Example sentences of "[noun] as [pron] neared the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll attend the dinner this evening as my partner , ’ he said , kissing her hard on her mouth as they neared the dressing-room allotted to her . |
| 2 | It was Saturday evening as we neared the low-lying reaches of sandy shore and the outlying rocks of Tiree , and the sun was setting peacefully as our steamer came alongside of the stone pier at Scaranish Harbour , and we saw a sand-environed bay with some veteran sloops fixed in the sand — no more to mount o'er the waves of ocean , and spread ample sails to the breeze of heaven — left there , I am told , because it would not be deemed lucky to break them up . |
| 3 | Such is the power of suggestion that that night as I neared the top of the staircase , my foot stumbled on the last step but one . |
| 4 | ‘ Hello auntie ! ’ called the man as they neared the little party . |
| 5 | Sadly , however , a few Opposition Members sought to block the Bill as it neared the end of its passage through Parliament . |
| 6 | Jockey Greville Starkey was allegedly unseated by an ultrasonic stun gun as he neared the winning post on Ile de Chypre at Royal Ascot last year . |