Example sentences of "would [vb infin] as she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | my great grandmother 'd say as she held kids |
| 2 | She had made the mistake of assuming they would think as she did . |
| 3 | I knew one family where the husband hung himself facing the front door so that his body would be the first thing his wife would see as she came in . |
| 4 | She was going to be all right eventually ; her illness was physical in origin and the possibility of a relapse , while it terrified them both , would diminish as she grew older . |
| 5 | ‘ Lovely ! ’ she would say as she cooked and ate it , with the little pursing of her lips and narrowing of her grey eyes which was the nearest she ever came to a smile or a laugh . |
| 6 | Such happiness as had returned with his wife 's recovery would wither as she spoke . |