Example sentences of "as she [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a scrape as she brought a taper forth from a tin box and leaned towards the fire to light it . |
| 2 | But I guess as soon as she gets a job , she 'll be leaving to be married . " |
| 3 | She shook her head , still trembling as she pressed a hand to her mouth . |
| 4 | ‘ Thank you , miss , I 'm sure , ’ he said , as she unearthed a pile of the fearsome periodicals beloved by the lamented Mrs Dibdin . |
| 5 | As she spent a night at his cotside in London 's Great Ormond Street Hospital , 40-year-old Andreas phoned . |
| 6 | She managed to cook again , and her depression eased as she achieved a measure of independence and joined in the family 's social activities once more . |
| 7 | ‘ Politicians have n't done a lot for me , ’ she said as she shared a burger with her three-year-old daughter Joanna . |
| 8 | He raised a cool eyebrow at Virginia as she spooned a strawberry into her mouth . |
| 9 | There was an odd lump in her throat , thinking of Mrs Rundle thinking of her and Jonathon and Victoria as she stirred a Christmas pudding or chopped fruit for mincemeat in her new home . |
| 10 | ‘ Knew it would help , ’ said Iris with an air of satisfaction as she heaved a sofa back into place . |
| 11 | The only reality of the event had been her mother 's reaction , which was silent , grim , and grudging to the last ; not a tear did she shed , and after the funeral , as she turned away from the graveside and started to walk slowly through the cemetery mud she set her mouth in that prophetic way , and straightened her thick body , and then , as she passed a gravestone announcing that death is but a separation , she opened her mouth and said , " Well , he 's gone , and I ca n't say I 'm sorry . " |
| 12 | Maria 's heart clenched as she slanted a look at his grim countenance . |
| 13 | Her pale , oval face framed with raven-dark hair and her slender , high-breasted figure betrayed the Louisiana French blood in her veins , and the officer smiled directly into her eyes as she lifted a glass of fresh lime juice and glace pilee from his tray with a white-gloved hand . |
| 14 | She drew a breath as he offered her the platter of bread , and her fingers shook as she lifted a slice from among the pile . |
| 15 | This was only natural as she had a reputation for secrecy . |
| 16 | She finished her supper of pork and sauerkraut then , as she had a coffee , Herr Nordern joined her and the family and had coffee himself . |
| 17 | She is ranked sufficiently highly to have gone straight into the main draw , but made it clear that the Games were inconvenient for her schedule this years , as she had a lot of points to defend in tournaments . |
| 18 | bursting out of a cling-film top as she accepted a Variety Club award . |
| 19 | Jay never went to conferences , but as she accepted a lift with Lucy , he smiled with open pleasure . |
| 20 | Harry poured her a drink and noticed that her hand was shaking as she accepted a light for her cigarette . |
| 21 | ‘ Does she ask who it is first or does she just use it as soon as she hears a man 's voice ? ’ |
| 22 | In the video ‘ Perfect X ’ K Dieroff balances precariously between ideals of beauty and self-mutilation as she takes a knife to her nose accompanied by a barrage of adjectives distilled from women 's magazines . |
| 23 | She eyed him askance as she buttered a slice of toast . |
| 24 | He can do this by guiding her with a strongly held forearm or firm hand clasp as she sustains a pose . |
| 25 | Not surprisingly , as with her tennis , she relied more on accuracy , control and skill than power , as she reached a handicap of +2 and won honours first for Surrey and then for her beloved Scotland . |
| 26 | A woman click-clacked past , her high heels dragging along as she carried a pile of heavy papers into a side-office . |
| 27 | After less than an hour , he deliberately nudged her as she carried a pile of plates . |
| 28 | He watched her thoughtfully as she ate a biscuit . |
| 29 | ‘ Today is Thursday ’ Miss Matthews gave Melissa a sidelong glance as she inserted a key in the lock of Mrs Rogers ' front door . |
| 30 | And he led the way to the jeep , waving to the people in the café , and pausing to chat to Maria as she served a tray full of beer , and to Abuelo as his granddaughter led him away by the hand . |