Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] climb the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I groaned inwardly as I climbed the narrow stairs and was plunged in darkness when only half-way up . |
| 2 | He could see quite clearly as he climbed the hill out of the village . |
| 3 | Pete stood on the porch and tried to make Alina out as she climbed the path toward the highest part of the headland . |
| 4 | ‘ I told you not to bother , ’ Ellen said disparagingly as she climbed the main companionway , and I guessed that she had been listening to my conversation with Billingsley by standing just under the saloon skylight which was propped open . |
| 5 | At least , she thought savagely as she climbed the stairs to the top floor , she would get the story about the release dates into the paper . |
| 6 | I wept a little as I climbed the creaky stairs , and when I got into the attic I knelt down beside the bed , put my hands together and prayed . |