Example sentences of "climbed [adv prt] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The officers then climbed on to a porch and smashed the windows but were still unable to reach the victims . |
| 2 | Looking round for somewhere to hide the wrecked toy she climbed on to a chair and put the doll on top of the nursery cupboard . |
| 3 | The three , all male teenage domestic workers , climbed on to a roof of the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Friday , a day after she was admitted . |
| 4 | She staggered over to the freezer , climbed on to a small stool by its side , unwrapped the packages to reveal frozen packs of my beefburgers , and placed them in the freezer , leaning over it until she was almost inside . |
| 5 | Cornelius lowered his suitcase , took off his rucksack and climbed on to a stool before the counter . |
| 6 | A frog climbed on to a lily leaf quickly |
| 7 | Under Allen 's guidance she climbed on to an oak that grew by the ford , clambered along a branch , and swung easily into a chestnut . |
| 8 | Mr Roskha said of the trouble in Kishinyev : ‘ Several thousand people from the Popular Front and other groups broke through cordons of police and climbed on to the tanks and armoured personnel carriers , waving banners and chanting slogans . |
| 9 | He climbed on to the high stool , acutely conscious of the heat of the stove and the growling dogs behind him . |
| 10 | They told me they were on holiday today and shyly peeped round great blocks of stone as I climbed on to the hitching post of the sun , the most sacred place in the temple . |
| 11 | As ‘ Sheila Take A Bow ’ climbed on to the playlists , rumours about a split in the Smiths camp again reached fever pitch . |
| 12 | As she left , little Dermot climbed on to the bed with Kevin . |
| 13 | Kalchu climbed on to the roof of the house , and with the flame he 'd brought from the shrine fire set light to the two piles of jharo . |
| 14 | The man picked up a small portmanteau that had been hidden in shadow by the rail , and with one last sweeping look across the quay , climbed on to the gangplank . |
| 15 | ‘ He parked his van by the wall and climbed on to the roof . |
| 16 | A BABY girl died when her pet dog climbed on to the bed and suffocated her . |
| 17 | The 22-year-old man was thrown out when he climbed on to the show 's stage at a department store in Adelaide . |
| 18 | This was followed by a film of a mediaeval banquet at which the guests , after much lusty eating and drinking , undressed one another at a leisurely pace , then climbed on to the refectory table for a general post , to the accompaniment on the sound track of much wheezing and grunting . |
| 19 | Then he climbed on to the winner 's rostrum and became the proudest man in the world as the British National Anthem echoed around the massive Montjuic Stadium . |
| 20 | At 2.10 am , he climbed on to the disc jockey 's console and tried to grab the mike , shouting wildly at the swirling crowd below him . |
| 21 | He climbed on to the counter and , reaching over the grille , grabbed the book . |
| 22 | I climbed on to the window-seat and drew the curtains , so that I was completely hidden . |
| 23 | They all climbed on to the top of the fence . |
| 24 | Bobbie climbed on to the step of the engine — but at that moment , the train began to move ! |
| 25 | I climbed on to the shed roof and gathered myself for the jump . |
| 26 | Generally , it was the smaller snail that climbed on to the back of the larger one and actively courted it , while the larger snail was passive , simply accepting or rejecting the advance . |
| 27 | Benjamin climbed on to the dais and leaned over the table . |
| 28 | He then marched up the hall , climbed on to the dais and sat down at the head of the table there , snapping his fingers for Athelstan to join him . |
| 29 | I climbed on to the sill , paused , jumped in . |
| 30 | She retreated back downstairs , and climbed on to the mildewed sofa , hugging her knees up to her chin . |