Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb past] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I left the next shift was settling in for the day , writing up diaries , reading novels and brewing up endless cups of tea . |
| 2 | Fenella must have heard me , as she appeared at her door as I reached the first landing . |
| 3 | We could feel the tension among the large audience of Spaniards and British and Americans , a tension that relaxed into applause as I blew the last candle out and the room lamps came on . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm just trying to get some perspective here , ’ he said as I twisted the last coldness from my beer bottle . |
| 5 | I had dropped my bag as I hit the first man , but that did n't matter . |
| 6 | ‘ It is only simple , ’ she apologised as she brought the first course to the table . |
| 7 | This fantasy was so vivid to her that she would even rehearse this line out loud , looking at herself in her mirror as she smoked the last cigarette of the night , after she 'd taken her face off , after all the noise was over and we 'd all gone home . |
| 8 | As she reached the last step Travis appeared through a door to her left . |
| 9 | Helen Alfredsson , winner of the 1990 Weetabix British Women 's Open , was heading the European contingent , being five under par as she mounted the tenth tee . |
| 10 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 11 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 12 | She touched Artemis lightly on the shoulder as she said the last word , and throwing away her lipstick-stained cigarette butt , fell into step beside them . |
| 13 | She could have kicked herself as she added the last bit . |
| 14 | As she finished the last morsel of a perfectly running Brie , she said , sighing : |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , it 's a reply to my fax from Beryl ! ’ she exclaimed as she scanned the first paragraph . |
| 16 | An eerie shiver as she woke the next morning , suddenly in a cold landscape for which she had no bearings . |
| 17 | Rose too was hesitant as she started the Fifth Mystery . |
| 18 | For half an hour or so she had Barbara Paulus , ranked 21st to Durie 's 102nd , chasing shadows as she won the first set 6-2 . |
| 19 | She gazed defiantly at Mr Arlidge as she awaited the next question . |
| 20 | That was probably the understatement of the decade , she acknowledged ruefully some hours later , as she grabbed the first opportunity of the entire afternoon to simply stop moving and stand still in one place for longer than ten seconds . |
| 21 | His voice was deep and soft with memories , so that she felt her heart dip , then beat crazily as she remembered the last time she 'd been involved in his research , when he 'd kissed her that morning . |
| 22 | It was as she put the last plate on the table that the door opened and Carrie Smith entered the kitchen . |
| 23 | There was just time to shower and dress before Lucia arrived , smiling shyly as she delivered the first cup of coffee of the new day . |
| 24 | The waves seemed to increase in size as we passed the first section of headland , continuing to smash with awesome power to our right , too close to our right ! |
| 25 | As property prices in London were moving upwards , Eva 's shrewd plan was to decorate the flat as we had the last house , sell at a profit , and move on . |
| 26 | But , after a glorious day 's exploring , by the time we turned for home the weather had become very wild , and as we approached the first barrier , waves were breaking fiercely over the road . |
| 27 | He got up and went back down the stairs , going out into the gathering darkness , across the priory grounds behind the chapel from where he could hear the sweet , melodious chant of the nuns as they sang the first psalm of Compline . |
| 28 | As soon as they finished the first course Rodney raised his wine glass . |
| 29 | As they rounded the last corner the leaders had the main field breathing down their necks . |
| 30 | As they passed the third cave , the golden bee flew out of the woman 's sleeve , and they saw the lightning flash and heard the thunder crack behind them . |