Example sentences of "he move [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He moved around to the back of the house , and then ducked in to the laneway that ran behind it .
2 He moved up to a slave .
3 He moved up to the bar but the darts club chairman intercepted him .
4 He moved up to the counter with the air of a man who does n't like having to go through a routine once again but is prepared to do so , all right then here 's my card if you insist !
5 He moved up through the system rapidly enough to make his mark without looking flashy .
6 Admitted to the livery in 1822 , he moved up through the ranks to become master in 1828–30 , thereafter sitting in the court of assistants .
7 The former Cambridge United striker was completely on his own when he moved on to a Billy Clark lob .
8 He moved on to the ‘ enduring significance and value of the Anglo-American relationship ’ .
9 He moved on to the dome , which you must imagine like the magic covers you have seen in your drawing-room under which dwell all sorts of brilliant little birds , as natural as life on their branches , or flights of mysterious moths and butterflies .
10 From Ireland he moved on to the Outer Hebrides , which he reached on 30 August , and then to his most northerly landfall , Foula off the Shetlands , on 3 September .
11 After taking us through his life and times , he moved on to the matter of his death which he hoped would be quick and peaceful .
12 Eighteen months later he moved on into the marketing and sales department , where he was responsible for liaising between Harwell and the EEC .
13 He moved on up the street , or would have moved on if he had been able to .
14 He moved over to a group of boatmen sitting beneath a large gilt mirror .
15 The next year he moved over to the Alfa team , but could score only three points in a car whose engines rarely survived a race .
16 He moved over to the door control panel , which now glowed red for locked .
17 He moved over to the window of his office and looked out .
18 He moved over to the other side of the office and had begun searching through a well-stocked bookshelf when the phone on his desk rang close by Folly 's hand .
19 Athelstan stood for a moment in disbelief , then he moved over to the other bed post : there , in the centre , the artist had etched a life-like horse .
20 He moved over to the window and looked out across rain-driven Wimbledon .
21 He moved over to the dungeon door to prevent anyone from escaping .
22 Taking his time , he moved over to the door and paused .
23 Forester checked the drawers and cupboards before he moved through into the main room .
24 It was only when he moved round to the side that he saw the blue , chapped ears and the hair , frozen and brittle , as if you could snap it off .
25 He moved round to the front of the stall , pulling McAllister with him .
26 Satisfied that his aim was correct he moved round to the side of the golf-bag .
27 Once he had decided on his man he moved in with a determination that usually beat the carefully-laid plans of other interested clubs , often to dramatic effect .
28 He moved in to the new , roomier accommodation .
29 With a look of resignation , he removed his hand , took his glass from Donal , and , that fascinating little indent beside his mouth once more in evidence , he moved off towards the beckoning Dolores .
30 He moved off along the shelves , reading as he went .
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