Example sentences of "as she [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Wake up ! ’ she cried , as she rubbed his icy cheeks to warm them and try to bring him round . |
| 32 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 33 | Even as she heard her own voice she was horrified by what it was saying , but somehow could n't stop herself , even though it went completely against the grain to tell such blatant lies . |
| 34 | She raced from the barn and fled towards the house with a very red face , especially as she heard his amused and taunting laughter . |
| 35 | Much as she resented her all-out pursuit of Roman , Dana was the sister she had loved all her life . |
| 36 | Jim appeared , dressed in shorts and an outrageous T-shirt that had Lindsey in fits of laughter as she shed her white coat . |
| 37 | It was n't , she reminded herself sternly , as she tucked her rose-printed nylon nightdress beneath the quilt , as if this was a holiday . |
| 38 | She winced , clutched him for support as she eased her right foot off the ground , and a shabby handbag touched his chest . |
| 39 | She crawled back to the door and got to her feet , taking a deep steadying breath as she reached for the handle , grimacing slightly as she eased it open and stepped through the doorway , sending up a silent prayer that no creaking floorboard would announce her presence prematurely . |
| 40 | As she assumed her drunken pose and shambled towards the centre of the stage , she was deafened for a moment by the clapping and the shouting ; and different names came to her ears , all meant for her : ‘ Good old Lemon ! |
| 41 | Yes , she thought as she folded her long legs into the car . |
| 42 | Turning around to peer up at him in the gathering darkness , Laura had no clue what he was thinking as she viewed his bland expression , which echoed the studied unconcern in his voice . |
| 43 | Ronnie Elphick , 45 , of Bovey Tracey , Devon , was trampled by three strapping rugby players as she cheered her 22-year-old son Nathan in the local team . |
| 44 | And as she raised her chilled , dripping face to look at the sky , the black clouds parted . |
| 45 | As she raised her little hammer to tap on the table , she wondered suddenly why the Advent had actually sent a reporter — they usually depended on the publicity secretary to supply them with a report . |
| 46 | ‘ And I 've missed you as well , ’ she laughed , as she hugged them both . |
| 47 | As she took her own cup and settled herself again in her chair , Mrs McDougall looked at me over her spectacles and said comfortably : ‘ The girls will have told you about Ewen Mackay . ’ |
| 48 | Anne whispered as she took his dust-covered clothes to shake in the yard . |
| 49 | Once again Royal show fashions ranged between formal-summer-outfit-with-hat to skimpy suntop and shorts , but the lady who turned the most heads at the show was probably international visitor Isha Kamara as she made her stately progress around the show bearing her bag upon her head . |
| 50 | It was hardly a stately progress , but as she made her triumphant way back the seas of people around her grew and grew , so that she was accompanied back into the parade ring by a whooping mob , pushing and shoving to get to her , all carried along on a tide of exultation . |
| 51 | The chicken was delicious , and Lisa was feeling revitalised as she made herself some coffee and settled down to work . |
| 52 | A MURDER trial was adjourned last night after one of the accused broke down in the witness box as she said her fellow defendant had suggested using shovels to bury a woman alive . |
| 53 | Maggie looked at him with the light of love as she kissed him good night . |
| 54 | She looked sassy , she thought , as she swung her long jet hair , careful not to dislodge the jasmine . |
| 55 | His father saw it as an act of treachery , his mother silently agreed with everyone as she saw their separate points of view . |
| 56 | Then as she saw their startled eyes in the light of the candles , she added hastily , ‘ Of course it 's hard to tell . |
| 57 | Jessamy opened her eyes , then swiftly closed them again as she saw his tall figure standing there . |
| 58 | Ryan stood in the doorway , half in half out , his expression as horrified as she knew her own must be . |
| 59 | The fingers tightened round her arm , biting deep into her flesh as she continued to struggle , and Fran knew as clearly as she knew her own name that he had no intention of letting her go . |
| 60 | Fran knew that just as clearly as she knew her own name . |