Example sentences of "as she [adv] [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she bore herself like a queen as she slowly descended the stairs , and knew that Araminta , staring up from below , was disconcerted by the picture she made . |
| 2 | The tears came again as she erratically negotiated a roundabout . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I wo n't cry over spilt milk , ’ Karen said as she finally recovered the last smithereen of dog . |
| 4 | ‘ Eureka ! ’ she muttered triumphantly as she finally spotted the elusive hotel , and drew into its car park . |
| 5 | The next bit of business was Carol 's , as she again distracted the old man in the white coat . |
| 6 | The nun 's eyes seemed to be popping out of her head as she again wielded the ruler . |
| 7 | The next moment the music started , sending a thrill of expectation lancing through her as she instantly recognised the opening bars of ‘ Sweet Georgia Brown ’ . |
| 8 | We can easily picture the respectably dressed girl , swinging her skirts as she approached , and as she not-quite-accidentally brushed the ‘ common ’ girls to one side . |
| 9 | This was unusual , as she generally preferred the lounging chair on the veranda , ‘ so that I do n't feel completely bedridden , ’ and Belinda hoped she was not going to lie there and brood about the issue of the amniocentesis . |
| 10 | As she increasingly became a historical figure herself , people found her a fascinating source of history for the inter-war period . |
| 11 | Fran tried the cupboard , but found only dishes , and smiled as she immediately tried the next one along , reaching for the handle at the same moment as Luke came across to help her . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's like doing a jigsaw and making your own pieces up ’ , said Mrs Joel as she deftly removed a petal that was too large and replaced it with a smaller one . |
| 13 | His pale eyes ice-burned Jess 's skin as she hastily pulled the remnants of the shirt around her . |
| 14 | The blush deepened furiously as she belatedly realised the connection between the two names . |
| 15 | He stayed beside the car as she crossed the narrow pavement , but the shadowed gaze followed her as she shakily climbed the steps to the door of the house , slid her key into the lock with a trembling hand and let herself into the hallway . |
| 16 | There was no foothold and Maggie gave a cry of fear as she too felt the ground give way beneath them as they slid over the edge towards the lake . |
| 17 | Bernice 's eyes narrowed as she deliberately missed the point . |
| 18 | The baby was crying and Carrie sighed resignedly as she quickly replaced the lid of the potato pot and hurried into the back room . |
| 19 | As she quickly packed a bag before preparing dinner , it suddenly struck her what a risk she was taking . |
| 20 | But he 's in — ’ Tina broke off as she suddenly noticed the figures at the Monument . |
| 21 | Melissa gave a mischievous grimace as she suddenly remembered the disapproving gleam in her friend 's eye on learning where she was spending the evening and , possibly , the night . |
| 22 | His mother 's knuckles were white as she protectively gripped the plastic handles . |
| 23 | Even as she silently repeated the words she found herself looking into his sea-deep eyes , wishing she could drown in them . |
| 24 | He winced slightly as she gently probed the area for any sign of infection . |
| 25 | ‘ Because I need the work , Lady Merchiston , ’ Theda said , her eyes twinkling as she gently raised the old lady a little and placed an extra pillow at her back . |
| 26 | I too confessed to some anxious moments as she happily passed the tiller over to me . |
| 27 | Miranda 's heart had looped the loop as she happily accepted an invitation to lunch at Rules , his favourite restaurant . |
| 28 | Philosophy is very small , as she once told a fellow-philosopher and , what is worse , ‘ counter-natural ’ . |
| 29 | Pouting seductively , she assumed a pose which presented her as a raving sexpot , as she alluringly slipped the flimsy straps of her silk and lace petticoat from her ivory shoulders . |
| 30 | Unburdening herself to her sister-in-law proved strangely cathartic , Virginia thought , as she haltingly finished a pared-down version of recent events , leaving out Mortimer , and a great deal of strictly private information besides . |