Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] room " in BNC.

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1 Harry folded his arms , smiled as if he knew better and strolled about the room .
2 Joseph tugged at his brother 's sleeve suddenly and nodded across the room .
3 The cat jumped down and walked across the room .
4 Kelly put the phone down and skipped around the room .
5 Silvio , crouched just outside , all but tumbled into the room .
6 She put her bike away and sauntered into the room .
7 Lorton hooked a leg over and climbed into the room .
8 Lifting the white towelling robe from its hook behind the door , she slipped it on and hurried from the room and along the balcony to find him , smiling when she heard the low rumble of his deep voice coming from downstairs in the living-room .
9 Urquhart breathed deeply and glanced round the room .
10 Quiss said suddenly , sitting upright and looking about the room .
11 He sat up and looked around the room .
12 She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time .
13 Then he stood up and strode from the room , and she all but collapsed into the chair he 'd just vacated , feeling as though she 'd been battered by a storm at sea .
14 She stood up and walked from the room without so much as a backward glance , and Shae looked down at her hands , surprised to find they were trembling , though they 'd been rock steady just minutes before .
15 I shift this extraordinary document across to the stack of papers I have read , then get up and walk about the room .
16 After tossing restlessly for more than an hour , Fran got up and crept from the room and down the stairs , hoping that a cup of tea would soothe her nerves .
17 And of course , if you look at it er , logically , I mean , for a a woman to be tied up and kept in a room , you know , and kept prisoner all her life you could hardly expect her to be sane even if she did
18 Howard gets up and walks about the room with his coffee , smiling , and taking care not to fall over the furniture .
19 He got up and moved about the room , picking up ornaments and moving restlessly from one side to the other .
20 He got up and wandered round the room .
21 A dangerous sparkle of anticipation in her eyes , Maria drew her shoulders back and walked across the room with her host at her side .
22 I say , and laugh , sitting back and looking round the room at the bare paint walls and the constable sitting by the door .
23 He pushed his chair back and wandered around the room .
24 ‘ You might be dying with tonsillitis and every f—er is taking the piss out of yer and running around and shouting in the room . ’
25 He turned around and spoke into the room behind him , then moved out of sight .
26 ‘ What , exactly , does this office job entail ? ’ she demanded coldly while glancing round the room .
27 He stood up then and walked from the room without so much as a backward glance .
28 Then he released her abruptly and strode from the room .
29 I found being introduced to people individually , as they arrived , much easier than going into a room full of new babies and it was good to share experiences .
30 Meryl switched it off again and stared across the room , her heart thudding .
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