Example sentences of "say as they [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They left in the utility a short time after darkness had fallen , and although little was said as they drove along the narrow , rough country road , Lucy felt that the silences between them were companionable . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know about you , ’ the reporter was saying as they walked across the cool marble-floored lobby of the large office building and out into the hot , brilliant midday sunshine of Fenchurch Street , ‘ but I 'd practically sell my soul for a really icy cold vodka and tonic . |
| 3 | What had he really been saying as they sat among the trees ? |
| 4 | ‘ Things no better , I assume , ’ Weasel said as they tramped down the stairs , deftly avoiding those treads which had rotted . |
| 5 | " I saw Slater heading out the door with some rug-chested young Romeo , " Mr Hunter said as they got to the second-floor landing in the big house . |
| 6 | ‘ It must be below zero , Albert said as they ran across the yard to the barn and the stables . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't know it was such a big place , ’ she said as they drove through the gaslit streets from the station in a hired carriage . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's not ill , just scared stiff , ’ Albert said as they went into the yard . |
| 9 | the seneschal said as they came to the steps and went down them . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm afraid stocks are still pathetically low , ’ Louise said as they looked at the half dozen dresses that were the only ones the assistant had in Constance 's size . |
| 11 | ‘ It could backfire , of course , ’ Dr Russell said as they walked towards the front steps together . |
| 12 | ‘ Thank God , it 's stopped raining , ’ Maggie said as they stepped onto the pavement . |
| 13 | ‘ There it is , ’ Diane said as they moved to the rail . |
| 14 | ‘ We ca n't walk three abreast , ’ Claudia said as they emerged into the lane filled with people . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm going back this afternoon , ’ Ellen said as they stood at the bar , watched by every eye in the place . |