Example sentences of "the [adj] step [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hurried up the narrow steps on to the parapet of the curtain wall . |
| 2 | From the Roman Forum , once the city 's most important political and social centre , to the Colosseum , perhaps the city 's best known monument , to the soaring Baroque dome of St-Peter 's and the Vatican city with its superb collection of paintings and sculptures , to the Trevi Fountains and the Spanish steps through to the twentieth century Victor-Emmanuel monument built to commemorate the unity of Italy — the list is endless and no amount of reading about the Eternal City can substitute a visit there as Rome speaks for herself . |
| 3 | She had only seen him when she had climbed the wooden steps up to the promenade : he was out of sight of the kiosk , waiting across the road , almost hidden in the dark cave of an amusement arcade . |
| 4 | Simon stood watching for a moment , then , adjusting the expression on his face , he walked down the wooden steps on to the beach . |
| 5 | He motioned Karlinsky forward and with a generous flourish directed him up the three steps on to the small platform in front of the Ark of the Law where a lectern had been placed . |
| 6 | The first steps out of the greenhouse |
| 7 | The first steps out of the greenhouse |
| 8 | But I 'd half-learned several languages on my travels , and somehow they each floated familiarly back at the first step on to the matching soil . |
| 9 | Many of them were feeling distinctly insecure at having taken the first step out of the closet and they kept the escape route in sight at all times . |
| 10 | He followed the officer , stepping through the churned mud , towards the concrete steps down into the brigade post , and the presence of the Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council . |
| 11 | Besides , she was ultimately responsible to Liz for the twins ' welfare , Laura firmly reminded herself as they mounted the wide steps up to the front door of Lady Wyndham 's house . |
| 12 | In a way , the show marks the next step on from the post-industrial carnivals that have been developed over the past ten years . |