Example sentences of "as they rounded the " in BNC.

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1 Even nails stopped in his stride as they rounded the corner by the cinema queue .
2 It was a bright autumn day in 1938 and as they rounded the bend and came in sight of the river , Philip took her hand and said , ‘ Look , darling , is n't that wonderful ?
3 As they rounded the final bend in the long drive and the house came into view , the man reined back his horse , as did his companion .
4 As they rounded the point , they could see it clearly , the bridge and the tiny , two-tiered pagoda lit by coloured lanterns .
5 As they rounded the hump and came out on the broad , gentler seaward slope they saw a uniformed policeman standing on the cliff edge , and when they joined him he pointed to the rocky shore below .
6 He brought his horse alongside theirs as they rounded the corner and the dark green spire of Godstowe Priory came into sight .
7 As they rounded the bend towards Westminster , Ranulf nudged Corbett and pointed to the near bank .
8 As they rounded the edge of the building , he could see that behind the house was a vast garden .
9 But what jumped before her eyes a moment later , as they rounded the corner towards the boatshed , was very definitely a work of vicious vandalism .
10 He was close behind her as they rounded the L-bend of the restaurant — and he very nearly cannoned into her when she suddenly stopped dead .
11 As they rounded the last corner the leaders had the main field breathing down their necks .
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