Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] as she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was n't going to risk annoying them as she had about the color of the paint . |
| 2 | In America the war was not much more decisive than its predecessor , but British successes in Europe and claims to compensation to make up for the fact that the Bourbons had secured the Spanish throne meant that Britain kept her gains instead of returning them as she had done in 1697 . |
| 3 | Faye lay back again and closed her eyes for a moment , opening them as she heard the rustle of paper . |
| 4 | She allowed her fingers to roam , her eyes tightly shut , her mind vividly picturing him as she had seen him for the very first time . |
| 5 | The night became a blur of faces , trees , light and dark , the scents of the woods enveloping her as she stirred the warm night air with her urgent flight . |
| 6 | He smiled a fleeting smile , carefully surveying her as she rose to her feet . |
| 7 | ‘ The Master commends his slave for the quality of the breakfast as well as the weather , ’ said Dr Neil , catching at her hand and pressing it as she walked by . |
| 8 | ‘ In a way , Matey , in a way , ’ said Dr Neil , lazily catching at her hand and pressing it as she passed him . |
| 9 | Or is she imagining him as she reads ? |
| 10 | She dropped the keys into her bag and straightened up , a small cry escaping her as she walked straight into a large solid body . |
| 11 | She treated his body with the same gentle reverence as he had used : her soft capable hands caressing him as she massaged the oil into his skin . |
| 12 | She consumed the contents quickly before replacing it as she had the box . |
| 13 | The door opened and she held her breath as she sensed him standing by her bed , releasing it as she heard the creak of the other bed . |
| 14 | Cold , and terrified of growing colder , so that when he opened his arms and put them around her , his musk-scented cloak coming with them , ample enough to cover them both , all she felt was the salvation of his warmth , his hard , hot body supporting her as she shook and shivered against him , that blessed , beautiful fur enclosing her as in a nest , muffling her from the killing storm . |
| 15 | A remote , cool air enveloped her that caused more than one man to think twice about approaching her as she walked slowly down the length of the hall . |
| 16 | David Fairfax would not let the subject go and went on questioning her as she showed him round . |
| 17 | He stood swiftly and pulled her to her feet , steadying her as she swayed . |
| 18 | He rose and helped her to her feet , steadying her as she eased her weight on to the injured ankle . |
| 19 | ‘ You can have another go later , ’ she said , taking Belinda 's hand and steadying her as she dismounted , ‘ but there are lots of other things to see ; you do n't want to spend your money all at once . ’ |
| 20 | Lucy demanded , a sudden apprehension gripping her as she stared from Doreen 's smug face to Silas 's back . |
| 21 | P.S. I would like for Monica Seles ' fans to know that there 's nothing personal in my mentioning her , but given the circumstances I think I am right in using her as she did n't commit herself to the Tour Events much last year . |
| 22 | She must have felt guilty about not inviting me as she gave me £1 to get myself home . |
| 23 | Hopefully as well as affectionately , he did so ; undressing her as she lay on the too-large hotel bed and stroking her shoulders and upper arms . |
| 24 | By eleven she was in Green Park Underground station with her violin , looking for Tom , lured to him by the sound of the flute reaching her as she descended the escalator . |
| 25 | The man she had spellbound stayed behind ; her enchantments had been pitted against an energetic opponent , who exulted when she left , cursing her as she trudged away pushing a small cart with her possessions . |
| 26 | It was utterly beyond comprehension that , mistrusting him as she did , she could never quite succeed in damping down a tiny frisson of physical response . |
| 27 | I thought she was clutching it as she went past here but erm , oh you 've had some ? |
| 28 | She had yet to see anyone using it as she rode past on regular exercise both early and late : it deserved better . |
| 29 | She filled up all the blanks with unmanifested perfections , interpreting him as she interpreted the works of Providence and accounting for seeming discords by her own deafness to the higher harmonies . |
| 30 | Faced with the dilemma of dropping a shot or ‘ playing her as she lies ’ , after long deliberations , O'Leary waded in the 4-foot deep water and out went his chances of winning . |