Example sentences of "as she [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only when Bert Rafferty was called to give evidence did Harriet Tremayne show any sign of breaking down , as she listened for the first time to his description of exactly what had happened on that harrowing morning . |
| 2 | One woman juror winked at Liberace as she returned for the verdict . |
| 3 | The air between them suddenly seemed static , as she fought for the words to justify her decision . |
| 4 | Coughing and spluttering , she went under , treading water , and suddenly found herself supported by a pair of equally strong arms as she fought for the surface . |
| 5 | She had tossed and turned — as she had for a fortnight — thinking of Amy , full of foreboding . |
| 6 | She was living with her boyfriend as she had for the last eight years and the hospital team were quite happy to talk to him about the proposed care plan for her . |
| 7 | ‘ Maybe , ’ he said , sitting on her side of the bed as she reached for a woman 's magazine , ‘ maybe I 'm gay ! ’ |
| 8 | Once or twice , Jack had casually goosed her as she reached for a file . |
| 9 | Her hand shook slightly as she reached for a swab , and the child began to whimper as she gently began trying to clear the affected area in order to get a better look . |
| 10 | She glanced at her daughter as she reached for the silver letter-knife ; Senga was standing before the French doors , looking out at the snow-piled garden . |
| 11 | Her hands were shaking as she reached for the first of the envelopes . |
| 12 | It was fortunate that Luke did n't come in at that particular moment , Merrill mused later , as she reached for the telephone directory ; he would certainly have misread Rob 's little gesture of appreciation . |
| 13 | The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch . |
| 14 | As she reached for the coffee-cup , half of its contents now in the saucer , all she intended to do was right it . |
| 15 | Two spots of colour appeared in Jill 's cheeks as she reached for the report book . |
| 16 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 17 | She crawled back to the door and got to her feet , taking a deep steadying breath as she reached for the handle , grimacing slightly as she eased it open and stepped through the doorway , sending up a silent prayer that no creaking floorboard would announce her presence prematurely . |
| 18 | Speechless , she glared at him , then felt the colour start back to her cheeks as she realised for the first time what he was dressed in , which was very little indeed . |
| 19 | As she hunted for a worn pair of leather gloves in the pocket of her pelisse , she did not appear to notice that she had been pulled closely in to the gentleman for a few brief seconds . |
| 20 | Turning from him , she pulled her blanket up to her shoulders and tried to recline her seat , frowning as she hunted for the button . |
| 21 | As she left for the first night party , she just had time to tell us what she thought : |
| 22 | Clara , as she ran for the Métro , was full of the greatest joy of her life , for she felt herself to be , at last , living ; the thick complexity of what had happened satisfied something in her that had never before had satisfaction . |
| 23 | The call was lost in the sound of her heart pounding furiously as she ran for the cliff-top . |
| 24 | ‘ But it 's your night off , ’ she hooted , as she ran for the door . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | He was finally restrained by police after he grabbed Mrs Rodham as she waited for a bus . |
| 27 | Dawn astonished doctors by becoming pregnant as she waited for a hysterectomy after being told she would never have a child . |
| 28 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 29 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 30 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |