Example sentences of "as [pers pn] walk back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I walked back through the ballroom past the seated guests I saw my wife , daughter and son waving and smiling and waved back , relieved that it was all over . |
| 2 | As I walked back into the Gendarmerie the following afternoon , I saw my first legionnaire . |
| 3 | As I walked back from the bar with my second pint I caught sight of Karen and Dennis at a table in the corner . |
| 4 | And as I walk back through the streets the other thing fuelling this self-criticism is that I turned up there with the gun . |
| 5 | As I walk back to the motel I am relieved to see that there is no light on in the room . |
| 6 | Jack was just arriving as she walked back into the department , and a police car drew up with the still-hysterical mother inside . |
| 7 | Hari was angry as she walked back through the streets towards her home , Emily Grenfell was nothing but a snob , she thought everyone beneath her . |
| 8 | Lisa smiled to herself as she walked back along the corridor that led to the drawing-room and the conservatory . |
| 9 | As she walked back towards the Presbytery to interview Father Kipling , she did not feel unhappy any more . |
| 10 | Ari felt very old as she walked back to the group . |
| 11 | ‘ Bun voyage , ’ she called aloud to him , and it was possible to discern a dance of relieved joy in her step as she walked back to the limousine . |
| 12 | ‘ Come here , ’ she said as she walked back to the fireplace . |
| 13 | As she walked back to the barn she thought about what the marquis had said . |
| 14 | Lucy went — and as she walked back to the office she wondered what had got into her to cause such unruliness of her tongue and to bring her claws to the surface . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd just like you to understand the problems we have … we do the best we can , ’ sighs Soliz as we walk back to the bus stop . |
| 16 | As we walked back down the track , the nightingale was still singing . |
| 17 | ‘ Her name is Shinko , ’ he told me happily as we walked back to the flat . |
| 18 | As we walked back to the dispensary he asked me , almost casually , yet in a way trying to find out how much I knew , ‘ Tell me , what 's the extent of your knowledge of polio ? ’ |
| 19 | I protested as we walked back to the flat . |
| 20 | As they walked back through the hotel he remarked casually , ‘ I said I 'd meet Jack on the terrace for a drink . ’ |
| 21 | As they walked back through the haunted lanes of the Salamanca gardens , Cleo voiced her thoughts to Lorimer . |
| 22 | Three casual little words should n't assume such importance , Merrill thought , dazed , as they walked back through the darkness . |
| 23 | 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 ? ’ |
| 24 | Graham asked as they walked back towards the main Concourse . |
| 25 | Diane said as they walked back towards the pickup . |
| 26 | So she had been right about Rebecca after all , she thought as they walked back towards the main part of the house . |
| 27 | Merrill kept her face averted as they walked back towards the Abbey . |
| 28 | ‘ Come and see me on Thursday , as usual , my dear , ’ Miss Hatherby said as they walked back across the terrace . |
| 29 | But that offer was declined too , courteous goodbyes were exchanged , and Omi took Erika 's arm as they walked back to the S-Bahn . |
| 30 | Discarded papers blew in the narrow street as they walked back to the car . |