Example sentences of "as [pers pn] go [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 But I certainly did n't think , as I went into the trees , that I should have the apparent answer within another hundred yards .
2 As you go up the stairs , note the fine terracotta vases from the Trója Palace ( see p. 194 ) .
3 pic in mind As you go through the motions Of
4 2 Think about your journey as you go through the tunnels and caves .
5 ‘ I really must think about the whole question , ’ she thought , as she went up the stairs to the flat .
6 Then she will know more than she did as she went up the stairs , my little English mouse .
7 She was still dazed by the revelations of the past half-hour as she went up the stairs .
8 Judging from all the chatter , everyone in UCD must have got to know each other pretty quickly , Benny thought as she went up the steps the following morning .
9 Luke was leaning against the bar as she went down the stairs .
10 A passer-by told officers he saw the 16-year-old bundled into a car as she went to the shops .
11 Toby and I went to say thank you to Doris and she shouted jocularly after us as we went up the stairs , " When are you two going to get married ?
12 As we went towards the platforms , I said , she 's frightened of seeming behind the times .
13 ‘ We discussed the dogs , which were all around us as we went across the fields and mountains .
14 As we went down the steps to the gravel I said , ‘ Prospero had a daughter .
15 She clings on to me as we go up the stairs and we have to rest a couple of times on the way .
16 ‘ I see 97,307 people died last year of acute myocardial infarctions , ’ he remarks to an official in the Department of Health , trying to keep his tone conversational , as they go through the tables of statistics together .
17 As they go to the polls the voters know what package of compromises they are voting for .
18 Many observers believe that taxes could still be the deciding factor for millions of floating voters as they go to the polls tomorrow .
19 As they went up the stairs to the apartment on the first floor of the block , he gripped Davide by the arm , and said , ‘ For God 's sake , and for your children 's , do n't touch the case .
20 As they went down the steps , Sigarup 's face contorted at the sudden jarring movements .
21 Ayling 's final words about MacQuillan echoed in Rain 's mind as they went to the stables , especially the tone of them .
22 She might even , he suggested , as they went to the stairs , benefit from a quiet winter with her sister to help and think what joy lay ahead with Oreste brought to her at last .
23 In total misery , he watched , from the back of the church , the stony-faced widow , flanked by her husband 's mother , a surprisingly elegant woman in smart black , and his father , a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer looking tired and grey , as they went through the formalities of the service .
24 David Dimbleby will bring on-the-spot coverage of the state of play in the world 's most powerful country as it goes to the polls and the fates of Bill Clinton , George Bush and Ross Perot are decided .
25 A car was coming up the track at high speed , creaking and groaning as it went over the bumps .
26 He heard her laughing-with real amusement as he went up the stairs once more .
27 His attorney 's girlfriend was holding on to his legs as he went through the things that were wrong with his life , in broken English .
28 She stood on the landing , watching him as he went down the stairs and out by the side door .
29 His false leg was a legacy of Dunkirk and he limped noticeably as he went to the drinks cupboard and poured a whisky .
30 As he went over the events of last Saturday night once more he recalled the complex thudding of the expertly played drum , and his rush into the derelict asylum out-building .
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