Example sentences of "as [pron] entered the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I spotted Billy 's mum as soon as I entered the court . |
| 2 | As I entered the barn someone handed me a mess-tin full of hot tea . |
| 3 | As I entered the committee room from the standard uncarpeted passage , I was given a friendly and businesslike handshake by the chairman , Lord Franks , who had courteously got out of his chair to greet his witness — an unfailing politeness that I gather he extended to every other witness . |
| 4 | ‘ Good morning , Mrs Clamp , ’ I said pleasantly as I entered the kitchen . |
| 5 | As I entered the building I could see that it was damaged , probably by mortars , or shellfire . |
| 6 | As I entered the building a chant started up , but I could not catch the words . |
| 7 | The Allied guns had just started up as I entered the orchard . |
| 8 | As I entered the orchard , a few yards from the entrance the farmer was tending to two badly wounded cows . |
| 9 | Darkness had suddenly settled as I entered the orchard at Brigade H.Q Taff was in the trench , standing by his Bren swatting the mosquitoes and cursing loudly to himself . |
| 10 | As I entered the orchard it looked completely deserted . |
| 11 | A woman and three children got up from the table as I entered the room . |
| 12 | As I entered the room he got up from the floor , drawing his sleeve across his mouth . |
| 13 | She hid it away quickly as I entered the room . |
| 14 | As soon as I entered the room I could hear little pockets of chatter coming from various parts of the audience . |
| 15 | She stood up as I entered the room , greeting me as if we were in a drawing-room in Chelsea or Gloucestershire and not in prison . |
| 16 | As I entered the room I wished I 'd thought of phoning a desperate SOS to James . |
| 17 | The bathroom was boxed off , giving a tiny entrance lobby as you entered the flat . |
| 18 | As she entered the villa , her heart thudded with abrupt violence when she saw that Damian Flint was still there , in the living-room , playing chess with Charles . |
| 19 | As she entered the alleyway she heard someone call . |
| 20 | Tears came to her eyes and , as she entered the kitchen , she stumbled a little . |
| 21 | As she entered the lounge where Susan was sitting , playing a César Franck prelude in an oddly preoccupied way , she found herself wishing that the senior partner of Factota Limited were a little less amenable . |
| 22 | But she had lifted her skirts a full six inches above the ground as she entered the water , and he was captivated . |
| 23 | As she entered the wood , following the narrow track towards the water , she glanced back . |
| 24 | She spotted Adam almost as soon as she entered the club , but though he was sitting only a short distance away with a stocky sandy-haired man she did n't recognise , it took her some time to reach his table , since she was obliged to stop at every few strides to talk to customers . |
| 25 | Later , as she entered the dining-room , one glance at Doreen 's model gown made her thankful she had done so . |
| 26 | Donna glanced at the paperbacks on the bestseller stand as she entered the shop . |
| 27 | As soon as she entered the room she knew that Clare had already been telling tales ; or at least complaining to her colleagues . |
| 28 | The phone was ringing as she entered the room . |
| 29 | He could hardly stand , and held on to the back of a chair , as she entered the room . |
| 30 | Harold Badcock , Tyndale Lecturer in Medieval European History , shot his wife a look of hate as she entered the living room . |