Example sentences of "as they near [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hello auntie ! ’ called the man as they neared the little party . |
| 2 | ‘ She had many admirers , ’ the old mother said as they neared the house in a tone of puzzlement and of mourning . |
| 3 | As they neared the little town the guard went through the train saying : ‘ Move to the front — you 've got ta look quick for the platform there , ‘ cos there ai n't much of it ! |
| 4 | As they neared the small shop they were nearly knocked to the ground by a young man fleeing from the same direction . |
| 5 | Got your brolly , Breeze ? ’ she asked as they neared the door . |
| 6 | The Russian followed , shouting as they neared the superstructure door . |
| 7 | As they neared the foot of the hill the sky opened and a heavy torrent fell mercilessly down . |
| 8 | Harriet , resolute behind the wheel , increased speed a little as they neared the town . |
| 9 | As they neared the top of the street , Patrick slowed as they neared the Royal Hibernian Hotel , but their guide continued on … and that left only one major hotel in the vicinity . |
| 10 | As they neared the top of the street , Patrick slowed as they neared the Royal Hibernian Hotel , but their guide continued on … and that left only one major hotel in the vicinity . |
| 11 | " I 've no money , " he said gently , as they neared the ornate portico of the white stone building . |
| 12 | As they neared the hall and drawing-room , she said lightly , ‘ If you are interested — in photography — then I could invite you again . |
| 13 | As they neared the entrance to the wing , Nicholson slowed his pace imperceptibly . |
| 14 | They made their way through the thinning trees , the moonlight touching the grass with silver , seeing the shadows changing as they neared the forest 's edge , becoming thinner , less mysterious , more like ordinary shadows that lay across ordinary roads at night . |
| 15 | As they neared the Workshops , Fenella heard the continuous thrumming of the Looms and saw the pulsating red glow of the furnaces . |
| 16 | As they neared the ruins of Arghuri , the Kurd indicated that Miss Logan was to wait for him while he investigated the village . |
| 17 | Tim , she was told , had turned back as they neared the café , saying he would come later . |
| 18 | ‘ You 'll attend the dinner this evening as my partner , ’ he said , kissing her hard on her mouth as they neared the dressing-room allotted to her . |
| 19 | ‘ Tell me , ’ Harry said as they neared the station , ‘ if I had n't found that letter last night and thrown you out , would you have told me all this ? ’ |
| 20 | Suddenly he looked awkward , she saw his shoulders tense and his head duck slightly as they neared the french windows . |
| 21 | Vitor slept for almost an hour and so did Thomas , but both of them awoke as they neared the outskirts of Lisbon , just in time , for now Ashley needed directions , and Vitor navigated them on to a bypass and north along minor roads . |
| 22 | Still in their independent reveries they walk closely together as they near the end of the park . |
| 23 | ON Christmas day Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his companion Dr Michael Stroud , now attempting the world 's first unaided walk across Antarctica , will have a choice to make as they near the South Pole . |
| 24 | Finally , as they near the Sargasso , the imprinted memory of the particular taste of those strange waters may be sufficient to lure them to the very same semi-stagnant tract of ocean where they hatched , just as adult trout are led to their own birth-places . |