Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] as she [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Truthfully , I had n't believed in Heavenly Father since my fourth Christmas Eve night , the night when Auntie trod on my brick-truck as she tried to sneak in with my present — a smart Apollo Candy with stabilisers , hand-painted maroon — Pa being out with the Recovery . |
| 2 | Only the unfeeling Moor was left to succour her and she gritted her teeth as she began to climb a rocky incline , refusing to think about the future . |
| 3 | whether the girl standing on the opposite side of the crossroads , with her face hidden by the long dark hair falling over her shoulders as she waits to cross the road , head turned to watch the oncoming traffic , will look straight ahead so that he can see her face : and if so , whether it will fulfil his hopes ; and whether the fulfilment of his hopes would in itself be a kind of disappointment . |
| 4 | Perhaps it was her soft , drawling voice or the fact that , no matter how interesting the topic of your conversation , you would inevitably see her smothering amiable yawns as you talked ; you would see the muscles of her jaw tighten and the tears start from her eyes as she tried to repress them . |
| 5 | Pursing her lips thoughtfully , she half closed her eyes as she tried to visualise how it might look . |
| 6 | She had tears in her eyes as she tried to recover from the laughter . |
| 7 | When Lou got in the car , the bulky jacket that she wore over her washed denim skirt got in the way of her seat belt and her movements as she struggled to fasten the buckle were jerky and nervous . |
| 8 | Even in her panic as she scrabbled to rescue the half-eaten loaf , Jess noticed its individuality . |
| 9 | Mrs Harper gave Ianthe a piercing look through her pince-nez as she came to take the order . |
| 10 | Rough cobbles teased her feet through the light soles of her shoes as she paused to stare down into basement antique shops and silver vaults , second-hand bookstores and small cosy cafés . |
| 11 | He could tell by the quality of patience in her sigh as she began to lick the sweat from his shoulder-blades . |
| 12 | But first this lunchtime , a mother has told of her anguish as she struggled to deal with her daughter 's drug addiction . |
| 13 | her back as she tried to put the class against me , |
| 14 | Betsy King cut her finger as she attempted to cut a bagel and had to receive six stitches . |
| 15 | Frowning , she looked down and began to idly trace intricate patterns on the table-top with her finger as she tried to puzzle it out . |
| 16 | The fingers tightened round her arm , biting deep into her flesh as she continued to struggle , and Fran knew as clearly as she knew her own name that he had no intention of letting her go . |
| 17 | Alexandra screamed , one hand on her hat and one at her skirts as she began to run along the platform . |
| 18 | Neighbours said she had Christopher in her arms as she tried to open the first-floor window . |
| 19 | She moistened her lips , wishing there was some way she could avoid his shrewd gaze , but his hands caught at her arms as she tried to turn away . |
| 20 | Fingers that longed to cling curled into her fists as she made to push herself away . |
| 21 | Gina stopped where she was , her fingers clenched in the palms of her hand as she fought to control the surge of irritation which threatened to make her lose her temper completely , while Rune 's brilliant gaze held her in thrall , intimate , deliberately self-assured . |
| 22 | He was in a rosy mood , kicking his legs and grabbing at her hands as she tried to get the material firmly round his podgy middle . |
| 23 | Shiona swallowed drily , her fingers clutched tightly around her glass as she continued to stare with unblinking , blurred vision at the photograph of Ryan in the big silver frame . |
| 24 | Rachel bit her lip as she struggled to hold back the tears . |
| 25 | He 'd flipped off the Ray-Bans , and the gold-flecked gaze was narrowed speculatively on the fluttering pulse at her throat , on the rapid rise and fall of her breasts as she strove to catch her breath . |
| 26 | Melissa closed her eyes and gnawed her thumb as she struggled to nail down the clue that fluttered moth-like in her memory . |
| 27 | Lindsey — ’ he caught at her arm as she made to move away ‘ — well done ! ’ |
| 28 | She twisted away from his hand , but he caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him , swinging her round to face him , pulling her against him . |
| 29 | He grabbed her arm as she tried to run past him , but she shook it off and spun in the opposite direction . |
| 30 | His hand snaked out to grasp her wrist as she made to move away , and she gasped , taken completely by surprise . |