Example sentences of "he stepped [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holding his shoes , he stepped on to the stones and crossed the river carefully . |
| 2 | Deciding against , he stepped on to the platform and shut the door with care , as though prolonging the act might delay his arrival . |
| 3 | The inspiration began when he stepped on to the tee five minutes early , just taking it all in . |
| 4 | He stepped on to the busy road and dragged badly injured Scott clear of the traffic . |
| 5 | Minton 's intelligent responsiveness , to the character of people and places , was in operation the moment he stepped on to the SS Bayano of the Fyffes Line . |
| 6 | ‘ Do me a favour , ’ Iron Josh said as he stepped on to the road . |
| 7 | He stepped on to the deck , then down into the cockpit and , turning , held out his hand . |
| 8 | With no hesitation he stepped on to the ramp and into the right-hand stall of the horse box . |
| 9 | When he stepped on to the seventh tee he was five shots clear of all challengers and the title was safely under lock and key . |
| 10 | The eminent Spaniard took 7 at the first hole of the Novo Sancti Petri course , of which he is the architect , and finished his first round ten shots behind Ireland 's Des Smyth who had not seen the course until he stepped on to the first tee . |
| 11 | He stepped over to the stream , crouched and splashed water on his face |
| 12 | He stepped up onto the porch then felt a hand on his shoulder and a harsh voice assailed his ears , |
| 13 | With two matches remaining , any of East Anglia 's three leading counties could have taken the trophy , but Clark 's nerve held out as he stepped up to the mat with his last wood . |
| 14 | Before he stepped up for the most nerve-shattering moment of his career Guennady Grishin had kept his nerve to fire the Russians into a 4-3 advantage . |
| 15 | Ellen twisted away and Sweetman laughed at her obvious discomfiture , then , as coolly as though he owned Wavebreaker , he stepped down into the central cockpit where he first brushed at , then sat on , one of the white cushioned seats by the ship 's wheel . |
| 16 | He stepped down into the cabin . |
| 17 | He stepped down into the cellar . |
| 18 | He stepped down onto the platform looking around but there was nowhere she could hide , as if she would ! |
| 19 | The pilot flipped up the door , and Duroc bent to avoid the still slowly circling blades as he stepped down onto the tarmac . |
| 20 | He stepped down to the water 's edge and smelled the air hard . |
| 21 | Mr Krenz 's resignation as head of state — he stepped down from the party leadership three days ago — signifies what could be a terminal crisis for the party , as it desperately advances its special congress by a week to find new faces . |
| 22 | When he stepped down from the editorship , the November 1975 issue carried a story slamming student apathy and a cartoon captioned : ‘ Will Tiger Tim 's boat sink without a replacement ? ’ |
| 23 | He stepped down from the terrace and walked against the driving rain towards the footings . |
| 24 | ‘ I feel sorry for that woman , ’ thought the bachelor as he stepped down from the train at the next station . |
| 25 | ‘ Welcome to Broadstairs , ’ announced Sir Thomas expansively as he stepped down from the railway carriage , flicking a practised hand towards a porter . |
| 26 | By the time he stepped down from the taxi , Carey had been fired . |
| 27 | He stepped down among the frozen reeds . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He stepped back into the hall and felt his way back to the living room . |
| 30 | 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 . |