Example sentences of "as she came " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You think , ’ she began , dabbing at her eyes as she came back with the pad , ‘ you think someone — someone killed my Charlie because he would n't go on — go on doing these jobs for them ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Way you go , Patty , ’ he said softly , and the dog was off , hurling herself along the embankment , all paws and flying ears , after a rabbit who had been sitting in a patch of sun but disappeared with contemptuous ease as she came close . |
| 3 | ‘ All right ? ’ he asked as she came up beside him and she replied that she was , thank you . |
| 4 | Laying her basket down , she ran towards the shriek , her feet slipping on the loose ground as she came under the trees , until she finished with an uncontrollable slide that landed her almost on top of Oz . |
| 5 | Joan Warren and I tried to label each member as she came in , and the visitors ' book was passed round , but we inevitably missed people , so a head-count was impossible . |
| 6 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's yourself , Maggie , ’ Charlie smiled as she came up to him . |
| 8 | ‘ Nana , you know , I ca n't cross the fording in my shoes any more , ’ she began as she came through the gap in the severely-clipped hedge . |
| 9 | Jo heard Selwyn enunciating the words ‘ deep , deep shit , ’ from behind the double doors as she came downstairs and hurried towards the dining room to avoid her father , who was bound to complain about the embroidered blouse and her old white overalls . |
| 10 | The babe was fretful with teething , but as she came along the corridor she heard a gentle humming above the baby 's wails . |
| 11 | On that particular occasion , had I not recognized Miss Kenton 's footsteps on the boards as she came towards me , I would have been able to identify her only from her outline . |
| 12 | As she came level , I got to my feet and said hello . |
| 13 | ‘ Hullo , darling ! ’ she said , as she came round the kitchen door in her black trouser-suit , her black hair swept back under an Alice band . |
| 14 | When Nan rushed in , pulling her hat and coat off as she came in , she laughingly looked at the clock and said , ‘ Made it all but a minute , miss . |
| 15 | ‘ Daddy saw some gipsies coming to camp on his land , ’ she explained as she came up , ‘ and he wo n't let them . |
| 16 | As she came face to face with the revolving doors her escorts stood aside to allow her to precede . |
| 17 | In the end the mother found us , grunting softly as she came over , nuzzling the calf and licking its cheek and neck . |
| 18 | Jakali shooed them away as she came in . |
| 19 | He patted the arm of the couch as she came in , but she ignored it , sitting on the floor , and absent-mindedly collecting bits of crushed crisp off the carpet into one hand . |
| 20 | As she came within earshot of the group , she became aware of a huge suppressed excitement permeating their ranks . |
| 21 | Do n't interfere , Eva , ’ he said , as she came into the room , alarmed by our shouting . |
| 22 | George ! ’ she exclaimed , as she came towards them , hands outstretched . |
| 23 | But , as she came down the steps of the beautiful russet Georgian house , first impressions were very depressing . |
| 24 | ‘ Good evening , Conrad , ’ Philippa said as she came into the room and bestowed a kiss on his bald patch , saint blessing sinner , and then called out to Larry whom she had seen going in as she walked up the hill with her offerings . |
| 25 | She first appeared as a strange red light , as of a ship all a-glow , in the midst of which light her masts , spars and sails , seemingly those of a normal brig. , some 200 yards distant from us , stood out in strong relief as she came up . |
| 26 | He did not raise his head as she came into the room , and not once in the short interview which followed did he look at her . |
| 27 | It is a rarity for a horse of Lyric Fantasy 's ability to be offered for public sale , and the Park Paddocks ' arena at Newmarket was packed as she came into the ring . |
| 28 | As she came out of her room , Mildred saw a third-year witch named Griselda Blackwood approaching down the corridor , carrying her cat . |
| 29 | The ships had some 10 miles to go ; the MLs had used their extra fuel and filled the spare tanks with seawater as they stole into the estuary in two columns , headed by MGB 314 : These motorboats are difficult to handle at slow speed and Campbeltown was sluggish , but at speed she drew an extra foot aft and every inch counted as she came towards the mud . |
| 30 | The horse 's hooves and the iron cart rims made a terrible clatter on the cobblestones but at last silence fell as she came to a halt outside our door . |