Example sentences of "[adj] as she [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her steps were surprisingly lighter as she made her way back to medical reception . |
| 2 | Even so , in her darkest moments , wrong as she knew it to be , Constance could not stop herself thinking , If only it had been Mummy . |
| 3 | That much was clear as she struck his hand away . |
| 4 | ‘ Jealousy is a symptom of love , ’ Damian went on , shattering her further as she remembered her own jealousy . |
| 5 | Her answering smile was thoughtful as she watched him duck gracefully through the doorway . |
| 6 | He 's a thief , done time probably and well , ’ the waitress was looking more uneasy and going redder as she talked herself into more trouble , ‘ anyway here he is , ’ and she scuttled off . |
| 7 | The house remains much as she left it , and contains many personal and theatrical mementoes . |
| 8 | She knew he wanted her as much as she desired him . |
| 9 | She had taken a job in Manchester which bored her as much as she knew it would , but where she could settle down and get to know the people she was working with . |
| 10 | He did n't blame her for what she 'd done half as much as she blamed herself . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , she continued to resent Miss Hatherby 's influence as much as she feared it . |
| 12 | Watch out for your wife if you love her as much as she loves you . |
| 13 | ‘ It said she hated having to give you up , she 'd hoped to keep you , but this way you 'd have more than she could ever give you , and she knew you 'd be loved , even as much as she loved you . |
| 14 | We loved her as much as she loved us . |
| 15 | No , she would not want to change that … only to have it go on , with Tyler wanting her as much as she wanted him . |
| 16 | Perhaps if he saw her looking wonderful , dancing beautifully , he would realize that he needed her as much as she needed him . |
| 17 | I would have sworn at that time that I loved her as much as she did me , more even , but subsequent events proved me wrong . |
| 18 | As much as she hated it , the accusation struck a chord . |
| 19 | Then , with a mocking look which she was beginning to detest as much as she detested him , he asked softly , ‘ Ever hear of the Norwood & Chambers contract ? ’ |
| 20 | The wind was cool , and the night was now pitch dark as she made her way slowly to the front door . |
| 21 | Maybe she felt that if she could n't do it now , she would never do it ; maybe that was why her face hardened as she watched them , still apart , and imagined them , together . |
| 22 | I hope she did n't find it as easy as she told them , if you shut them up in their room . |
| 23 | She glanced down at her hand , wondering yet again why the memory of that day should be so insistent tonight , then her lovely face became expressionless as she wrapped herself in the familiar cloak of indifference . |
| 24 | Sabine felt physically sick as she watched her go . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's not long now , ’ she tried to sound cheerful and bracing as she saw her neighbour 's lower lip tremble . |
| 26 | She sounded distant and cold as she told me she would marry the man her father had selected from millions , and that was the end of it . |
| 27 | She was breathless , shivering with cold as she hid herself behind the curtains of the four-poster . |
| 28 | The borrowed cat was a wonderful balancer , and Mildred felt rather disloyal as she found herself thinking how nice it would be to have a well-behaved sleek black cat which she could feel proud of . |
| 29 | Leonora felt very subdued as she followed him down to the relatively peaceful little beach of Lee Haven , where years before Joshua Probert had built a safe anchorage for his boats . |
| 30 | Ryan stood in the doorway , half in half out , his expression as horrified as she knew her own must be . |