Example sentences of "feet and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He got to his feet and walked over to the window hearing the angry voice but no longer having to face her , watching the reflection of her pacing figure , the swirling hair .
2 Waggoner quietly got to his feet and walked off down the 17th .
3 I got to my feet and walked back into the apartment .
4 Willie staggered to his feet and hung on to the side of the cart .
5 He rose lazily to his feet and sauntered out into the corridor .
6 He clambered slowly back to his feet and ambled back to the village .
7 The nose which they used for gathering food enabled them to pluck grass and reeds at their feet and to reach up into the trees above their heads .
8 Jessica got to her knees , holding herself and snorting , then staggered to her feet and ran down to the water .
9 However , ’ he stamped his feet and looked up at the darkened mass of the church , ‘ no one , not even in Southwark , can be that degenerate .
10 The coroner stamped his feet and looked up at the star-filled sky .
11 The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily .
12 Fulke shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor .
13 Then he scrambled to his feet and hared off between the trees .
14 Burun leapt to his feet and charged out of the door .
15 To her surprise he jerked to his feet and went over to the video machine and yanked the cassette out without rewinding it .
16 I drained my mess-tin , got to my feet and went out across the cobbled farmyard , under the arch , and out along the road leading to Brigade H.Q hoping that I would not be requiring the special services offered by the medics .
17 Zeinab rose to her feet and swept out of the box .
18 I get to my feet and go over to the window , easing back the soft material , looking at the houses opposite in the half-light .
19 His face darkened , and as he strode grimly towards her she stumbled hastily to her feet and backed up against the wall .
20 Furthermore , Piper , I wo n't be in this trench tonight , ’ continued Taff , rising to his feet and climbing out of the trench .
21 She had drifted unhappily around the estate , dragging her feet and shrinking back from the noisy pack of children which romped around the gardens .
22 Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ?
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