Example sentences of "as we [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we parked the car we saw someone being carried off the path into an ambulance — the attendant was n't kidding . |
| 2 | For a few miles , as we hugged the shore of the Strait , the northbound road was paved ; but once we had passed a junction and the track leading eastwards across to Argentina , it reverted to rutted gravel and the wind blew little spirals of dust across it , like ectoplasmic tumbleweed . |
| 3 | As we walked the river path towards Dent a pair of curlews rose in alarm close by a pool where one autumn morning I had watched a heron fishing . |
| 4 | Despite the billing on the T-shirts we were told , as we interrupted the jouvert ( dawn fiesta ) to line up beside Scotty 's Bar , that it was 20K . |
| 5 | Schoolgirl dreams evaporated as we witnessed the Bangladesh war . |
| 6 | ‘ You have only brought one teacup with you , McAllister , so we may not share the tea as we shared the coffee earlier today . ’ |
| 7 | Looking at it and the bleak shore of Flotta beyond , the memories came flooding back : pink gins before Sunday lunch at twopence a throw ; dressing up as Tartars and Eskimos and Bedouins for Tribal parties ; cinema shows where the reels were laced up in the wrong order ; darts competitions in the wardroom flat ; early winter morning torpedo firings in the Flow , very dark and cold ; walks to Longhope for fresh eggs , or fishing for sea-trout in the bay ; piping the admiral as we passed the headquarters ship and eased our way down to Switha Gate bound for distant waters , the captain on the compass platform with cap at an angle , elbows on hips and gloved hands turned upwards , Spider beside him puffing smoke through a black holder and advising courses to steer ; and then , as the ship adjusted herself to the roll and rhythm of the sea , a last flashing message from the signal station at Hoxa Head ( now vandalized and abandoned ) , as it would be the first on our return , days or weeks later . |
| 8 | As we passed the dam , a little snow lay on the shingle plains and the rivers were a mere shadow of their former selves . |
| 9 | On Sunday mornings our pace was regularly cut as we passed the animals on their way to bathe in the bay . |
| 10 | Everyone was very friendly , and there was much jolly laughter as we passed the frankfurters and Quigley made as if to ward off the evil eye . |
| 11 | There was the sound of a T.V. programme as we passed the entrance to the first-floor flat ; on the ground floor all was quiet . |
| 12 | ‘ As soon as we spotted the advertisement for the lighthouse we were intrigued . |
| 13 | A nerve-wracking wait added to the mounting psychological pressure as we charted the progress of the sun over the Anglesey seascape . |
| 14 | As soon as we heard the engine his grip tightened . |
| 15 | As we heard the Volvo backing up to the house , Caroline jumped up and said , ‘ This is nothing to do with you , Jane . |
| 16 | As soon as we received the tree preservation order we rushed down to pi-n i-t on the tree . |
| 17 | As we received the Minutes of the Personnel Meeting held on the eighteenth of October , nineteen ninety-three . |
| 18 | and I said as soon as we got the opportunity of moving away we would do , and we searched all over the erm , when it come to , went into Lincolnshire , went into Wales |
| 19 | ‘ As soon as we got the report we suspected — well , we knew , I suppose . |
| 20 | Well we all see the other tenner but that do n't make any difference , as long as we got the main . |
| 21 | So we felt quite smug as we manoeuvred the boats ashore for our next instructions . |
| 22 | As we debated the awards in Government , various colleagues told me that my arguments for reductions were ‘ egalitarian ’ and that the pay increase for judges would in no way influence the expectations of the nurses and the ancillary workers . |
| 23 | As we reached the shore of the island Maha threw her hands in the air , clasping them in a boxer 's sign of victory . |
| 24 | We all spurred and whipped as we reached the bottom of the hill to keep up pace for the snow underfoot made the going heavy , when both Bowyer 's horse and that of Southgate suddenly took on a life of their own . |
| 25 | ‘ Perhaps I 'd better not ride schooling in the morning , ’ I suggested , as we reached the gate to the car park . |
| 26 | However , as soon as we reached the interview for the home/school post a debate on the school and the community began again as shown from the notes I took where the main participants in the discussion were Phil Barlow ( the Deputy Head for Curriculum ) , Chris Cousins ( the Deputy Head for Community ) , Ann Thomas ( the Community Adviser for the LEA ) and Father Curtis ( the Chairman of the Governors ) . |
| 27 | As we reached the island pool , I suggested Blair had a few more casts before finishing . |
| 28 | As we reached the crossroads I looked back . |
| 29 | ‘ I like Harry , ’ he said , as we reached the Volvo . |
| 30 | Fortunately we had other things to occupy us as we reached the spot in the harbour where the boat was normally moored . |