Example sentences of "[pers pn] as they [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Karl tucked Erika 's arm under his as they crossed the bridge over the green , splintered ice of the Spree which formed a chill moat around the great museums , by the great dome of the Protestant Cathedral , and on to the broad stretch of Unter den Linden . |
| 2 | Joe tucked Maureen 's arm under his as they left the house . |
| 3 | He brought his horse alongside theirs as they rounded the corner and the dark green spire of Godstowe Priory came into sight . |
| 4 | He grinned down at her as they ascended the stairs together . |
| 5 | He was close behind her as they rounded the L-bend of the restaurant — and he very nearly cannoned into her when she suddenly stopped dead . |
| 6 | Maria caught up with her as they reached the end of the village . |
| 7 | Mrs Blakey asked her as they cleared the plates from the table , when Stephen had gone . |
| 8 | He followed her as they approached the green-and-gold-painted double doors leading to the ballroom . |
| 9 | as they as they share the line it switches them off |
| 10 | We chase them with him as they catch the wind like paper balls . |
| 11 | She turned to look at him as they reached the park gates . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , that is what I feared , ’ she said , glancing up at him as they reached the table . |
| 13 | Anne asked him as they climbed the stairs . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh — come on ! ’ she snapped nervously , turning around to face him as they entered the living-room . |
| 15 | Emily was slightly ahead of him as they approached the fringe of brown reeds . |
| 16 | This local Swaggart , who has tears in his eyes as he preaches the gospel , is tormented by the rows of large , bobbing girls in front of him as they sing the bouncy gospel renditions of traditional hymns . |
| 17 | He felt her lift up to him as they started the final phase of their journey . |
| 18 | Then coral pink walls of rock closed about them as they took the deep cut into Wells . |
| 19 | We had a quick beer with them and teamed up with them as they knew the town better than us . |
| 20 | I did not succeed in evading the notice of either of them as they had the advantage of knowing what would come next . |
| 21 | The Cheshires enjoyed no such luxury and had to control the anger and revulsion that engulfed them as they experienced the horror for real . |
| 22 | They encountered no opposition though Ranulf maintained that he had seen a rider watching them as they crossed the bridge at Dalmeny . |
| 23 | Wherever they were , they could n't help sensing the presence of the man with the tent at the far end of the bank ; it was there with them as they crossed the field and pushed through the hedge , in the musty smell of nettles and the white lumps raised on their skin , in the bramble scratches , and the brown fungus that hung from dead trees Libby felt it but she was also attracted by the thought of someone who was ill , someone she could help or look after , like the white mice or the jackdaw with the damaged wing . |
| 24 | She glimpsed them as they passed the tavern . |
| 25 | Athelstan gauged it to be about two o'clock in the afternoon and this was confirmed by a servant who bumped into them as they passed the great hall . |
| 26 | The preacher 's fiery words pursued them as they passed the house of Crutched Friars and turned left down an alleyway towards the Tower . |
| 27 | Both of them jump back slightly as a cat darts in front of them as they leave the park , they both watch it running across the road without looking and then scramble up a wall to window ledge . |
| 28 | Cardiff turned to see Duvall loosening his overcoat slowly as he moved to draw level behind them as they watched the elevator doors . |
| 29 | Two days into the journey then met with torrential rain in northern Italy ; this was only to serve as a sign of things to come ; the icy roads and driving snow that faced them as they climbed the Alps ! |
| 30 | It 's a struggle with young people , alongside them as they experience the pleasures and pains , the excitements and disappointments of growing up in a hostile world . |