Example sentences of "he jump [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 When an accomplished actor like ( bridegroom 's name ) realizes he is going to have a speaking part in the wedding ceremony he jumps at the opportunity .
2 he jumps in the window mum and
3 he jumps in the window
4 He jumped into the air several times then shook my hand , ‘ Merci , merci , Cornemuse , ; venez manger avec mois ce soir . ’
5 His eyes shone brighter and he jumped into the air .
6 He jumped into the car for warm-up and the brakes were as bad as ever .
7 Rather than fall into the hands of the Witch King 's servants he jumped into the sea in full armour .
8 He jumped into the cupboard and shut the door .
9 He jumped into the shower and felt a little better when he got out a few seconds later .
10 To get a closer look at what I was doing he jumped onto the table , knocking eight woodscrews onto the floor .
11 Just in time before his Mum turned from the cooker , he jumped off the roof .
12 And without waiting for an answer he jumped off the shelf and onto the next one .
13 He jumped off the lounger roaring with laughter .
14 He jumped off the boat .
15 He jumped off the tram at Poultry , deciding to walk the final mile .
16 Haslam found this a rather passive role compared to running a business himself , so when he was asked to become ICI 's personnel director he jumped at the opportunity to tackle a job which appeared to have a higher executive content .
17 He jumped at the chance .
18 During a period when Crawford was moving swiftly between film , television and theatre , he jumped at the chance to act on the American stage for the first time .
19 Actor , Anthony Hopkins , explains that he jumped at the chance to play a part in the film .
20 He jumped for the pavement and a small car swept past him .
21 Ruth found herself giving him a shove as he jumped for the top of the gate .
22 That did it With his well-known temper getting the better of him , he jumped on the fish with both feet The fish was almost spent With both hands locked around the monster 's tail , the gleeful Yanto dragged it through the shallow water on to the hard sand .
23 And he said he 'd had a whiskies and he was down by the station and he said he jumped on the train and he landed up in De Detroit , and then the South African War broke out
24 There was a man in the window and he jumped on the bed !
25 He jumped to the side and I missed him .
26 So as soon as he saw Bill Brice sink chubbily to his knees , he jumped to the conclusion that some brief word of informal prayer was going to be said .
27 He jumped to the ground and continued along the path .
28 Mo chattered and pulled at her hair until the water came in her eyes ; when she got up , he jumped to the windowsill where he froze , paws folded against his chest , nose snuffling the air .
29 I 'm , I , I noticed er Ricky , they were coming across I was er washing the erm venetian blinds up in the er er bedrooms and he came out with his young lady and er they came down ac across the grass and he was in front , and he jumped over the fence at the bottom , and she this little , and she was ha was having to climb and she was stuck th like that , and he looked back and thought she , he , she was with him and when he s and er he went back , but he went back , and I thought to myself oh like a gentleman , and lifted her over .
30 I got a cat trapped up here , right , it was chasing Jones and I goes I got you now , and he jumped over the wall .
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