Example sentences of "he [verb] closer [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he got closer he saw that there was a series of red drops with the characteristic trailing pear shape as of blood which had dripped from a wound . |
| 2 | As he got closer he could see that the flowerbeds at the front were awash with colour ; yellows , reds , blues , whites . |
| 3 | As he got closer he recognised the vehicle . |
| 4 | There is also a contrast between the forge and Satis House as the house is barricaded and the inside is all dark so Pip has to be led by candlelight to Miss Havisham and when he first sees her all in white she looks like a fairy godmother but as he looks closer he sees her decay and yellowness . |
| 5 | She stood motionless , wondering what he was about to do , and as he moved closer she suddenly had the ridiculous impression he was going to kiss her . |
| 6 | As he drew closer he counted four sleeping on the water ; necks curled back , heads nestling under wings . |
| 7 | As he drew closer he saw that it was a man huddled beneath a thick overcoat , sitting on the pavement watching the crowds go by . |
| 8 | As he drew closer he could see the outlines of people sitting down under the shade of a tree near the river . |
| 9 | As he came closer he saw the old Georgian mansion was illuminated with lights in all the windows . |
| 10 | She did not say more and when he came closer he saw that if it was sleep that had found her it was of a troubled nightmare kind , the sleep of the ill and the stressed . |
| 11 | As he came closer he could hear the driver arguing with the gatekeeper . |
| 12 | But as he came closer I saw that he was not asking a question . |