Example sentences of "as [pron] went [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So boo to you , ’ I said to the murderer as I went through the gate — and noticed for the first time that there were no bushes there , just a little hedge of lavender . |
| 2 | I suddenly felt cold and my stomach tightened up as I went through the kitchen , crunching over the bits and shards of broken glass , and towards the main part of the house . |
| 3 | As I went through the drab little hall , I wondered whether there was an overseas branch of the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist and , if so , whether it contained a man called Danzig . |
| 4 | As I went into the graveyard , the church bell began to ring . |
| 5 | But I certainly did n't think , as I went into the trees , that I should have the apparent answer within another hundred yards . |
| 6 | As I went into the house , I noticed that one person did not come to meet me . |
| 7 | And one day I dro I dropped it down the the drain as I went into the shop . |
| 8 | I missed my dad more than ever as I went into the house , ahead of the others , and climbed the drab stairs to lie on my bed , looking out at the bright blue sky above the street . |
| 9 | I had been born on Easter Sunday 21 years earlier and as I went into the water , I thought : ‘ Laddo , you 're going to die on Easter Sunday , too ’ . |
| 10 | She said : ‘ I brushed past a girl as I went to the toilet and she yelled I 'd done it deliberately . |
| 11 | I wanted to find someone to help Mrs Hobbs but as I went to the desk , she was already being carried through the door . |
| 12 | As I went round the various sections of work I was so impressed with the students ' enthusiasm and the very high quality of their work . |
| 13 | As you went into the pub I wanted to prove to your master I could do it . |
| 14 | As she went along the hall , she wondered how she might persuade Maisie 's son to be a better person . |
| 15 | ‘ I really must think about the whole question , ’ she thought , as she went up the stairs to the flat . |
| 16 | As she went up the narrow stairs , Jennifer 's heart was beating . |
| 17 | Judging from all the chatter , everyone in UCD must have got to know each other pretty quickly , Benny thought as she went up the steps the following morning . |
| 18 | Then she will know more than she did as she went up the stairs , my little English mouse . |
| 19 | She was still dazed by the revelations of the past half-hour as she went up the stairs . |
| 20 | Must was the word and Erika left the music room , Frau Fegel taking her place ; the sound of the music followed Erika as she went down the corridor to the gym . |
| 21 | Luke was leaning against the bar as she went down the stairs . |
| 22 | And we started her off and she went round and as she went past the second time she said I ca n't stop ! |
| 23 | As she went through the hall , though , she glanced out of the front windows , and gave a loud groan as she saw Eleanor 's car parked on the drive outside . |
| 24 | As she went through the door he called her back , eyeing her speculatively . |
| 25 | And this excitement , and the feeling of being involved in a half-guessed-at mystery , became her private obsession as she went about the house , visited the shops and looked after the children . |
| 26 | Let it be so , she decided , as she went into the empty dining room . |
| 27 | Which was kind of Gran ; but as she went into the office and picked up the phone , she was aware of an unusual pang of nerves . |
| 28 | That had to be suspicious , and as she went into the hall later to go to her room he followed . |
| 29 | As she went into the kitchen it seemed to be alarmingly full of people and commotion , though when she sat down and worked them out it was only Clare , Bryony , Sue and the kids , and a strange man in a duffle coat . |
| 30 | To think I imagined I might be falling in love with him ! she thought , as she went into the kitchen . |