The phrase "as it drew" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a gradual approach or movement towards something, often in a narrative context.
Example: "As it drew closer, the sound of the approaching train became more distinct."
Alternatives: "as it approached" or "as it neared".
The 1,000th episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Raw" on USA Network pile-drove, clothes-lined and then threw the rest of the cable competition into the turnbuckle on Monday night, as it drew its largest audience in 10 years.
Moonlight flickering on the river, on my friend's shoulders ahead of me, on my line sizzling backwards as it drew its sparkling signature then stiffened forward and lay down silently.
Even the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut, as it drew its last breaths in the late 1980s, rebranded as the American Festival Theatre, as generic a company identity as one could ask for but hey, doesn't everybody love a festival?
On 3 August Dainty sighted a large ship heading directly towards them and as it drew nearer, its enormous size became apparent.
"The warning came in a dense filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the imaging company reported that its cash supply dwindled again in the third quarter, even as it drew $160 million from its credit line.
Still, Rite Aid filled about 4 percent more prescriptions in its existing stores as it drew some of the patients who could not fill their Express Scripts prescriptions at Walgreens stores during those companies' dispute, now resolved.
Newell Rubbermaid, a household and office products maker, said Thursday that fourth-quarter profit rose 35% as it drew on unexpected publicity for its Sharpie markers, as well as acquisitions, to help boost sales.
The moose-sized mammal likely tipped the scales at 900 kilograms at the end of the summer browsing season but then slimmed down as it drew on fat reserves in its hump to sustain itself through the harsh Arctic winter.
It divided in two as it drew nearer.
As it drew close, Colonel Meyer said, they opened fire with M240 machine guns.
Manchester City's struggles in the competition continued, however, as it drew, 1-1, with Borussia Dortmund.
