Example sentences of "soon as they [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The farmers going to market had come down from Barking and Ringshall and those places , and on the rough owd country roads they managed ; but as soon as they got to the tarred road in Needham street they had to stop . |
2 | As soon as they got in the car and were clear of the port , the girl said : ‘ Can we stop for a moment ? |
3 | Now , getting back to the comment the woman made earlier about men being misogynist within their own world I 'm quite convinced that a good deal of those men would go home to their wives and family and be very loving to their , to their wives and family , be respectful of their neighbours but as soon as they got in the all male environment , and this woman was there to be used , she was their property for the time that they paid their money to get through the door , they could be as misogynist , offensive and horrid as they wanted to be ! |
4 | Why do perfectly confident women feel intimidated as soon as they walk through the door of a salon ? |
5 | As soon as they came into the house a melodeon started to play and two fiddles took up in perfect tune ; then bagpipes played alone . |
6 | Fortunately the London Union has been strong enough to keep them entirely out but these London houses , as soon as they get beyond the sphere of the … |
7 | They show their immaturity as soon as they get behind the wheel of a sports car . |
8 | Almost as soon as they took to the air , other invertebrates — the spiders — started setting traps for them . |
9 | It 's tacky it 's erm well as soon as they come in the door they wan na walk out and that that 's an overall opinion that 's not just me or a couple of mates that 's everybody . |
10 | But that 's all she sa she said that 's all I can get out of the solicitor he just said that they 're waiting , as soon as they hear from the bank |
11 | But , outclassed and outnumbered , most will be destroyed as soon as they take to the air ; and if they do not take to the air they do not matter . |
12 | The porcelain produced at Chelsea was said to compare with Dresden 's fine china and there was always keen competition amongst dealers who waited at the doors to purchase pieces as soon as they emerged from the ovens . |
13 | Bosses of operators Swansea-Cork Ferries went to the ship as soon as they learned of the tragedy . |
14 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
15 | Yesterday joinery and construction trainees at the New Careers scheme on Darlington 's Faverdale industrial estate were sent home as soon as they arrived at the centre . |
16 | Tucked in battle-dress pocket , gas-mask holder or factory overall , they created a link between the civilian and military worlds , and in the years of rationed poetry and imaginative confinement , it is no surprise that they sold out as soon as they appeared on the bookstalls . ’ |
17 | It was estimated that families in Easthall were paying £1 million between them each year heating the sky above Glasgow because as soon as they turned on the heat , it went straight out their windows and walls . |
18 | The right thought we were too soft on primary school children , who should be expected to speak and write Standard English as soon as they arrive in the classroom . |
19 | Goods can be unloaded and dealt with as soon as they arrive from the manufacturer . |
20 | These treatments may be useful on a more widespread basis , too ; the NIDR advocates that the chewing surfaces of children 's permanent teeth be treated with sealants as soon as they surface from the gum , as a precaution . |
21 | Almost as soon as they moved into the Carno premises they had outgrown them . |