Example sentences of "as [noun prp] came [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked up as Trent came into the room . |
| 2 | Suddenly , her thoughts materialised as David came into the room , bringing a cold blast of air from the outer hallway . |
| 3 | Mossadeq received him in bed ; he fluttered his hands as Harriman came into the room and launched into a fluting tirade against the British . |
| 4 | It was Ana who came forward as Maggie came into the room , and clearly she did not let her blindness get in the way of being hostess for her brother . |
| 5 | As Skipper came off the ramp and saw the other horses there he grew to 17.2hh and I began to wonder if this was a good idea . |
| 6 | As Zen came through the door he suddenly saw an opening and lunged forward , so that for the next thirty seconds or so he was unable to reply to his visitor 's question . |
| 7 | Edward was crossing the hall as Helen came down the stairs . |
| 8 | She turned as Helen came into the room . |
| 9 | She broke off as Fred came into the room . |
| 10 | She dragged herself to her feet as Penry came into the room , wearing a dressing-gown . |
| 11 | Jill rose to her feet from behind the desk as Lindsey came into the ward . |
| 12 | Thanks , ’ Ashley said , as Vitor came up the drive with Thomas prancing in front of him , ‘ you 've made one little boy very happy . ’ |
| 13 | She wrote ‘ ROSALBA ’ , for indeed it was Rosalba who was there , holding the kitchen knife in her hand as Tommaso came through the door . |
| 14 | He dropped his cigarette on the floor and stamped on it as Berger came round the corner , a rolled-up map under his arm . |
| 15 | It was a swivel chair , and as Wycliffe came into the room he turned from the window to face his visitor . |
| 16 | Go and — and wash your face or something , ’ he finished in exasperation as Jules came into the room . |
| 17 | ‘ You look awfully pale , ’ she said sharply , as Elizabeth came into the lamplight , sounding even in her own cars more accusing than sympathetic . |
| 18 | ‘ To think we thought he only worked part-time , ’ Nina was saying as Rachel came into the room . |