Example sentences of "of [noun] as she " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much the same would have been thought of Jessica as she would have been seen as someone who walked away from an evil religion and stepped into the right path . |
| 2 | Grace Carter , a DCR member , is pictured above wearing the first batch of badges as she chats to Mary Jordan about the idea . |
| 3 | The dominating size and aggressive shape of Sandweg church reminded Miss Danziger that it had played as great a part in the physical defence of the island as in its spiritual well-being ; but , although its size and shape were awesome at a distance , the church became increasingly a place of sanctuary as she neared it . |
| 4 | Rachaela felt a sense of freedom as she walked home . |
| 5 | Melanie felt a shudder of dread as she went by every door , in case it opened and something , some clockwork horror rolling hugely on small wheels , some terrifying joke or hideous novelty , emerged to put her courage to the test . |
| 6 | Our beamy Bénéteau made a lot of noise as she slammed down into the troughs before climbing the next steep wave . |
| 7 | And her heart gave just a little kick of worry as she turned to Ted Morgan again . |
| 8 | Toddler walks with her had been a superhuman test of patience as she squatted by every puddle , slowly stirring the water with sticks , and picked up myriads of stones , tenderly brushing them free of earth and inserting them with infinite laboriousness into pockets already grinding with pebbles . |
| 9 | ‘ Whatever it is , it seems to please you , ’ Lucy said , snatching the message pad from Doreen 's hand , then found herself full of misgivings as she read the information directed to herself . |
| 10 | She walked into the sitting-room , and there was Simone , a glass of wine in her hand , her face a picture of absorption as she listened to whatever Piers was telling her . |
| 11 | Fighting down an abrupt rush of fear as she zigzagged across the stone floor to avoid the rifle fire , Benny pulled out one of the small plastic sample bags she always carried , and dropped the paper on to which she had copied the drum 's label into it . |
| 12 | There was no foothold and Maggie gave a cry of fear as she too felt the ground give way beneath them as they slid over the edge towards the lake . |
| 13 | In Middlemarch , George Eliot records Dorothea 's state of mind as she prepares to marry Mr Casaubon , a man she hardly knows : |
| 14 | Her body went into a spasm of tension as she recognised Fernando 's voice . |
| 15 | Lindsey choked back a cry of disbelief as she scrambled unsteadily to her feet . |
| 16 | He heard the bolt slide from the attic door , then her tread on the stairs and the muffle of voices as she reached the upper room . |
| 17 | Grasping her small suitcase in one hand , Gina followed the sign , drawing up with a soft exclamation of pleasure as she found herself in an oblong courtyard surrounded on two sides by what was obviously her hotel , a tall building of nineteenth-century architecture , its red-tiled roof gabled and decorated with iron curlicues , its many-paned white-framed windows set in mellowed red brick reflecting the pale northern sunshine . |
| 18 | His husky moan of arousal as she placed her hands on his warm chest shattered the last remnants of any uncertainty she might have felt , and her arms closed about him as she revelled in the hard pressure of Ross 's body , the slight roughness of his masculine jaw as her silk gown was torn away and he pressed his burning lips to the soft , fragrant valley between her full breasts . |
| 19 | SHATTERED kidnap mum Kerry Needham wept bitter tears of disappointment as she first laid eyes on the child she had raced 2,000 miles to see . |
| 20 | Anna 's voice sank to a note of disappointment as she read the roadside sign with its oak-leaf logo . |
| 21 | She was filled with an overwhelming sense of loss as she wandered from tree to tree , recognising many , feeling herself accused : she had overstayed her welcome in the world . |
| 22 | Towards the far end of the chamber there were several robes half hidden by billowing folds of grey clouds , but which seemed to be composed of eyes as she drew nearer . |
| 23 | He was , she felt , as deserving of recognition as she ; he was the Chairman of the Company . |
| 24 | She lounges through the party rooms , a scent of snow as she passes . |
| 25 | With an effort Lisa forced herself to swallow back the feeling and kept her voice devoid of emotion as she countered , ‘ If it 's so appealing then why do you feel the need to suppress it ? ’ |
| 26 | Lesley lost two pints of blood as she chased the knifeman . |
| 27 | We never wanted to be the first one when she had a new stick of make-up as she did n't take the cellophane wrapper off . |
| 28 | Daniel had been offering to lend her his favourite book of poetry as she had developed a liking for it . |
| 29 | Her silent philosophising ended with a yelp of indignation as she found her forefinger nipped between strong white teeth . |
| 30 | Theda was just able to prevent her mouth falling open , but her eyes widened , and her voice trembled on the veriest hint of laughter as she held out her hand . |