Example sentences of "she [vb past] as [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's only one bed made up , ’ she whispered as he carried her up the stairs . |
| 2 | Ded … ’ she cooed as she hugged it . |
| 3 | ‘ Where are you now ? ’ she asked as she thought she heard voices in the background . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you think whoever wrote those letters killed poor Mary ? ’ she asked as she saw him out of the door . |
| 5 | ‘ What 's happened ? ’ she asked as she caught him up . |
| 6 | ‘ How — er — how did you know that I lived here ? ’ she muttered as he led her inside the lift , reaching across to push the correct floor button . |
| 7 | She turned as he reached her , hardly out of breath after his steep climb . |
| 8 | She sighed as he kissed her again . |
| 9 | She sighed as she realised it was a Californian bedroom , wooden floors and a window the length of one wall overlooking trees and a river , on a hilltop . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , you must admit — ’ she began as he handed her a glass . |
| 11 | She shuddered as she felt him unfastening the catch of her bikini-top , her heart starting to pound with a heavy beat as the pressure of his kiss became fiercer and more demanding . |
| 12 | ‘ Leo , ’ she warned as he hugged her even more closely against his side , ‘ let me go ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Keep it ! ’ she blazed as he tossed it on to the terrace by the front door . |
| 14 | She laughed as she felt him relax . |
| 15 | She laughed as she watched him go . |
| 16 | ‘ As much as I can , ’ she laughed as she poured them both a cup of coffee . |
| 17 | ‘ Let go of me , ’ she demanded as he hustled her towards his Ferrari , double parked , in true Roman fashion , just outside the door . |
| 18 | Where are you taking me ? ’ she demanded as he tugged her after him . |
| 19 | He looked clean and fresh and healthy , she thought as she watched him fetch himself a cup of tea , then stand , his hips propped against the table , while he drank it . |
| 20 | He looked so gorgeous that she tripped as she reached him in her high red heels , and landed against his hard chest with a gasp of shocked pleasure . |
| 21 | ‘ Because of its potential value in the future , probably , or even more likely because she wanted to deprive me of something I valued as revenge for what she saw as my dumping her — who knows ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We were worried stiff , ’ she chided as she bustled us into the kitchen . |
| 23 | His free hand snaked round her waist , and she gasped as he pulled her hard against him . |
| 24 | ‘ You 're insatiable ! ’ she cried as she pushed him away and slid out of bed . |
| 25 | Oh , sweet heaven ! ’ she cried as I entered her , my weapon as hard as any spear . |
| 26 | She smiled as they passed her by , and they saw revealed what Timothy Gedge had claimed : her beauty was marred by discoloured teeth . |
| 27 | ‘ Stop it ! ’ she hissed as she felt him begin to pull her towards him . |
| 28 | ‘ Obediently she did as he bade her , her gaze travelling round the empty room , seeing only the elegant lines of fitted furniture , the newly made bed , the bedside table with one large volume hanging open — and another fallen untidily on the floor beside it . |
| 29 | ‘ Hi , ’ she said as she let him in . |
| 30 | ‘ You are quite sure about this , Dorothy ? ’ she said as she handed it to her for her signature . |