Example sentences of "[adv] as she [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much as she dreaded the near embarrassment of asking for money , the West Bog and its drainage was the best and readiest solution to their problem . |
| 2 | His war had been worth fighting , much as she regretted the admission . |
| 3 | Wendell Harvey regarded his daughter thoughtfully as she rearranged the big vase of flowers one of the servants had just carried into the room . |
| 4 | Caroline whispered fiercely as she dropped the brush to the top of the vanity table . |
| 5 | Annie laughed aloud as she saw the look on Billy 's face . |
| 6 | ‘ Are you sure she wo n't mind a total stranger calling on her ? ’ asked Melissa doubtfully as she took the proffered piece of paper . |
| 7 | There she could call for any food or liquor she wanted , so long as she had the wherewithal to pay the inflated prices demanded by the Sponging House keeper . |
| 8 | USER FRIENDLY should make today another classic payday for local hero George Duffield so long as she gets the green light to tackle the Coalite St Leger at Doncaster . |
| 9 | In the recent House of Lords judgment in the aptly named Savage case , the court ruled that a person can be guilty of actual bodily harm regardless of whether she — in that case — intended any harm or was reckless about causing harm , so long as she intended the assault . |
| 10 | There was no point in her dropping out and wrecking the film and , in any case , for as long as she worked the film company would pick up Maisie 's crippling Canadian hospital bills . |
| 11 | She proved to be the Glisseuse , a rather shabby forty foot motor cruiser , difficult to see on Venturous ' radar , so that much of the time she had to be kept at visual distance , especially as she approached the busy traffic lanes of the Thames . |
| 12 | Few things earned more pleasant congratulation than abstinence : " No thank you , " to a second chocolate , and Maman 's face lighted gently as she snapped the lid back on the choc box before Nicandra could change her mind . |
| 13 | It was only as she rounded the corner that she remembered she had n't thanked him for walking her home . |
| 14 | It was only as she reached the small turning leading to the patio that she stopped , a momentary apprehension bringing goose-pimples to her skin . |
| 15 | It took a great mental effort to move and go upstairs to change ; even then , she had to keep her mind blank , and it was only as she cooked the evening meal , every action mechanical , that she thought clearly again . |
| 16 | She was holding a net curtain to one side with the gold-ringed fingers of one hand , while in the other hand she held to her mouth a long white ebony cigarette holder on which she drew constantly as she watched the visitor enter her neighbour 's house . |
| 17 | There was a slight tremor to the hand she had raised , as if she could hold off the madness that way , and she dropped it swiftly as she absorbed the hardness of his saturnine face and the overt demand glittering hotly in his eyes . |
| 18 | Laura could n't seem to tear her eyes away as she absorbed the man 's hawk-like , tanned face and the sensual appeal of his tall , broad-shouldered body elegantly clad in a black long-tailed jacket and dark-striped trousers . |
| 19 | But Roy , 60 , who believes his illness was caused by passive smoking , walked away as she shook the hands of the other winners , including Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie and Speaker of the House Betty Boothroyd . |
| 20 | Her voice died away as she resisted the urge to cross herself against the lie . |
| 21 | She noticed Ian flush as she retailed the little she knew of their contents . |
| 22 | He put his hand up her tunic — serve her right for having it so short — just as she got the door open and staggered screaming into her mother 's arms . |
| 23 | Then , just as she reached the edge of the road , Miss Clinton flashed by . |
| 24 | She found quite a rare one just as she reached the other edge of the wood . |
| 25 | Just as she reached the door , it slid shut in her face . |
| 26 | The respite was not to last however for , just as she heard the guards wondering aloud if they had hit her , someone on one of the freighters pointed her out with a cry . |
| 27 | She had little time for the slow-witted and the unenthusiastic , and just as she exaggerated the talents of those she loved , she tended to magnify the defects of those she disliked . |
| 28 | Julia admits that she resents linguistic laws just as she resents the canon law of the Church : ‘ I 'm interested in language as a process , not a thing or an essence . |
| 29 | Patsy spoke absently as she greased the trays for the queen cakes with a scrap of butter paper . |
| 30 | Belinda relaxed unconsciously as she gave the detailed answers he wanted , reassured by the way he seemed to trust what she said . |