Example sentences of "step on to " in BNC.
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| 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 | When she did finally reach for the food , or lure , all she would do was lean over and rip off a piece , rather than step on to the glove . |
| 11 | So Leonard was called by name from among the congregation , arose and ascended the steps , stepped on to the special box placed for short candidates like himself , and recited in Hebrew the traditional blessing before the reading of the Torah : |
| 12 | We started out into the snow and stepped on to the ice-covered apron ; that soon took the look off Nathan 's face . |
| 13 | Holding his shoes , he stepped on to the stones and crossed the river carefully . |
| 14 | Deciding against , he stepped on to the platform and shut the door with care , as though prolonging the act might delay his arrival . |
| 15 | She stepped on to the train , allowing one minor satisfaction to screen her anxiety at the absence of a major one . |
| 16 | The inspiration began when he stepped on to the tee five minutes early , just taking it all in . |
| 17 | Dawn was breaking over Labour 's headquarters in Walworth Road , south London , yesterday as Mr Kinnock stepped on to the balcony , his face ghostly white in the television arc lights and his lips drawn tightly after the longest night of his career , writes Jon Hibbs . |
| 18 | In 1988 , she stepped on to the ministerial ladder as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of the Environment , where she took charge of one of Mrs Margaret Thatcher 's pet hates — litter . |
| 19 | The moment they stepped on to the moor itself their feet sank almost to the ankle . |
| 20 | As I gingerly stepped on to one last narrow slab , I met someone I knew walking the other way . |
| 21 | A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea which blasted them the moment they stepped on to the pavement . |
| 22 | He stepped on to the busy road and dragged badly injured Scott clear of the traffic . |
| 23 | Ahead of her , Molly stepped on to the deck , lifting her right hand in salute . |
| 24 | The station was practically empty of people and Emily felt so alone as she stepped on to the train . |
| 25 | Isobel stepped on to the earth , and kissed her . |
| 26 | She stepped on to it and a little breeze caught her hair and lifted it behind her . |
| 27 | Minton 's intelligent responsiveness , to the character of people and places , was in operation the moment he stepped on to the SS Bayano of the Fyffes Line . |
| 28 | As she stepped on to the tongue of buckled metal , Bernice looked back . |
| 29 | The desert appeared abruptly , and we stepped on to sand as one would step across a threshold , in a single stride . |
| 30 | Reluctantly she stepped on to a moving walkway that carried her through a mishmash of exotic atmospheres . |