Example sentences of "as she turn [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The shunt happened as she turned into the drive of Ludgrove School , at Wokingham , Berks . |
| 2 | By the time she arrived , still wrestling with this dramatic rearrangement of the stars in the family constellation , she had the beginnings of a bad headache , and it was only as she turned into the drive and saw the lights and heard voices and music spilling from the house that she thought about the party that was still , clearly , very much in progress . |
| 3 | As she turned into the lane leading to the village , she gradually slowed and came to a halt as she saw Leo descend from the local bus . |
| 4 | The sitting-room light at Lomond View was on as usual as she turned into the darkened driveway . |
| 5 | He was there once more as she turned into the staff car park as again she recalled that ‘ blunt ’ had n't been the word for it ! |
| 6 | She spoke the word aloud as she turned off the water and began rubbing herself furiously with a towel . |
| 7 | Built , as Penry had told her , almost a century before , its mellow brick and gleaming windows blended into the picturesque hillside , welcome in every line of it to the girl who gazed at it in bliss as she turned off the engine . |
| 8 | ‘ The spells succeeded , ’ whispered Grainne , tears streaming down her cheeks and , as she turned towards the forest , the ancient magical Samhailt thrummed all about them , and the skies began to darken with Eagles and Hawks and White Swans , and the hillside became alive with Foxes and Badgers and Hounds and Deer and Gazelle , and Hares and Chariot Horses and Stags . |
| 9 | Even as she turned towards the staircase she was still trying to come up with a good reason for not sleeping in his bed , but when she reached the top step she turned with a resigned sigh towards his room , too bone weary to argue any more . |
| 10 | Robyn muttered beneath her breath , as she turned on the taps and flushed the evidence of her stupidity away . |
| 11 | Old Hercule 's stuff had been built to last , she reflected ruefully as she turned on the shower . |
| 12 | She heard his low , troubled call , ‘ Clare ’ , as she turned at the top of the stairs . |
| 13 | A glance at her watch as she turned to the car park told her she was not doing too badly after all . |
| 14 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 15 | ‘ You just wait , madam , ’ Tamar thought to herself , as she turned from the room and swept up the stairs . |