Example sentences of "[pers pn] as they ran " in BNC.
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| 1 | They looked intently at him , then at each other , then executed a smart about-face ; the scullion with the loaf threw it at the other , who caught it and started to hit the other minion over the head with it as they ran back into the mist the way they had come , their figures — one crouched almost double , one striking out with the loaf of bread — and their running footsteps quickly absorbed by the rolling mists . |
| 2 | And she thought of him relaxed , as he had been on the beach , his incredible body beside hers as they ran down to the sea , his face laughing and his hair untidy … |
| 3 | The first great drops of rain splashed on the ground beside them as they ran . |
| 4 | Willie watched them as they ran through the graveyard and climbed over the wall to the lane . |
| 5 | He fired seven times with the Spencer , taking his time as they came at him , and emptied his Colt revolver at them as they ran . |