Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 2 | I say nearly because he woke as I stopped at the next petrol station . |
| 3 | The smell of burning plastic stayed in my nose and the bright glare of the burning mixture danced in my eyes as I hurried to the next hole , glancing at my watch as I did so . |
| 4 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 5 | As they moved towards the next tee she nodded towards her niece . |
| 6 | But as they descended to the next deck , then to the one below , the reason became obvious . |
| 7 | As he tiptoed to the next flight he was distracted by a dreadful howling sound , worse than Plutarch at her most aggrieved . |