Example sentences of "as [pers pn] approached the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Troops and supplies were crossing the Benouville bridge as I approached the café . |
| 2 | The café looked deserted as I approached the front door . |
| 3 | As I approached the trench he remarked , ‘ Jesus Christ , Piper ! |
| 4 | As I approached the jeep he recognised me . |
| 5 | As I approached the house , I noticed that my parents ' bedroom light was still on . |
| 6 | As I approached the college the phrase from this passage : ‘ in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving ’ flashed through my mind . |
| 7 | This was not something upon which I wished to dwell , as I approached the narrowest section of the ridge . |
| 8 | As I approached the pool I saw the pug marks of the tigress in the soft earth at the edge of the water . |
| 9 | As I approached the base of the flake all appeared lost , as the only thing visible was the ground far below . |
| 10 | As I approached the bead curtain that hung in place of a door , I was aware of movement behind the strands of wood beads , a rhythmical rising and falling , murmuring , sighing . |
| 11 | As I approached the animal 's rear end he laid back his ears , whickered and began to caper around . |
| 12 | The moment passed and I slowed quickly , dropping to a trot as I approached the Bomb Circle , almost staggering into it , then flinging myself on to the sand inside to lie panting , heaving , gasping , staring at the grey sky and invisible drizzle , spread-eagled in the centre of the rocks . |
| 13 | I hesitated only for a moment as I approached the shop , then walked straight in . |
| 14 | As you approached the bazaar you passed their showcases , full of the flimsy and barbaric workmanship which the native Egyptians admired . |
| 15 | All her nervousness came back as she approached the post office just ahead of the mail van . |
| 16 | That she writes boldly to Artemisia concerning her frustration , and more timorously to Lucinda , suggests partly a lingering ambivalence over the choices she has made , and , more proximately , a nervousness as she approached the literary world . |
| 17 | As she approached the old mill , where the lane was bordered by the mill stream , she noticed a cyclist approaching her . |
| 18 | Her heart was beating much faster as she approached the railway station , she offered her 10s note to the booking clerk and received her return ticket to Wiltham which was the nearest station to Winstable Hall . |
| 19 | The sound of music met her as she approached the concourse where the escalators were . |
| 20 | The following afternoon , as she approached the laundry , she wondered what was in store ; and dread , mixed with more than a grain of excitement , gnawed at her innards . |
| 21 | Ahead , as she approached the edge of the floor beyond the freighters , several men converged on her . |
| 22 | Her bare feet made no sound on the polished wood floor as she approached the altar with her head bowed devoutly over her clasped hands . |
| 23 | She closed her eyes as the memory rushed back vividly into her mind again , and a feeling of panic rose through her at the thought that a fierce spark of that madness might be living on within her as she approached the middle of her life . |
| 24 | Pleased at her plan , she smiled as she approached the desk . |
| 25 | As she approached the back entrance to the place , Cleo reflected that , even if she 'd had the money , she would never want to live in a building like this . |
| 26 | She proved to be the Glisseuse , a rather shabby forty foot motor cruiser , difficult to see on Venturous ' radar , so that much of the time she had to be kept at visual distance , especially as she approached the busy traffic lanes of the Thames . |
| 27 | As she approached the front entrance , the door suddenly opened and Eleanor came out . |
| 28 | As she approached the formidable , although diminutive figure of Lady Usk , she had to fight to overcome the hollow throbbing in her chest . |
| 29 | As she approached the Princes Risborough turn-off , and the section of the road which cuts through high chalk cliffs , she changed the tape for a glorious version of Tosca . |
| 30 | ‘ How 's your mother , Nurse Avery ? ’ asked Sister Robinson , as she approached the nurses ' station where Juliet was studying Bobbie Cole 's test results . |