Table of Contents verb + across + noun Created:29 Sep 2017 01:11:14 , in advanced Pattern Pattern verb + across + noun, with word across acting as a preposition, is often employed to describe a movement.The movement is along shorter axis of the traversed thing. Example sentences Here are some examples of this sort of movement: Tom pulled out a pencil and stroked across the page of paper in front of him. It took us three minutes to get across the street. The snake crawled across the floor before escaping from the flat. Tags: across , describing movement , noun , preposition , verb