Example sentences of "and while she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had enclosed patterns and detailed instructions , and while she hoped , for the sake of appearance at the wedding , that the children 's clothes would be properly cut and fitted , she also hoped that between them Cynthia and her dressmaker would have made a pig 's ear of the business . |
| 2 | ‘ Busy , ’ he replied , and while she bit down a reply of , ‘ That should keep you out of mischief , ’ Lubor went on to disappoint her some more , when he added , ‘ Mr Gajdusek has gone away and left me with very much work . ’ |
| 3 | But things were mixed up and while she received the soul of a man , she was given the body of a woman . ’ |
| 4 | I knew the ground as well as she did , and while she had no reason to suspect my intentions towards her , I had the advantage of knowing , very clearly , her intentions towards me . |
| 5 | Alexandra talked to her when she wanted it , read to her when she wished , and while she slept in the daytime , sat and did the household correspondence , knowing Aunt Emily liked her to be there when she woke . |
| 6 | But , to her great delight , Ven not only heard her husky words , but understood , and , with a kind of discreet gentility , he laid his mouth gently on hers , and while she returned his kiss and started to burn and ache inside for him , he discarded more of his clothing . |
| 7 | And while she sounded sympathetic , she was in reality infuriated with Doreen . |
| 8 | She said she 'd have a sherry , a nebulous drink itself , so I poured her as dark and sweet a one as I could find in the little tight tiny rows of sinister bottles , and while she drank it I put on trousers and sweater . |
| 9 | Lisabeth was really into chocolate rushes , and while she fed her face , nuclear war could break out and she would n't pause between nibbles , so this gave me a chance to plan my campaign . |
| 10 | And then she heard the low whistle — once , twice , and a third time ; and while she lay frozen by terror into indecision , a yet more dreadful possibility occurred : what if Tristram were caught , and were led to believe that she had betrayed him ? |
| 11 | And while she stared at him in some astonishment , ‘ I would never harm you , ’ he added . |
| 12 | And while she longed to tell him the truth , she dared not do so . |
| 13 | And while she knew she needed no assistance , her own clasp became firmer as his grip became more tense . |
| 14 | And while she knew she should request to be put down , she was enjoying the feel of being held too much to utter the words . |
| 15 | And while she walked or sat with him , she thought , pondered her life , dredged up scenes , remembered . |
| 16 | She said people did not have to view the show if they were likely to find it offensive and while she found some photographs disturbing they should still be shown so people could form their own opinions . |
| 17 | And while she drew , one of the many voices inside her set up a repeated chant , ‘ What should I do ? |
| 18 | And while she deals with yet another enquiry about the Hamster Club , her long-suffering boyfriend makes one more trip to the shed for hamster food . |
| 19 | And while she tries to keep her family life together , her mother Mae-Britt , 73 , is slipping slowly away from her each day with Alzheimer 's Disease . |
| 20 | She walked up the path and rang the bell , and while she stood waiting she could hear the television blaring inside . |
| 21 | She has English rose looks and charm , and while she thrives on being at the centre of events she is still extremely shy . |
| 22 | It was set with a full English breakfast — well , she had told Michele she was always hungry — and while she poured herself some coffee and began on the bacon and eggs she recalled their first meeting . |
| 23 | ‘ I do hope that 's not my lasagne I can smell burning , my dear , ’ and while she moved swiftly to check the oven and to find that not a thing was burning , Naylor was saying , ‘ We 'll see you at the weekend , Travis . ’ |
| 24 | Now she 's been having an argument with the council and while she 's been arguing , you know she 's got a grievance , while she 's been arguing she takes her anger out on them and tells them what she thinks of them . |
| 25 | Muttering about the appalling decline in standards since she was last in Lisbon , Maria Candida knelt to help Sara off with her shoes , and while she did so , Sara sighed and lay back on the feather bed . |
| 26 | The only other choice was death , and while she did n't fear death , it was hardly worth pre-empting things . |
| 27 | Joanne began to focus on what she could see as the positive aspects of the new approach , and while she did not specifically identify them as such , they were related to the process objectives within the scheme of work . |
| 28 | Ianthe was not as yet bold enough to break away from her upbringing and background , and while she did not often think of herself as marrying now , she still hoped , perhaps even expected , that somebody ‘ suitable ’ would turn up one day . |
| 29 | She nodded mutely , and while she did as she was told he went over to the bed where Effie had begun to writhe and cry out , and her pains , which were erratic , had started again — that they were so erratic was another bad sign , Dr Neil quietly explained . |
| 30 | Another witness told the coroner she was overtaken by a red car and then the Escort and while she did not feel the cars were racing , they were travelling ‘ fairly quickly ’ and she thought they were together . |