Example sentences of "as she listen [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 2 | She considered all this as she listened to the heated opinions forced upon her outside the shop ( where the throbbing engine of the Findus delivery van obliged everyone to shout ) , on the corner by the church and at two other points on her route back to Greystones . |
| 3 | As she listened to the faint smack of the sea on the rocks below , she thought again , regretfully , of Angus . |
| 4 | At first she thought of wolves as she listened to the furtive movement in the woods to each side of the river . |
| 5 | As she listened to the unfamiliar male tone , neither option appealed . |
| 6 | But later , as she listened to the English accents of the Customs men , her feeling of anti-climax evaporated a little . |
| 7 | As she listened to the sweet voices of the children coming from the church , and thought of the pain she had experienced in her short life , tears came to her eyes . |
| 8 | Only when Bert Rafferty was called to give evidence did Harriet Tremayne show any sign of breaking down , as she listened for the first time to his description of exactly what had happened on that harrowing morning . |