Example sentences of "[noun sg] as we [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat high by the bow like a proud salvaged mermaid as we entered the canal at Dochfour leading to Inverness . |
| 2 | The budget would still be a tight one , but it would be geared to maintaining business investment as we approach the post-1992 European single market , and limiting the effects of the recession on business . |
| 3 | There was the sound of a T.V. programme as we passed the entrance to the first-floor flat ; on the ground floor all was quiet . |
| 4 | ‘ You have only brought one teacup with you , McAllister , so we may not share the tea as we shared the coffee earlier today . ’ |
| 5 | I 'll bet if Fairclough is on flash he wo n't score , if he 's not , watch out Leeds , for if he does score it will be all our own fault as we have the ammunition to stop him . |
| 6 | Ward took the wheel as we left the hotel , but instead of heading south , he turned north , and when Iris Sunderby remonstrated with him , all he said was , ‘ Chanchán . |
| 7 | I retaliated with detailed instructions on how to bowl off-breaks to left-handers on a drying pitch , and we eventually declared a truce as we watched the sun sink across the oil-storage tanks beyond the creek . |
| 8 | Splendid examples are a youth with a discus and a bearded boxer , his hand bound with thongs , the face almost a portrait as we understand the term . |
| 9 | Now it was on to " Ultima Thule " and we felt we were really in the far north , nearer to Norway than to the UK mainland as we approached the jagged headland of Sumburgh , ringed ominously with the chart symbol for a " rost " [ tide race ] on our chart . |
| 10 | Everyone was very friendly , and there was much jolly laughter as we passed the frankfurters and Quigley made as if to ward off the evil eye . |
| 11 | ‘ Ca n't be much left of that bloody town , ’ shouted one of the 3″ mortar team as we watched the bombs falling from the aircraft . |
| 12 | I remember the burn of shame as we stacked the silent , abandoned plates . |
| 13 | Stan 's voice came over the loudspeaker as we left the quay and headed sea wards . |
| 14 | The signs are that more and more will be heard of this gift as we approach the end of the millennium . |
| 15 | Leslie 's maroon beret and the winged flash on his shoulder attracted attention as we entered the hall . |
| 16 | It was Saturday evening as we neared the low-lying reaches of sandy shore and the outlying rocks of Tiree , and the sun was setting peacefully as our steamer came alongside of the stone pier at Scaranish Harbour , and we saw a sand-environed bay with some veteran sloops fixed in the sand — no more to mount o'er the waves of ocean , and spread ample sails to the breeze of heaven — left there , I am told , because it would not be deemed lucky to break them up . |
| 17 | The sun shines on the ferry as we do the last of the packing , The kayaks have lifted snouts and two holes , one at each end , closed and sealed by hard rubber covers . |
| 18 | And we shall continue to update our sales strategy as we see the the market develop . |
| 19 | Kick off your hand-tooled leather moccasins and kneel in a prayer-like manner as we parade the rumpy pumpy king of lurve techno , BLAKE BAXTER , before your reddened and disbelieving eyes , or go and see a play about clubbing , Excess XS , check out the GROOVE CHECK Single Of The Week , and familiarise yourself with BUMP 's all-time prime movers . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | No one can predict what will make news as we enter the next ten years of Central , but as long as the talent survives , we 're promised entertainment well worth watching . |
| 22 | Everyone was up on the sun deck in the early morning as we approached the magnificent twin peaks of this imposing looking island . |
| 23 | How much cheese did you managed to pocket as we left the cell , Benny ? ’ |
| 24 | The British commander , Brigadier Andrew Cumming , 45 , said : ‘ This is a great boost for morale as we enter the last few furlongs of the first Operation Grapple tour . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ The sun emerged into an almost clear sky as we reached the ‘ Z ’ couloirs . |
| 26 | Guide us oh God with your love as we await the coming of your son and give us all grace to welcome him into our hearts as his mother welcomed him in Bethlehem , and we ask her help as we pray . |
| 27 | They circled in the wind , their cries filling the morning air as we crossed the bottom meadows into the hamlet . |
| 28 | 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 ! |
| 29 | A nerve-wracking wait added to the mounting psychological pressure as we charted the progress of the sun over the Anglesey seascape . |
| 30 | At Magdalen Bridge , Dennis went ashore for more champagne , which passed from hand to hand as we negotiated the lower reaches of the river . |