Example sentences of "[noun sg] and stepped [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Instead , she rose smartly from her seat and stepped out through the doors as they opened .
2 Thirty seconds later , he had the whole U-rod assembly unbolted from the car and stepped back out the way he 'd come in .
3 We started out into the snow and stepped on to the ice-covered apron ; that soon took the look off Nathan 's face .
4 He got up from his desk and stepped over to the measuring rod .
5 So Pete and Diane left the rail and stepped out of the boat house into the mild spring air to wait for him .
6 After her act another blonde in black , thigh length leather boots , studded belt , bra and pants strutted onto the stage , removed her top and stepped up to the front row , where the Koreans stuffed dollar notes down the front of her knickers .
7 The judge left the bench and stepped down to the floor of the court to congratulate Mr Robinson and wish him well for the future .
8 I left the tyre lever and mallet on the grass and stepped down into the boathouse , the shocking chill of the water again a teeth-gritter .
9 Ronni struggled from her stupor and stepped back into the hallway , her legs feeling like bales of straw beneath her .
10 When they reached her floor eventually , she bade him a perfunctory farewell and stepped out of the lift with a feeling of release , hurrying towards her apartment , heart and hormones defeating any intention of greeting Luke 's arrival as coolly as if it did n't matter to her one way or the other .
11 Philip opened the door and stepped out into the yard .
12 She opened the front door and stepped out into the corridor , which was more private than the flat if mother was only pretending to be asleep , which was possible .
13 Creeping past Dame Kleetie 's door and fleeing like a shadow across the yard , Cleo opened the gate and stepped out into the alley beyond .
14 He seemed edgy and ill at ease and as they took the lift up to the fourth floor and stepped out into the corridor his eyes darted from side to side as if he was terrified at what he might be about to see .
15 Tom O'Neill came through the revolving doors on a blast of icy air and stepped out on the other side into a blanket of almost oppressive warmth .
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