Example sentences of "as she [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony called after her as she was dragged away by Damian . |
| 2 | We had a remarkable woman for a nurse or " Mother 's help " as she was called even in those days , because Mother liked bringing up her own children and was always around , with the nursery the centre of the house , and not tucked away upstairs . |
| 3 | Jenna looked back over her shoulder a little anxiously as she was led firmly to the door . |
| 4 | Sams showed little emotion as she was led away by court ushers . |
| 5 | Sams showed little emotion as she was led away by court ushers . |
| 6 | She had been so pleased when Dr. Briant had suggested she lunch with him in the medical staff dining room , aching as she was to get away for a while at least from the uncomfortable atmosphere of the Maternity Ward . |
| 7 | He had stopped her as she was walking solemnly round the small onyx coffee tables , among the guests . |
| 8 | The case involved an alleged sexual attack by an 18-year-old young man on a 16-year-old schoolgirl as she was walking home in the early hours after a night out in the town . |
| 9 | The appellant attacked a girl aged 13 as she was walking home in mid-morning ; he put his arms round her waist from behind , pushed her to the ground and shouted ‘ Let me have it . ’ |
| 10 | He was distressed when they asked about his wife 's fidelity , and in her turn Mrs T was accused of infidelity as she was interrogated separately from her husband . |
| 11 | After lunch , Faye had her nap , which had stretched to two hours now , as she was sleeping poorly at night , and after she woke she usually liked to have Belinda in to chat over the mid-afternoon snack . |