Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adv prt] along [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the line of vehicles pulled away one by one , forming a loose convoy as they moved off along the deserted main street , heading for the edge of town . |
| 2 | They came out along the track we just followed , the very same one . |
| 3 | They came back along the path that threaded a way between the sand dunes . |
| 4 | As they walked back along the paved way between the Union building and the Science block he said , ‘ Did the insulin project ever come to anything ? ’ |
| 5 | They rushed about along the branches calling out , ‘ Come and see mine ! |
| 6 | They continued on along the line of booths , each with its owner sitting on the counter among his stained , dirty jars like some vast black spider , past the long , carpet-covered benches in front of them with the rows of men drinking coffee and smoking and talking , past the assorted smells of rose and jasmine , amber and banana , past the odd little restaurants with their grand brass jugs of hot water , their servants hurrying with coffee in glasses to some merchant about to strike a deal , past all this and then suddenly through the arch of the Bab es Zuweyla with its two soaring and fantastic minarets and out once more into the Tentmakers ' Bazaar with its donkey-saddles of red brocade and its camel-trappings adorned with cowries and little bits of looking-glass , its gaily-striped awnings and brilliant tent linings . |