Example sentences of "as [pron] closed the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought as I closed the door behind me . |
| 2 | No direct rays could enter , and I knew that , as soon as I closed the hatch , I 'd be travelling blind . |
| 3 | As I closed the lid he screwed his knuckles into his eyes and his body shook . |
| 4 | I looked up at the bedroom window as I closed the door behind me . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not every day that someone wanders on to my property and , when charged at by a Dobermann who 'd shot off as I closed the door after us , goes blithely forward and greets it with the words , ‘ Hello , darling ’ , ’ he replied , reminding her , had she forgotten , that , the dog never far from his control outside of the house , he had soon been on the spot to witness events . |
| 6 | As she closed the door she glanced back . |
| 7 | As she closed the door she re-examined some cuttings she had pasted on it , jokes , cartoons , sayings , pasted on years ago , oh , years ago . |
| 8 | Dorothy nodded as she closed the oven door . |
| 9 | She heard the vague , childish sounds of protest as she closed the bathroom door and ran hot water into the sink . |
| 10 | She felt a shiver run up her spine as she closed the door behind her . |
| 11 | As she closed the car door gently , she whispered thanks to the wind for smothering any noise . |
| 12 | ‘ When will you be back ? ’ he cried , as she closed the door . |
| 13 | As she closed the door she glanced through the narrowing gap and saw Nathan toss down his pen , rest his elbows on the chart and rub his face . |
| 14 | As she closed the door after her , Mr Kronweiser looked at it for a minute or two in puzzlement . |
| 15 | Julian rose as he came in , and bowed herself unnoticed from the room ; but from beneath her lowered lids she saw them meet , and the private radiance that lit their faces was still a dazzle in her eyes as she closed the door upon them . |
| 16 | He must have come at her as she closed the door . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't let the bedbugs bite , ’ whispered Fenella as she closed the door . |
| 18 | Still , she thought as she closed the door of the trophy-room , it does n't give him the right to treat me like — She bit off the dreadful word that sprang to mind . |
| 19 | Ruth was still laughing as she closed the bathroom door after her . |
| 20 | The laughter was suddenly gone and a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth as she closed the door after her and leant back against it . |
| 21 | With a slight shake of his head Travis walked inside , turning to keep her in view as she closed the door again . |
| 22 | As she closed the lid of the suitcase and assembled a veritable mountain of carrier bags , she sighed . |
| 23 | It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . |
| 24 | We could hear him laughing as we closed the garden door . |
| 25 | As we closed the shelter of Lewis we lost the wind and the swell was cut off like magic . |
| 26 | As we closed the hatch after us we heard a key turning in the lock of the door to the flat . |
| 27 | Newman followed them as they closed the door . |
| 28 | Oscar said , as they closed the doors behind him . |
| 29 | There was a soft ‘ plop ’ and the blue light welled out of the mantle as he closed the door , deftly trapping the light inside . |
| 30 | He did , smirking as he closed the drawer again . |