Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] as she [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In a way , Matey , in a way , ’ said Dr Neil , lazily catching at her hand and pressing it as she passed him . |
| 2 | ‘ Our Blessed Lord lies here , ’ she told me as she handed me altar cloths and corporals to iron . |
| 3 | ‘ It was supposed to be in my hair , ’ she told him as she followed him through to the spacious kitchen , deciding honesty was the best policy in the circumstances . |
| 4 | They were side by side , and she rolled on to her back , arched herself to receive him as she stretched her legs outwards and clasped them round him . |
| 5 | Dommer swung his flamer up to cover her as she twisted her handgun around . |
| 6 | It was nerve-racking , having him watch her as she slid her feet out of bed , and pushed them into soft mules . |
| 7 | Julia opened it and read it as she made her way towards the Accademia Bridge . |
| 8 | I ca n't stay long , ’ he warned her as she carried their drinks to the table where he was sitting . |
| 9 | David Fairfax would not let the subject go and went on questioning her as she showed him round . |
| 10 | He rose and helped her to her feet , steadying her as she eased her weight on to the injured ankle . |
| 11 | Her fingers were gentle but firm , and he sprawled back on his elbows and watched her as she lifted his foot on to her lap and massaged all the tired muscles . |
| 12 | He watched her as she sipped her champagne and then his hand moved to under her chin . |
| 13 | She had conquered this feeling sufficiently to allow her to accept visits from her friends , and had overcome the apologetic murmurs that used to assail her as she opened her bedroom door ; she felt , in part , absolved by the wonderfully institutional shape of her room , which was on the third floor of a large block in the middle of Regents Park . |
| 14 | Richard hugged her as she gave him the keys . |
| 15 | A warmth , coupled with excitement , had filled him as she opened her violin case , took out the instrument and began to play . |
| 16 | She must have felt guilty about not inviting me as she gave me £1 to get myself home . |
| 17 | She could never ignore them as she passed them on the street , and they , as if they sensed it , turned to her , picking her out at once from a throng of a hundred other pedestrians as the one who saw and heard them . |
| 18 | The children were watching TV peacefully , but Annie saw her as she bobbed her head around the door , gave a pleased gurgle and started to scramble down . |
| 19 | The head of Lynnfield Primary School in Hartlepool , Joy Lowe , has written to parents after a ten-year-old girl complained that a man tried to accost her as she made her way to the school . |
| 20 | I am very fond of her and I respect her as she respects me . ’ |
| 21 | Carmella had not acknowledged her as she took her place , but an exchange of looks between Denis and his two younger brothers indicated that Noreen was going to be there no matter what . |
| 22 | To Kelly , watching them as she sipped her port , it was clear who was going to win . |
| 23 | ‘ She 'll have to take me as she finds me . |
| 24 | She was conscious , as she marched angrily away , of his mocking eyes watching her as she made her escape . |
| 25 | The atmosphere was slightly chilly but she scarcely seemed to notice it as she sat herself at Ward 's desk . |
| 26 | The man , who can not be named , told police : ‘ I wanted to hurt her as she hurt me . ’ |
| 27 | The man told detectives : ‘ I only wanted to hurt her as she hurt me . ’ |