Example sentences of "as they crossed [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flook claimed he did not see the family as they crossed a dual carriageway in Patchway , Bristol , as he was chased ‘ bumper to bumper ’ by two men in the other car . |
| 2 | As they crossed a stream the precious manuscript slipped from his hand and disappeared in the water . |
| 3 | They became nearly invisible as they crossed a huge , echoing corridor . |
| 4 | Minutes before three youths had been seen in a car driving at high speed … as they crossed a junction they collided with another car and spun into Mr James . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm hoping the doctors 'll have broken the news about her husband and her daughter , sir , ’ said Camb as they crossed the black and white checkerboard foyer of the station . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to make sure that everything is in order , ’ Frau Nordern said , grimly , as they crossed the square . |
| 7 | Karl tucked Erika 's arm under his as they crossed the bridge over the green , splintered ice of the Spree which formed a chill moat around the great museums , by the great dome of the Protestant Cathedral , and on to the broad stretch of Unter den Linden . |
| 8 | ‘ Good German efficiency , ’ Karl said , as they crossed the street and climbed into the back of the car . |
| 9 | As they crossed the broad reach of the Spree at Elsenstrasse , where tugs were crunching through the ice , Erika pointed out what sights there were to see but Karl merely gave a perfunctory nod and returned to his absorbed stare through his window . |
| 10 | He stood listening as they crossed the hall and waited for the sound of the lift gates closing . |
| 11 | Cruising Altitude passed the pacemaking Floyd as they crossed the final hurdle and he looked all set for a comfortable victory . |
| 12 | He invited them in and , as they crossed the threshold , a small dishevelled hunchback made his faltering way towards them . |
| 13 | The pain , agony and exhaustion were replaced by an enormous sense of achievement and relief as they crossed the finishing line . |
| 14 | They encountered no opposition though Ranulf maintained that he had seen a rider watching them as they crossed the bridge at Dalmeny . |
| 15 | Having marched from Inverness along the side of Loch Ness he waited for a day in the hope that more pack-horses would turn up , but when none were forthcoming left behind most of his supplies and provisions , though his men were still heavily burdened as they crossed the mountains in search of the enemy ; roads in the Highlands , and local sources of supply , were almost non-existent . |
| 16 | Even so , they might all be shot as they crossed the moat with their explosives , or wounded before they could leave , having planted them . |
| 17 | As they crossed the bridge and began their long ride home , Jonadab heaved a heavy sigh . |
| 18 | Their civilian Folbot canoe had no added buoyancy of Mae-West lifebelts , no navigation aids , not even a spray cover as they crossed the sound from the Scottish mainland to land on the isle of Mull . |
| 19 | It was a bright day with thin sunshine burnishing up from the snow and men blinked and rubbed their eyes as they crossed the open space between the two compounds , tramping over the road running down to the village and the railway line that stretched far the other way to Pot'ma . |
| 20 | As they crossed the end of the runway , he slapped the big flaps on , chopped the power and extended the airbrakes . |
| 21 | As they crossed the foyer to the lift Godolphin whispered : |
| 22 | The growing population , particularly in the towns of Flanders , provided the manpower for conflicts throughout West Francia ; in the future , they were to collect an odious reputation for pillaging as they crossed the countryside . |
| 23 | There was one last wave as they crossed the stone bridge before swinging away right , up the long gentle pull which led to the first draw . |
| 24 | She was smiling all over her face as they crossed the stream , Betty nimbly discovering the stepping-stones and Lydia getting her feet wet . |
| 25 | The French were back in 6th place and the applause died as they crossed the line . |
| 26 | Both the girls were small and looked exceptionally so as they crossed the Bridge with their handcart . |
| 27 | She followed quietly , a well-mannered guest , as they crossed the crowded length of the morning room . |
| 28 | Eventually , his face crimson with irritation and embarrassment , Ockleton agreed , only to repeat as they crossed the quad what he had maintained throughout their whispered altercation in hall . |
| 29 | He put his hand under her elbow as they crossed the road . |
| 30 | Wherever they were , they could n't help sensing the presence of the man with the tent at the far end of the bank ; it was there with them as they crossed the field and pushed through the hedge , in the musty smell of nettles and the white lumps raised on their skin , in the bramble scratches , and the brown fungus that hung from dead trees Libby felt it but she was also attracted by the thought of someone who was ill , someone she could help or look after , like the white mice or the jackdaw with the damaged wing . |