Example sentences of "[noun] as she [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if any of his fans still needed convincing , they had only to look into the happy , laughing face of his adoring wife Jean , at his side as she has been since his horrific car accident nearly three months ago . |
| 2 | Léonie kept her hands outside the covers as she had been taught by the nuns at her primary school . |
| 3 | She selected the first three pages — Lucy as she 'd been allowed to see her , and handed them over . |
| 4 | she 's just in the same condition as she 's been |
| 5 | He remembered their girl as she had been when he first had her through the system in Denver . |
| 6 | Unfortunately has been unable to edit this issue as she has been in Charing Cross Hospital for treatment after her mole pregnancy earlier this year . |
| 7 | Another discovered she had toothache one evening as she had been clenching her teeth all afternoon ! |
| 8 | She did n't want to understand him , but heated recognition rippled through her as she stared at his mouth , as unwillingly fascinated by its sensual curve as she had been six years ago , when all her breathlessly adored heroes had suddenly become prosaic and petty with the advent of the man from Hong Kong . |
| 9 | This book is for Ear'ole , who has been as enthusiastic about my shop as she has been about all the other things that I have tackled , and then begged her to help with . |
| 10 | This , of course , delighted the child and every night she stood in the wings performing everybody 's act with them , and even at the end of two shows , she was as bright in the dressing room as she 'd been at the overture . |
| 11 | He remembered Edith as she had been when a girl . |
| 12 | ‘ You must have rennet spilling out of your ears , ’ Algy said to Louise , who by now was beyond taking pleasure in such moves of friendliness and simply handed round the dish with her left hand behind her back as she had been taught , feeling mutinous and thinking proudly of a homeland where not junket but fondue was the commonplace . |
| 13 | Faye was lying on the outdoor lounger on the veranda as she had been yesterday , and she greeted Belinda briefly , her face creased with tension , before turning to Tom . |
| 14 | Mrs Carr had good reason to take such a stance as she had been born without arms . |
| 15 | Such meals as she ate were brought to her on trays by Janet , meals that Alexandra and Dora would plan with minutest care in the kitchen . |
| 16 | She reminded him very much of his own daughter as she had been not so long ago ; on the verge of womanhood , nervous and unsure but determined not to be put down or patronized . |
| 17 | The ceremony meant an unscheduled return to work for Christine as she had been off work with a broken hip , but was well on the way to recovery and set for a New Year return . |
| 18 | In her heart she thought : Kind as she has been to me , and much as I respect her , your wife , my lord , is the last lady living to whom I am likely to apply . |
| 19 | In summer , such free time as she had was spent on the Moor . |