1.   Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate.

2.   The car slowed up as it approached the gate.

3.   As they approached the gate the street narrowed and became more mediaeval.

4.   As he approached a gate, a security guard looked suspiciously at the small bust and wondered if there might be more to him than plaster and paint.

5.   As the Browns approached the gate, one player had his helmet off.

6.   Only the rich approach these gates.

7.   Once the slalom course is set, practice runs are barred, so the athletes walk alongside the course to determine how to approach each gate.

8.   Security officials said that a gunman approached the gate of the settlement and opened fire.

9.   Thousands swarmed the vehicle as it approached the gates of his palace grounds.