Example sentences of "as [pers pn] passed the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I passed the portals my feeling of doom increased . |
| 2 | As I passed the ladies I noticed that the beer crates stashed in front of the Fire Exit had been moved aside . |
| 3 | As I passed the hall in a large comprehensive school , where notices proclaimed ‘ Quiet please : examination in progress ’ , the invigilator , a geography teacher , staggered out to engage me in slurred discussion of educational issues . |
| 4 | This afternoon , as I passed the square , I saw two dogs skewered together , back to back . |
| 5 | As I passed the boy , who could not be more than 10 years of age , he said : |
| 6 | ‘ As I passed the boy I saw in the mirror the car had pulled out sharply to overtake and I just heard the bang . |
| 7 | As I passed the bottom of Crag Woods a figure emerged from the undergrowth . |
| 8 | I mused on Toby 's story as I walked towards the clubhouse and so intent was I on my thoughts that I nearly knocked over Sally Drayton as I passed the PGA hut . |
| 9 | As I passed the bakery on my way home , Didier ran out of the shop to greet me and asked if he might accompany me . |
| 10 | As I passed the table with the remains of the old man 's meal I saw what seemed to be the only form of ornament in the cottage , a cracked vase holding a magnificent bouquet of carnations . |
| 11 | As she passed the buffet car her stomach rumbled , as if to remind her she had n't eaten since lunchtime . |
| 12 | She had walked fast , comfortable in the old corset she had firmly told Lyddy was quite sufficient for visiting the Rectory children , and as she passed the church , the clock struck three sonorously into the still afternoon air . |
| 13 | As she passed the wires through her pierced ears , she was aware that the earrings were much heavier than she was accustomed to wearing . |
| 14 | She sounded disappointed as she passed the handset to him . |
| 15 | Then , as she passed the door of the room where the dancing was , Robert appeared , and there was nothing for it but to repeat Dawn 's message . |
| 16 | As soon as she passed the gate she could hear the sirens of ambulances echoing round the valley , and see the flashing lights of the emergency vehicles . |
| 17 | As she passed the Haynes ' cottage , it seemed something was amiss there , too . |
| 18 | As she passed the junction with Abington avenue the two men attacked dragging her into this alleyway where one of them raped her . |
| 19 | A woman walking a dog heard 12 shots on Sunday as she passed the house . |
| 20 | " Mrs Hanney came in today , " said Mrs Maugham , as she passed the tea cosy through the hatch to Clara . |
| 21 | However , as she passed the reception desk she noticed that his key was still on its hook . |
| 22 | Sarah turned her head away a little as she passed the bench . |
| 23 | What made Bella look up as she passed the sitting room door , Cassie was never to learn . |
| 24 | As she passed the vicarage she was startled to see Faustina picking her way along the front wall with a palm cross in her mouth . |
| 25 | She felt a nervous spasm in her stomach as she passed the point where Fernand had led her from the path to show her his secret refuge . |
| 26 | As she passed the steward she nodded . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | As we passed the dam , a little snow lay on the shingle plains and the rivers were a mere shadow of their former selves . |
| 29 | On Sunday mornings our pace was regularly cut as we passed the animals on their way to bathe in the bay . |
| 30 | 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 . |