1.   As he got closer still to the house the fly above his head let him to rejoin its fellows.

2.   As the probe got closer to the problem area, the sound increased.

3.   As we got closer, we could see that the Hall was a heavy, dark building with a large main entrance.

4.   As you get closer the beeping will get more rapid.

5.   Besides, he reasoned, he might even get closer to solving the crime this way.

6.   But as I get closer to the barn door, I become apprehensive.

7.   But before I take up that theme let me try to get closer to the ground.

8.   But when she got closer he saw it was only a melon.

9.   Getting closer, the swarm was so noisy it sounded like a war all by itself.