Example sentences of "but as she [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as she perambulated the piazza under the eyes of the card-players and the widows in the shadowy doorways of the houses bordering the conventional route at this hour ! she caught no sight of him . |
| 2 | But as she saw the man out Folly felt her mood unaccountably dampened . |
| 3 | But as she left the room she had to make an effort not to hurry with excitement down the stairs . |
| 4 | Strong persuasion was required to keep Curran from her evening doubles match but as she left the court to return to her hotel for physiotherapy , England claimed another point by default . |
| 5 | But as she raised the mug to her lips her hand shook and , instead of the sip she had intended to take , she ended up gulping and burned her mouth . |
| 6 | It should have been a relief to escape from the train at Holborn but as she crossed the platform and began to mount the stairs a feeling of confusion and disorientation took hold of her . |
| 7 | But as she mounted the first of the steps to the front door she sensed someone close to her . |
| 8 | But as she led the way to her car — Harriet had used up some of her precious reserves of petrol for this expedition — there was something about her daughter 's manner that disturbed her . |
| 9 | But as she reached the door , one hand on the door-handle , suddenly an iron band clamped round her arm . |
| 10 | But as she reached the back door , the sound of a loud , angry voice stopped her in her tracks . |
| 11 | She shuddered , and ran like the wind down the stairs to escape , but as she reached the hall the door flew open and Penry burst into the house , his face alight at the sight of her . |
| 12 | Ashley swerved towards it , but as she ran the ambulance came to a halt beside a pad where a helicopter waited , a stretcher was ferried aboard and the helicopter rose up into the sky . |
| 13 | She walked forward to investigate , but as she did the object of the little boy 's interest crept out into full view . |
| 14 | She works in the shop from 9 am until 5 pm , but as she awaits the infrequent customers she is not idle ; she cuts her cloth and does all her hand sewing . |
| 15 | Fran wished that it had been further away , wished that she 'd had more time to compose herself and remove all traces of that kiss , but as she opened the door and got out of the car when they stopped in front of the neat little semi she was aware of the throbbing redness of her bruised lips , the faintly dishevelled state of her silvery hair . |
| 16 | But as she sipped the bitters , as they dried her mouth , she could think only : these last days , this oasis of friendship , it is all over . |
| 17 | But as she sipped the hot , reviving brew , she realised for the first time since buying the house just how very quiet it was — eerily quiet . |
| 18 | It was dark now , the sky a velvet-soft black , but as she watched the moon came out and changed the colour of the sky , caught the glitter of ice and dimmed the stars . |