Example sentences of "he walked [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Leaving her safely tethered , he walked over toward the main door .
2 Just my personal assistant bringing me up to date on some business matters , ’ he added dismissively as he walked over to the other side of the bed , picking up his slim gold watch from a small table .
3 He walked over to the rickety wooden gateway , drawing from his pocket a small jar he had purloined from Mait 's Bagi before Ace had blown it up .
4 As he walked up beside the 17th Patrick met O'Grady trudging disconsolately back to the tee to play a second ball .
5 He walked up to the front door and pushed a button but the chimes went unanswered .
6 As he walked on to the first tee he could n't get any proper words out at all , and so I was frightened to speak to him in case he thought I was teasing him .
7 He walked out into the bright sunlight and Maggie turned back to Ana .
8 As he walked out into the silent white world Michael was glad of the freezing cold that seemed to cut down into his lungs .
9 He walked out of the tiny corridor , through the foyer and out to his car .
10 A Pakistani called Jansher Khan is the champion , and they will not give him his prize money because he walked out of the official dinner .
11 He smiled broadly and he turned from her , munching at the buttered scone , and as he walked out of the back door he heard the sound of a car coming on to the gravel in front of the house .
12 The next morning , without seeing any of the family , who were heaven knew where , she made herself some breakfast under the smiling gaze of Rose or Mary — she did n't know which — and before she could get into a worry as to whether Feargal had meant his offer to take her to Carlingford he walked in through the back door .
13 He walked down to the next floor where two men sat working at desks facing each other .
14 He walked back over the warm , moonlit meadows and paused before the inn , but held on to this resolution , the righteousness firing through him like brandy .
15 He walked back into the front room and placed the keys on the sideboard and then hung his jacket on the inside of the door .
16 As he walked back into the hot street he wondered if some royal bastard did indeed lurk in her family tree .
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