturbing her rest , though she had come to expect his call ; then after their unsatisfactory exchanges , he would lift the fronds at the entrance and leave again , only to succumb once more , and toss himself off in rage and helplessness , before he skulked back to Belmont . |
| 2 | She strode to the panelling , searched , found and stepped through on to the dilapidated back staircase landing , just as the Bishop and Lord Cumbermound were entering the room . |
| 3 | Elisabeth opened the window and stepped out on to the balcony . |
| 4 | Susan and Breeze seized their meagre luggage and stepped out on to the tiny wooden platform . |
| 5 | He pushed aside the recollection and stepped out on to the dock . |
| 6 | Forgetting for a moment the strained atmosphere of the previous evening , Melissa slid back the glass door and stepped out on to the balcony . |
| 7 | He opened the outer window as well , and stepped out on to the fire escape . |
| 8 | Sara got up impulsively and threw open the french windows and stepped out on to the stone-flagged terrace . |
| 9 | Sometimes , Alex thought , eating a grape from the bowl provided by the management and then walking barefooted across to open the windows and step out on to the balcony , sometimes Nina seemed to be living on her own private planet . |