Example sentences of "[pers pn] as [pron] cross the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The concierge doffed his hat to her as she crossed the black and white tiled foyer and after smiling at him she unlocked the door of her small flat and entered directly into the sparsely furnished lounge . |
| 3 | She smiled as she turned away from the tempting sight of him , holding the swaths of cotton around her as she crossed the room and picked up his hairbrush to untangle the knots from her hair . |
| 4 | Ryan had instantly jumped to his feet , beaming at her as he crossed the room towards her . |
| 5 | She passed close to him as she crossed the room , averting her eyes . |
| 6 | She watched him as he crossed the room and donned the peach-coloured robe , all his movements easy and confident . |
| 7 | I suggested the race would involve Dessie jumping a couple of fences to warm-up with Christie joining him as he crossed the last for a sprint up the finishing hill at Cheltenham . |
| 8 | She bent her head into it as she crossed the yard , only to lift it up sharply as she heard a voice saying , ‘ Psst ! |
| 9 | They encountered no opposition though Ranulf maintained that he had seen a rider watching them as they crossed the bridge at Dalmeny . |
| 10 | 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 . |