Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] as she [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 The ship seemed a million light years away as she tilted her head back , letting the liquid slide coolly down her throat .
2 He turned the pages slowly as she evoked her dreamscapes for him .
3 She had deluded herself ; she had believed that innocence of spirit and a devout purpose were adequate guides through this treacherous domain , but the facts were clear enough now : she had diminished mystery to pious platitude , and some devious element at work in the deeps of her imagination was scorning her efforts even as she made them
4 She greeted their neighbours absentmindedly as she passed them in their yards , her mind occupied with the new argument against the shoes .
5 She felt the shivers again as she ate her meal and frequently looked up to find him watching her , his eyes on the glitter of her silvery hair .
6 He was ready now , and had his hand held out for the instrument , lightly brushing her fingers accidentally as she passed it to him .
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