Example sentences of "[adj] as she [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joanna had cheered up considerably by the time Sophie had finished , and Sophie 's spirits were still high as she drove out to visit the old ladies ' home . |
| 2 | She could feel that she was already soaking wet as she nuzzled up to him like a happy , purring cat . |
| 3 | Ari felt very old as she walked back to the group . |
| 4 | Cos I was more or less going as she come in . |
| 5 | Galvanised into action by the very idea , she rose abruptly to her feet , striving to keep her expression impassive as she glanced down into Candy 's surprised eyes . |
| 6 | He soon learns that the latter is not as pure as she makes out . |
| 7 | She was nervous as she handed out the story , but she told it vividly , her body unconsciously acting out the story so that he could almost see and hear Rose and Dagmar . |
| 8 | The hotel was n't really big enough for her to get confused as she checked up whether to turn left or right down the passage . |
| 9 | She looked very young and pretty as she held up the teapot and Francis Morgan hesitated , then sat down , heavily , and seized two biscuits . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course I have , ’ she answered , her gaze unconsciously wistful as she looked out over the smooth water of the lake . |
| 11 | When we started filming she was very shy but she got better as she went along and she picked up confidence . |
| 12 | She has serious injuries — her head is bleeding as she looks up : ‘ Do n't worry , ’ she says , ‘ I 'm only volunteering ’ |
| 13 | She wrenched her face away from his , her breathing fast and shallow as she stared up at him , her pupils still dilated from the passion he 'd stirred in her . |
| 14 | She did n't care what happened to her , as long as she came through . |
| 15 | As long as she carries on smiling , she 'll have no problems . |
| 16 | Blanche was happy as she walked out , confident at the end of the afternoon that she had at last found an explanation for Tatyana Nowak 's suicide , and the first direct link between a particular human being and the murder . |
| 17 | Hari was angry as she walked back through the streets towards her home , Emily Grenfell was nothing but a snob , she thought everyone beneath her . |
| 18 | Then she was herself again , brisk as she went on . |
| 19 | Elizabeth felt troubled as she went back down the stairs . |
| 20 | Her eyes were enormous as she stared up at him . |
| 21 | The station was practically empty of people and Emily felt so alone as she stepped on to the train . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'd have gone there last year but for the shin splints ’ she added , before a note of irritation and frustration became evident as she went on to say ‘ This question haunted me for half of last year . |
| 23 | Kate felt her cheeks tinge once more with pink as she went on listening to the good-natured chaff Mike Booker was taking on her behalf . |
| 24 | Sophie relayed the information to Mr Miller , who shrugged irritably and told her to be as quick as possible , but the traffic was heavy as she drove out of the town and all the time she was praying that the cat 's leg would not be really broken . |
| 25 | She was still smiling as she got back into the car and headed for town . |
| 26 | Her voice was high and cracked as she wheeled round on him . |
| 27 | Kicking off her sandals , she curled her legs up beside her , running slim fingers absently along the silky golden skin of her shins , her grey eyes unfocused as she gazed out of the window . |
| 28 | Of course I stayed overnight at the hotel and spent a good part of the following day placating the ruffled Emily , even though I felt sure she was not as disturbed as she made out . |
| 29 | She was looking decidedly worried as she put down her shopping bag . |
| 30 | Her breasts were naked as she threw back her cloak again and let the winter ice make her flesh shiver . |