Example sentences of "[conj] she step [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the same , she badly needed some air and solitude , so she stepped out to the veranda , closed the door silently behind her , slipped off her high heels and held them in one hand , then padded on silent stockinged feet down the back stairs and into the garden . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps I can help you , ’ the young woman said , and she stepped forward onto the terrace planking . |
| 3 | As the lift doors opened and she stepped out into the corridor , it occurred to her that she must strike a very different figure from the wide-eyed girl who had made that first visit . |
| 4 | Her tall , slender form was tightly swathed in a pink dress and she stepped warily across the uneven boards on white sandals with heels so high and narrow it seemed barely possible that they could support a human being . |
| 5 | She knew the Spanish liking for these little snacks and she stepped down into the street , a little surprised to find herself the focus of several pairs of eyes . |
| 6 | All the same , she was n't best pleased to be disturbed by a knock on her door as she wrapped herself in a towelling robe and hid her wet hair in a turban after she stepped out of the shower . |
| 7 | A quick flick of a comb through her hair — there was no hat to accessorise this dress — she reached for the crocodile clutch bag and moved towards the doorway for Arlene to give her a quick check before she stepped out onto the catwalk again . |
| 8 | I stared at her , transfixed , as she stepped over to the scaly green cupboard where she kept all of her books . |
| 9 | As she stepped away from the wardrobe she felt the moisture between her legs . |
| 10 | And as she stepped forward into the room , he stepped backwards into the yard and , raising his hat he again said , ‘ Well , good afternoon , ’ to which she also replied , ‘ Good afternoon . ’ |
| 11 | The station was practically empty of people and Emily felt so alone as she stepped on to the train . |
| 12 | As she stepped on to the tongue of buckled metal , Bernice looked back . |
| 13 | ‘ Twelve o'clock ! ’ he called out as she stepped on to the pavement ; then he was gone , the little green car melding into the rest of the traffic and rapidly becoming lost to sight . |
| 14 | The building might be old , but this was no cheap accommodation , she observed as she stepped on to the landing . |
| 15 | Lindsey gasped as she stepped on to the deck and was hit by a wave of cold air . |
| 16 | She blinked as she stepped back into the office , closing her eyes against the sudden change of light . |
| 17 | As she stepped further into the boatyard , she thought : I hope you can hear me , Pascoe , and I hope you can see me clearly from the tree , because I can smell the tiger . |
| 18 | A woman was driving and she parked beside our land-cruiser , nodding to us briefly as she stepped out onto the road and flung a series of questions at the Indian , half in Spanish and half in a more guttural tongue , which I took to be Quechua . |
| 19 | As she stepped out into the dark night she thought of the gloomy squalor of Bacon Buildings and the smile left her face . |
| 20 | Sabrina zipped up her anorak as she stepped out into the cold night air and rummaged in her pockets for the keys to the Audi Coupe . |
| 21 | ‘ Your choice , ’ Liston reminded her as she stepped out into the air . |
| 22 | Glancing back over her shoulder as she stepped out into the pounding heat of the afternoon , she saw that Stephanie Marsa was watching them go . |
| 23 | The twins , David and Michael , had been prowling about in the front garden waiting for the sight of Belinda 's car , and as soon as she stepped out into the driveway and came up the path to the house they raced ahead of her inside to relay the news of her arrival , without even saying hello to her . |
| 24 | Alain was beside her as she stepped out into the sunlight and his hand closed around her arm . |
| 25 | Gently but firmly , careful not to wake the child , Jake took Kirsty from her as she stepped out into the corridor . |
| 26 | ‘ There is nothing to explain , ’ she said coldly as she stepped out of the car . |
| 27 | As she stepped out of the front door , Alexandra felt like a bird finding its cage door opportunely left open . |
| 28 | Rune was waiting for her in the foyer as she stepped out of the lift . |
| 29 | As she stepped out of the bathroom she stole a quick glance at the bed , just to check that Kirsty was still sleeping . |
| 30 | Famous last words , she thought to herself , as she stepped out of the lift on to the second-floor landing of the luxury block of flats where she lived . |