Example sentences of "she [vb past] as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Its all a little bit like a fairy tale , is n't it ? " she whispered as they filed into the throne room with the other guests , and he nodded eagerly in reply . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's my first time here , ’ she whispered as they squeezed into a table and a waiter took their orders for drinks . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , Ellie , ’ she whispered as she twisted to and fro to get a better look . |
| 4 | She was running out of time and courage as it was , she admitted as she leaned into the wardrobe , searching for a pair of navy espadrilles . |
| 5 | A pregnant woman lost her baby after she fainted as she waited for a bus and fell into the path of a lorry driven by her uncle . |
| 6 | The difference , she realised as she stared into those terrible eyes , was that a lion was like a bee and a tiger like a wasp . |
| 7 | ‘ What if we both get too drunk to get up for work tomorrow ? ’ she asked as they climbed aboard the bus and put their money in the ticket machine . |
| 8 | ‘ What did you tell Marianne you were doing tonight ? ’ she asked as he returned with the drinks . |
| 9 | ‘ Ah ! ’ she exclaimed as she came across one labelled ‘ ZOOM ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ I regret ever allowing you to talk me into this crazy scheme ! ’ she exclaimed as she slid into bed and pulled the duvet up to her chin . |
| 11 | ‘ Mornin' , Olga , ’ she shouted as she scuttled towards her , a pair of rollers in the front of her hair sticking out like devil 's horns from under her woollen hat . |
| 12 | She rose as he came towards her . |
| 13 | Do n't touch me ! ’ she added as he began to carefully straighten her leg and probe the flesh at the top of her boot . |
| 14 | It 's a dream for me to be here making an album with them ’ she added as she arrived in the UK five months after her visit to record ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's a bit worrying , is n't it ? ’ she murmured as they went into the room . |
| 16 | ‘ The lasagne 's fine , ’ she murmured as she played for time and thought of the three months ' mortgage she had to find and how impossible she would find it to pay one months ' mortgage , let alone three , if she did n't have a job . |
| 17 | ‘ Not if I have anything to do with it , ’ she muttered as she plugged in her hair-dryer . |
| 18 | She should be safe enough , she reasoned as they moved towards the dance floor where the discotheque was playing . |
| 19 | She nodded as she said with sympathy , ‘ I can understand there must be times when Matt makes you feel your father is n't so far away after all . ’ |
| 20 | She sighed as she thought of the constant drudgery . |
| 21 | Then she sighed as she turned to where Matt 's vehicle stood waiting . |
| 22 | She sighed as she padded through the spacious , marble-floored apartment to the kitchen to rinse out the glasses before her shower — if she did n't wash them Steve would n't . |
| 23 | But what she forgot as she jogged on the spot was that even though time might have stood still for her , it has moved on for her 31-year-old husband Slim Jim McDonald . |
| 24 | ‘ You ca n't afford me , ’ she giggled as she fled to the bathroom . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's a lovely thought , ’ she breathed as they sat in the shade to drink their wine . |
| 26 | ‘ Nana , you know , I ca n't cross the fording in my shoes any more , ’ she began as she came through the gap in the severely-clipped hedge . |
| 27 | She started as she looked at her father . |
| 28 | She watched as he walked to his desk , reached across it , and pressed a button . |
| 29 | She watched as he walked through the branches of the apple tree and strode off towards the house . |
| 30 | Unwillingly she watched as he got to his feet , strangely unable to tear her eyes away , fascinated all over again by the power of the man , the sheer pagan strength contained beneath the civilised veneer of a dark , elegant suit . |