Example sentences of "as they approach [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they approach a grazing herd of , say , wildebeest , they spread out in line abreast and begin the stalk . |
| 2 | Devon Loch had appeared to take off right by the water jump , which the runners on the second circuit of the Grand National by-pass as they approach the winning post : had he caught that fence out of the corner of his eye and tried to jump it ? |
| 3 | This is of course an extremely simplistic presentation of the after life but it may illustrate why many people , as they approach the end of their lives , are concerned to ‘ put their affairs in order ’ . |
| 4 | There is no actual eye-spot , but the effect is just as compelling , with the curved lines shrinking to smaller and smaller circles as they approach the tail . |
| 5 | Remove the pins as they approach the needle . |
| 6 | Moreover , the activity rate just before retirement , 55–59 , has fractionally increased over this time period , so that nearly as many women as men are working as they approach the age of retirement . |
| 7 | As they approach the viewer whether from right or left the far-side wing , perspective wise , will lead the near wing . |
| 8 | The descriptions can be as varied as you like along this sort of theme , providing the adventurers with something to think over as they approach the Castle . |
| 9 | Thanks to years of neglect , both pathways get rougher as they approach the gatehouse . |
| 10 | In the spaciousness of a large chamber they may make only four or five a second , but as they approach the rock walls and need to know exactly where they are in order not to crash into them , they increase the speed of the clicks until they are emitting as many as twenty a second and the sound becomes , to our ears , an almost continuous rattle . |
| 11 | As they approach the valley overlooked by the Mountain of God , he asks her to accept from him the gift of a necklace . |
| 12 | Most visitors to vadinamia are aware that , as they approach the planets territorial space , they will have to pass through what might be described as a sort of gauntlet . |
| 13 | That has now been achieved and , although we know that a long road awaits the negotiators , it is refreshing to see the leaders of the Palestinian people at the conference table and to watch their demeanour as they approach the massive problems . |
| 14 | I am much indebted to Professor Robin Alston for stimulating these comments , based on his extensive work with individual researchers as they approach the resources of the British Library , Humanities and Social Sciences , both through the converted catalogue and through mediated access to Internet and other database resources ( Alston , nd ) . |
| 15 | ‘ It is hard to find words to express the aching loneliness and rejection I have found them experiencing as they approach the end of their lives . ’ |
| 16 | Germans out to put World Cup build-up back on an even keel Mike Chisholm reports on the mood of the opposition as they approach the match at Ibrox |
| 17 | Senna had crashed into the back of Mansell 's car as they approached a second-gear hairpin . |
| 18 | Users were intercepted as they approached a terminal to either catalogue and asked to undertake their searches under controlled conditions . |
| 19 | ‘ The Colosseum , ’ Nicolo said , jamming the car into a lower gear as they approached a snarl of traffic . |
| 20 | THE leading yachts on the second leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race were almost in line abreast yesterday as they approached the finish at Fremantle . |
| 21 | THE leading yachts on the second leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race were almost in line abreast yesterday as they approached the finish here . |
| 22 | Emily was slightly ahead of him as they approached the fringe of brown reeds . |
| 23 | As they approached the village , Mungo felt a little like a prisoner who had been given a taste of freedom . |
| 24 | He has described the moment which put him and his mount into Grand National legend as they approached the twenty-third fence : |
| 25 | Paula was tense as they approached the German frontier post beyond Echternach in Luxembourg . |
| 26 | It was well beyond the range of the ‘ oboe ’ radar equipment and meant that they were wide open to fighter attacks as they approached the city . |
| 27 | The countryside became more deserted , farmsteads and villages more sparse as they approached the green mass of trees on the far horizon which Corbett knew must be the great Forest of Ettrick . |
| 28 | As they approached the top of the hill , the pine trees were taller and less dense . |
| 29 | A smell of incense grew strong as they approached the immense triple portico of the Cathedral , begun in the French style two hundred years ago . |
| 30 | Just as they approached the doors , he stopped as if he had suddenly come to a decision . |