Example sentences of "step [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Indeed , he went so far as to say that he was almost dreading stepping on to the golf course , full of grim forebodings on the practice ground and no better on the practice green . |
| 2 | A way of starting in shallow water that involves stepping on to the board with the rig already in the sailing position . |
| 3 | She soon discovered that by stepping on to the glove she had the food literally at her feet . |
| 4 | She alighted after him , and she crossed the footbridge too , but delayed stepping on to the platform until the train for Waterloo came in . |
| 5 | As we were stepping on to the adjoining barge , the man on the bench called out to us . |
| 6 | She paced up and down ; she went backwards and forwards to the windows , stepping on to the little balcony where they sat together in the afternoon sun , peering down the street . |
| 7 | But while County are tipped to go up this time , Francis could be stepping on to a bigger stage before next spring . |
| 8 | ‘ Harlots , ’ replied Ellen repressively , waiting until the wagon was some distance ahead before stepping on to the bridge . |
| 9 | He stumbled across the room stepping on to grunting and squirming bodies . |
| 10 | A flurry of bangs hit the door and before Allan Stewart could shoot back the bolt gun-butts had burst through the timbers , the bolt and its socket tore the jamb away , and soldiers in blue coats and white breeches were stepping in across the wreckage . |
| 11 | It was only fair that Neil Kinnock should be allowed to relinquish his post quickly , although the possibility of Roy Hattersley stepping in as deputy for a few months was ruled out too early . |
| 12 | This switch was intended to enable Roshanara to retain her influence by stepping in as the child 's regent . |
| 13 | Lyles would like to thank the Stoddard ‘ non-playing ’ Captain , Jimmy Shiels , for stepping in as their late replacement , scoring a creditable 26 points . |
| 14 | Carroll , whose continuing achilles injury has resulted in Gallagher stepping in as his deputy in recent games , admitted : ‘ Mick was brilliant , and if he carries on like that I might not be able to get my place back . ’ |
| 15 | They were extremely grateful to the Government for stepping in with a £140 rebate because they saw their aunts , uncles , friends , cousins and others elsewhere in the country paying a great deal less . |
| 16 | Hitchcock has yet to concede a goal since stepping in for Dave Beasant . |
| 17 | Er , Pam Dixon er , step stepping in for er , Dominic , is the er , bearded man back on Monday ? |
| 18 | Not by someone else stepping in at the last moment . |
| 19 | ‘ I appreciate your stepping in like this . |
| 20 | Stepping down off the chair to pick it up , so did I , and I got stuck . |
| 21 | Duvall was suddenly standing on the step above him , pushing him out of the way and stepping down past him . |
| 22 | The stepping down of the government followed resignation calls from all five of East Germany 's minor political parties , and from a deputy minister of culture . |
| 23 | The Forum sought to link the creation of the new government to the stepping down of President Gustav Husak , a key demand of the opposition . |
| 24 | During his two years in charge , he was responsible for the replacement as manager of Billy Bingham by Gordon Lee , stepping down for personal reasons after a comparatively short spell . |
| 25 | This allows the machine-chisel to shuffle back and forth , stepping down to full depth . |
| 26 | The home selectors have been shuffling their resources in recent matches and they take this opportunity to have a look at some members on the fringe of inclusion for Italy with one or two experienced players , such as flanker Martin Pepper stepping down to the replacements ' bench . |
| 27 | Court Four of the Royal Courts of Justice in London was packed with judges and barristers to hear the support lent to Lord Lane , who announced in February that he was stepping down at the age of 73 , 18 months before the compulsory retirement age for judges . |
| 28 | Stepping down at the end , he lay on the bed of nails and rolled across it to the foot of the ladder , which he climbed , pausing on each blade to detach a yellow paper prayer flag and send it fluttering to the ground . |
| 29 | Two days later Horst Teltschik ( CDU ) announced that he would be stepping down at the end of the year as Kohl 's foreign policy adviser at the Chancellery . |
| 30 | From this angle , stepping down with the altar candles behind him , his high shoulder and the bulge behind it scarcely broke the symmetry of a body beautifully compact and admirably handled . |