Example sentences of "step back [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He stepped back onto the concrete and came round to the front of the building where the flowering cherries were just coming into bud on the lawn .
2 The artist has created a marvellous pattern out of the limbs of beasts and men superposed in parallel planes stepped back to the ground and punctuated by the frontal heads of the near oxen ; a sophisticated and brilliantly successful design .
3 ‘ On Thursday the first of July , after Evensong in his church at Markham cum Cumbermound for a congregation of two , at about five fifteen , Paul Gray stepped back to the Vicarage for a sandwich and a glass of milk before going into Medewich to fetch Mr Jefferson of Markham Terrace who , as was his practice , was going to help Gray with his youth club in Markham cum Cumbermound .
4 He stepped back into the hall and felt his way back to the living room .
5 She blinked as she stepped back into the office , closing her eyes against the sudden change of light .
6 a woman stared suspiciously form the farm 's arch at the two soldiers , then stepped back into the yard and slammed the heavy gate .
7 The man stepped back into the centre of the circle , and seemed almost to go to sleep .
8 The butler nodded and stepped back into the grand dining room , only to reappear almost immediately with the tall , thin figure of Michael Lee following him , his face impassive .
9 As he stepped back into the circle of dimming green light issuing from the door of the transmat booth he looked for a moment like some bizarre demon that Francis had summoned .
10 When Alison stepped back into the bedroom the slight drop in temperature immediately sought out the damp patches on her back and shoulders that she 'd missed with the towel .
11 He stepped back into the bathroom , pressed the little gleaming chrome lever , and moved hurriedly away from the sound of rushing water .
12 Pascoe stepped back into the kitchen .
13 He stepped back into the shadows and waited .
14 He was hardly aware of moving , but when he pushed the postern closed behind him she stepped back into the gateway , eyeing him with very human caution .
15 The men exchanged glances and , apparently concluding that Koogan meant every word he said , stepped back into the street .
16 Ronni struggled from her stupor and stepped back into the hallway , her legs feeling like bales of straw beneath her .
17 ‘ You 'd better come in , ’ she said , and stepped back into the hall .
18 Tammuz faced him and Quincx Roirbak stepped back from the raw emotion on the younger man 's face .
19 He stepped back from the microphone and lowered his gaze , lost in painful emotion .
20 He stepped back from the window and rejoined the German .
21 Herbie stepped back from the outraged young giant .
22 Mitch stepped back from the door .
23 Finished , he stepped back from the aircraft .
24 I persuaded a friend of mine to visit the summit one evening and he was so taken in by the view that he stepped back from the trig point and disappeared over the edge of the crag that crowns the top .
25 He stepped back from the door .
26 Finally she stepped back from the table to admire her handiwork .
27 Dowd stepped back from the dying man as if slapped .
28 The watchman stepped back from the wicket-gate .
29 Patrick stepped back from the door in shock as a tall , broad shouldered man pushed his way in .
30 She stepped back from the chair , and pointed to a nearby footstool .
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