Example sentences of "as they left " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't want a temperament like that , ’ the woman said , as they left . |
| 2 | As they left the embassy , those who had arrived in cars were invited to leave their keys , and in return were promised that their vehicles would be brought eventually to the West . |
| 3 | Take the Singles ' Society , which seemed to exist solely so that its smartly dressed president could chat up pretty girls ; or the Alice Society : ‘ You did n't sign up for that did you , ’ said one newcomer to his friend as they left . |
| 4 | There were about thirty people waiting for them as they left their home . |
| 5 | That thought in particular kept her warm as they left the restaurant for the bitter streets of the city . |
| 6 | Heini nodded thanks and left the room , followed by his colleague , both giving piercing , policemen 's glances around the bar as they left . |
| 7 | On several occasions , people who had been drinking in the Sparrow Farm tenants ' association club opposite the shop left the club and attacked the Ks , both inside the off-licence and , sometimes , as they left after closing for the night . |
| 8 | To deter them , the Dinamo side linked arms with their opponents as they left the pitch . |
| 9 | Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind . |
| 10 | The Sergeant came up from the rear to join Charles as they left the Carriageway and took the long asphalt path that leads diagonally away to Marble Arch . |
| 11 | Lazarene boys came to throw kisses at the trucks as they left , Justinette and Elice trying to squeeze through the open windows , catcalling back . |
| 12 | ‘ It is like this , ’ said the Town Clerk as they left the Town Hall together , ‘ This arch-smuggler , Cut-throat Jake they call him , is apparently planning to receive a load of contraband liquor this very evening , at dusk , by the rocks below the Baddie 's Tower . |
| 13 | Charlie was chuckling as they left the cottage . |
| 14 | She thought he might take her hand as they left the floor , but he did n't . |
| 15 | Nevil demanded as they left the meeting . |
| 16 | As they left he was surprised to learn that his colleague 's appreciation of the proceedings had not been entirely lecherous . |
| 17 | You 'd better smarten your ideas up , too , ’ he snarled at the orderly as they left . |
| 18 | Most of the skulls and mandibles were still as complete as they left the pellet , with little loss of basal and occipital bone and slight breakage of the tip of the ascending ramus of the mandible . |
| 19 | As they left they received a kiss on their hands . |
| 20 | As they left the ‘ Barge ’ , Yanto experienced that old feeling in his loins . |
| 21 | One or two layers would be in space — first shooting at missiles as they left the atmosphere and then shooting at re-entry vehicles as they travel through space . |
| 22 | He was pleased to see that as soon as they left the abbey gate , they were joined by the soldiers Sir James Selkirk had stationed near the abbey . |
| 23 | Recent pictures on television showing young Kiwi enthusiasts pestering Test cricketers for their autographs as they left the field of play — and this actually during a Test match ! — have led me to ruminate on the lasting attraction of the pursuit of cricketers ' signatures . |
| 24 | People lied about their intentions up to the moment of voting and went on lying even as they left the polling stations , saying they had voted for Labour when they had voted Tory , ’ he says . |
| 25 | Teresa held her hand as they left the main building by a back door and crunched over the path to the infirmary , Anna dragging her feet . |
| 26 | It was as they left the café that Kelly noticed a Lamborghini , bearing the number plate FAY 1 , badly parked outside a chemist 's shop on the High Street . |
| 27 | As they left the northern suburbs , the car began to tremble in Jed 's hands . |
| 28 | As they left the store they picked up a copy of Allied 's 1991/1992 brochure and found the carpet was normally priced at £9.99 . |
| 29 | In fact , she felt that they were deterred by it as they left quickly with no attempt at explanation . |
| 30 | In the next four hours Gerry Mackenzie 's men stood off Japanese attacks , sometimes using the bayonet to keep the enemy from the airfield , but the platoon had to withdraw before daylight , destroying the airstrip installations as they left . |