Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] as she [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy , all this time , was still sitting on the verandah surrounded by her cartridge-making tools and weeping bitterly as she looked at the neat rows of cartridges she had made and which were no longer needed . |
| 2 | Candy 's blue eyes narrowed suspiciously as she prowled round Rory like a tiny bird of prey inspecting its dinner . |
| 3 | So absorbed was she in the effort of preparing herself mentally for what lay ahead that she did not glance upstream as she drove across Cookham Bridge and wonder why there were no party-goers gathered round a marquee on the lawn of Swans ' Meadow , why indeed there was no marquee pitched on the lawn at all . |
| 4 | The baby moved his head , and she winced slightly as she looked at him . |
| 5 | Oh , Leo ! ’ she exclaimed helplessly as she looked at him , a plea for understanding in her lovely eyes . |
| 6 | Lucy refused to take offence , yet her chin rose slightly as she spoke with a smile . |
| 7 | THOROUGHLY MODEST MRS : Fergie covers up as she heads for the pool |
| 8 | Her curls bounced enchantingly as she clung to her father 's arm , dimpling at Auguste . |
| 9 | The gleam of insulating oil shone bright on the prominences of his face , dimming and brightening again as she moved past him to hunker down at his side . |
| 10 | Her face taut with anger , Gina 's fingers trembled uncontrollably as she fumbled with the unfamiliar fastening of the seatbelt . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , ’ Melissa murmured aloud as she listened to his footsteps pattering through the hall , followed by the slam of the outer door , ‘ there goes a man with a guilty secret . |
| 12 | ‘ But I have n't done anything — except be an absolute misery , ’ she added honestly as she realised for perhaps the first time what a wet blanket she had been . |
| 13 | And in case you 're in any doubt , that was a compliment ! ’ she added tartly as she climbed from the bag and began to struggle into her now dry clothes . |
| 14 | She was shivering uncontrollably as she walked to her cabin . |
| 15 | Carrie 's heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door . |
| 16 | ‘ Good evening , Conrad , ’ Philippa said as she came into the room and bestowed a kiss on his bald patch , saint blessing sinner , and then called out to Larry whom she had seen going in as she walked up the hill with her offerings . |
| 17 | Doubts came rushing in as she stared at her reflection , wondering what on earth had possessed her to buy it . |
| 18 | The Cutty Sark was eventually given to the Cutty Sark Society in 1953 and she was restored to look just as she did during her sailing days . |
| 19 | She kept her face turned away as she moved about the room , and looked stony . |
| 20 | He did n't even look up as she stopped at his elbow , apparently made aware of her presence by some kind of sixth sense . |
| 21 | The figure is Sien , painfully stripped naked , her bony shanks drawn up as she squats on a sawn-off dead tree stump . |
| 22 | Her hand shook slightly as she reached for a swab , and the child began to whimper as she gently began trying to clear the affected area in order to get a better look . |
| 23 | Omi sighed contentedly as she looked around the room which had a fair smattering of elderly ladies , like herself having a Sunday morning treat . |
| 24 | But they could n't be that stupid , Vi reasoned derisively as she nodded to Sister Annunciata and called , ‘ Father says you 're to make the tea . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ What 's the problem ? ’ she asked briskly as she walked into the room . |
| 26 | Reality returned slowly as she lay with eyes closed , still savouring the feel of the warm and powerful body lying on top of her own . |
| 27 | A GIRL was critically ill last night after her mother walked away as she fell into the River Thames . |
| 28 | He breathed unevenly as she sobbed against his throat . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , and Miss Connor , ’ the receptionist called out as she made for the stairs , ‘ there was a delivery for you this afternoon . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , Fernando , ’ she breathed huskily as she stood on the edge of the pool . |