Example sentences of "[noun pl] as she [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took a deep , unsteady breath , her voice low and uncertain , sounding alien to her own ears as she began her story . |
| 2 | There were tears in her eyes as she hugged her . |
| 3 | Kelly felt the tears fill her eyes as she heard her father 's voice speaking through the words on the page . |
| 4 | Tears stung her eyes as she heard his anger and she turned away , rubbing a hand over her eyes to wipe them away , but it seemed impossible to stop the flow now that it had begun . |
| 5 | What most humiliating was the odd glint that showed in her eyes as she studied me . |
| 6 | She , too , could be elusive , though she could not quite disguise the smile in her eyes as she said it . |
| 7 | Mike let her go with rueful amusement in his dark eyes as she made her way towards the lift , having refused all offers of help with her overnight bag , which she slung over one shoulder . |
| 8 | She shut her eyes as she felt his lips trace a light pattern of kisses that ended at the nape of her neck . |
| 9 | She glanced at the clock and leapt to her feet , her colour deepening at the look in Penry 's eyes as she pulled her jersey over her head . |
| 10 | Tears came into her eyes as she watched him , though she could n't have said why , but she did know it was something she 'd never forget , etched on her memory now forever . |
| 11 | Her excitement shone in her eyes as she showed him her sketches . |
| 12 | It was fortunate , Isabel decided , that the screen shielded her from curious eyes as she changed her shift . |
| 13 | She had been addressing her half-eaten Danish pastry , unable to meet his penetrating eyes as she delivered her little speech . |
| 14 | Acco John Moynihan , she sailed through Soho like a Queen , hailing her friends in a voice assumed for the public ear , her rude , unabashed outbursts lifting ‘ waiters off their heels as she mocked her party or destroyed an admirer with a sidelong glance ’ . |
| 15 | Her opinion of her benefactor leapt up another few notches as she followed his messenger through to the tiny kitchen , where the porter dumped his box on the only available surface and bent to open the fridge . |
| 16 | His fingers slipped between her thighs as she parted them as eagerly as a girl whose lover had returned from the wars . |
| 17 | Victoria 's glossy black hair swung wildly about her shoulders as she stamped her feet in front of the mirror . |
| 18 | ‘ Are you afraid to say something ? ’ she pursued recklessly , her blonde hair swinging across her shoulders as she raised her face to stare up at him . |
| 19 | Her legs were still on his shoulders as she pulled his head down to lightly kiss his lips . |
| 20 | To her chagrin he skied straight over to her as soon as she reached the field , and a faint , self-mocking grin touched her lips as she surveyed his outfit close at hand . |
| 21 | Instead she sipped her coffee slowly , a small smile on her lips as she saw his expectation of the scene he was sure she would make slowly die . |
| 22 | Shannon pulled the door open , her arms flung wide apart in exuberant welcome , but the broad smile froze on her lips as she found herself confronted by a tall , masculine figure . |
| 23 | Fran brought her thoughts back to the moment , forcing a slight , polite smile to her lips as she flicked him a quick sideways glance . |
| 24 | Theodora watched as the woman whose voice would carry across a couple of ten-acre fields , and who could bring a rowdy committee to heel by clearing her throat , murmuring intimately into the mare 's ear and made little clucking noises as she plied her with carrots . |
| 25 | There was n't an inch of clear floor anywhere , so that she could hear the sickening crunch of glass under her feet as she made her way along the hall and peered into the sitting-room , to be met by a scene of similar devastation . |
| 26 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she continued bravely , staring down at her own feet as she found herself unable to meet Rune 's cool appraisal , ‘ the fact is , I really ca n't afford to stay away from work for too long — from a career point of view , that is — ’ |
| 27 | A councillor member of a housing committee wanted to see information in a social services file on prospective adopting parents as she doubted their suitability as adopters . |
| 28 | Her hands fumbled with the bunch of keys as she let herself into her own flat again . |
| 29 | Her husband 's lovemaking was gentle and restrained compared to the fierce passion which now engulfed all her senses as she gave herself utterly and completely in an explosion of abandonment . |
| 30 | The blood was racing through her veins as she kissed him , her hands going blindly to his neck , running through his hair with wild abandon . |