Example sentences of "she [vb past] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wo n't tell if you wo n't , ’ she whispered as though imparting a secret . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's my first time here , ’ she whispered as they squeezed into a table and a waiter took their orders for drinks . |
| 3 | " Its all a little bit like a fairy tale , is n't it ? " she whispered as they filed into the throne room with the other guests , and he nodded eagerly in reply . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , Chris , ’ she whispered as the beginnings of an orgasm made her shudder . |
| 5 | ‘ From Charlie , ’ she whispered as she turned to make her getaway , but he was fast . |
| 6 | ‘ Apparently not , ’ she whispered as her eyes filled with stinging tears . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's only one bed made up , ’ she whispered as he carried her up the stairs . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , Ellie , ’ she whispered as she twisted to and fro to get a better look . |
| 9 | ‘ Matthew , ’ she whispered as another tremor shuddered through her , ‘ Do n't . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I hate you ! ’ she whispered as they fell back on to the bed . |
| 11 | ‘ But she makes nice chocolate cake and she 's handy when the cook 's on holiday , ’ she admitted as she examined her face in the shine . |
| 12 | As far as Marcus had been concerned she had succeeded too well , she admitted as she paid cursory attention to the long dark lashes fringing her clear grey eyes . |
| 13 | That had been some encounter ! she admitted as , regaining the sanctuary of the street , she drew in a deep breath of refreshing air before turning into the road which she remembered from her map-reading would lead her into a series of narrow streets closed to traffic , and known familiarly to the local inhabitants as Strøget . |
| 14 | She was running out of time and courage as it was , she admitted as she leaned into the wardrobe , searching for a pair of navy espadrilles . |
| 15 | She tensed ; very softy he blew into her ear , until she quivered as his warm breath passed through her . |
| 16 | Carried away on a rushing tide of dark enchantment , she quivered as his tongue caressed her skin , his mouth feather-light as it brushed enticingly , back and forth , over her swollen nipples . |
| 17 | A pregnant woman lost her baby after she fainted as she waited for a bus and fell into the path of a lorry driven by her uncle . |
| 18 | The lady was being offered a gas mask by Carter and gladly took it , just before she fainted as they entered the smoke filled floor . |
| 19 | Oh , no , better not , ’ she argued as she caught sight of the time . |
| 20 | It was too confrontational , she realised as soon as she had said it , seeing something spark in his eyes , the instinctive , age-old masculine response to the sort of rejection men would always interpret as a challenge . |
| 21 | And the house no longer seemed to be on the defensive , she realised as she parked the car . |
| 22 | Worry about finding his half of the mortgage must be getting to her , she realised as she left the kitchen , knowing that just thinking of her brother was not going to conjure him home to pay his dues . |
| 23 | The difference , she realised as she stared into those terrible eyes , was that a lion was like a bee and a tiger like a wasp . |
| 24 | The caretaker who alerted Childline and police said the girl once told him ‘ she did n't care where she lived as long as it was n't with her mother ’ . |
| 25 | " Everything , " she announced as she left , " everything will be quite different now . " |
| 26 | ‘ This is our little guest cottage , ’ she announced as they mounted some steps on to a wide , spacious veranda which ran the length of the property . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , yes — yes , of course , ’ she agreed as she realised what he was saying . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'd leave me here ? ’ she choked as her gaze flew round the shabby , spartan room . |
| 29 | ‘ Killer , Killer , ’ she cooed as she came in . |
| 30 | Ded … ’ she cooed as she hugged it . |