Example sentences of "and as she [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is offered a lift by a Black man , and as she gazes at the countryside slipping by , she reminisces about her childhood . |
| 2 | She spoke slowly while controlling her eagerness to spring to her feet , and as she walked across the room beside Silas one of the rafting party gave a low whistle which was obviously directed at her . |
| 3 | When they arrived at the college , it seemed even more forbidding than it had in daylight , and as she walked from the car towards the entrance , Loretta felt as though she were about to cross a threshold in time as well as space . |
| 4 | cos I said you 'll be here to midnight David and then on the day we were going he stopped me and Jane , little Jane , she was coming down the stairs behind me , I 'd been up for a fax , and I do n't know where she 'd been , she was behind me and as she come down the stairs I was listening and he said got her hand ooh he said I am gon na miss you my dear , so she said yes I 'll miss Hodems as well , he said you have got a way with your words have n't you , he said for one strange minute I thought you were gon na say you 'll miss me too |
| 5 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 6 | And we started her off and she went round and as she went past the second time she said I ca n't stop ! |
| 7 | That had to be suspicious , and as she went into the hall later to go to her room he followed . |
| 8 | Valerie Stevens had been in the house to get more coffee and as she stepped through the patio doors she stood for a moment staring at Rachel in horror , having only heard the last part of the conversation . |
| 9 | I muttered thanks and as she disappeared to the kitchen I stepped up to the sitting room door , knocked rather timidly and entered . |
| 10 | Grey House was a very exclusive girls ' school , and as she drove into the extensive grounds the next morning Jenna felt the peace of the place close over her as usual . |
| 11 | Clearly he had not been content to wait , and as she looked at the hard , handsome face she knew he was furiously angry , only good manners holding back the words that were obviously uppermost in his mind . |
| 12 | All too clearly the reason for last evening 's kisses registered in her mind , and as she hastened towards the office she mumbled audibly to herself , ‘ Blast you , Silas Wilder — you think you 're vastly smart — you think you 're so confoundedly devastating that a few kisses will keep me happily at your side — ready and willing to slave over your wretched barbecue . |
| 13 | The tall dark girl got off the London train and as she passed through the barrier at Stowerton station she asked the woman collecting tickets where she could get a taxi . |
| 14 | It was a lovely warm evening , and as she drifted across the drawing-room she felt a sudden impulse to play some music . |
| 15 | And as she thought of the good golfing years she had allowed to go to waste , so praying and practice loomed large in the recovery programme she set herself . |
| 16 | And as she stood at the window she seemed to hear again , as clearly as she had heard it two days before , the sound of Henrietta screaming . |
| 17 | A sudden fear gripped Lucy , and as she peered into the impenetrable shadows on either side she realised that the bush by day and the bush by night were two totally different places . |
| 18 | Mr Miller held each one up in turn , and as she slipped in the needle skilfully they scarcely noticed the momentary discomfort . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Grace had seen to that , but it was late and as she sat on the King 's throne in the wings , she wished with all her heart that she could be in bed . |
| 21 | Anna reached the door and as she fumbled for the latch , Melody opened it from the other side . |