Example sentences of "as she [verb] he [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Hubert James Bainbridge , tenth earl of Donnington , called out to his daughter as she passed him on the opposite side of the street , but she did not hear him .
2 ‘ You 're in here , ’ Ven remarked , taking up her case and heading for the door on the left of the French windows — and as she followed him into a pleasant bedroom , ‘ With luck , by the time you 've unpacked , the waiter will be here with some tea . ’
3 She felt very vulnerable and awkward as she followed him into the room .
4 As she followed him to the back of the shop , Sophie remembered with sharp dismay the appointment she had made with Dawn .
5 He said it lightly but as she followed him from the staff-room she was aware that her heart had begun to beat very fast .
6 ‘ I 'll be working like a Trojan for the next twelve weeks , ’ Lisa smiled back as she thanked him for the coffee .
7 He might have been cut out of cardboard , she thought , as she led him across the hall and into the dining -room , where she introduced him to Susan .
8 Somewhat to his own surprise , Harry found himself booking a single room , despite the exorbitant tariff , and following the prim receptionist as she led him to the door .
9 For a moment animosity was swept away by mutual interest and , as she led him towards the recovery cage , she felt a pang of regret that their relationship could not be friendly .
10 She quickened her pace , almost bringing about the catastrophe she feared , as she hurried him through a doorless opening into the outhouse beyond .
11 She saw his eyes become unnaturally bright and his lips begin to tremble , but as she faced him across the room , she felt neither pity nor tenderness .
12 Stars winked from the metal as she faced him across the byre .
13 He stood there like an idiot as she clasped him by the arms and kissed him on the cheek .
14 He opened his arms as she joined him at the mirror .
15 I 've burnt half the food waiting for you , ’ Stephen snapped impatiently as she joined him by the smoking barbecue .
16 As she joined him in the petit salon he came towards her with a prettily wrapped package in his hands .
17 ‘ Oh , I think we can do better than that this time , ’ she told him , as she steered him from the sitting-room and along the hall and into Sebastian 's bedroom .
18 A blast of warm smoky air struck Meredith 's face as she preceded him into the one large room inside .
19 She made Fred see himself only as she described him as a man who was deliberately making his now pregnant wife unhappy .
20 She felt quite proud of her composure as she escorted him through the shop , relieved , for once , to see it empty .
21 Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists .
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