Example sentences of "[adv] as she [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much as she dreaded the near embarrassment of asking for money , the West Bog and its drainage was the best and readiest solution to their problem . |
| 2 | Wendell Harvey regarded his daughter thoughtfully as she rearranged the big vase of flowers one of the servants had just carried into the room . |
| 3 | ‘ Are you sure she wo n't mind a total stranger calling on her ? ’ asked Melissa doubtfully as she took the proffered piece of paper . |
| 4 | She did n't mind about that so long as she got a lovely little grave like Mrs Hollidaye 's baby daughter . |
| 5 | She proved to be the Glisseuse , a rather shabby forty foot motor cruiser , difficult to see on Venturous ' radar , so that much of the time she had to be kept at visual distance , especially as she approached the busy traffic lanes of the Thames . |
| 6 | The wind roared in as she opened the front door , lifting the filthy curtains and blowing the parish magazine into a corner . |
| 7 | It was only as she reached the small turning leading to the patio that she stopped , a momentary apprehension bringing goose-pimples to her skin . |
| 8 | She noticed Ian flush as she retailed the little she knew of their contents . |
| 9 | She found quite a rare one just as she reached the other edge of the wood . |
| 10 | Belinda relaxed unconsciously as she gave the detailed answers he wanted , reassured by the way he seemed to trust what she said . |
| 11 | It confused her , that contact , and she broke away as soon as she felt the solid deck beneath her feet . |
| 12 | But of course , once Mrs Farr Senior had expressed doubts about a woman , it meant Henry was almost duty bound to marry her , just as , as soon as she expressed a political or aesthetic opinion , he immediately experienced a passionate surge of enthusiasm for the view most directly opposed to it . |
| 13 | As soon as she reached the open deer-park she ran , and she hardly paused until she came to the broad track that sloped down to the marsh , smiling and vivid green in the late afternoon sunshine . |
| 14 | As soon as she left the main tourist route it became quieter and darker . |
| 15 | She heard voices as soon as she opened the glass-panelled door , and had already been warned by the four cups that Faye 's husband must be home . |
| 16 | His words gave her a slight shock as they sent tingles of pleasure through her , but she knew she must not allow them to go to her head , so she pushed them aside as she uttered a light laugh and said , ‘ Me — an angel ? |
| 17 | Now he was touching her again , but only because desire had renewed itself , and she was helpless in the grip of a wild excitement once more as she felt the erotic plunge of his tongue filling her mouth and a tormenting finger drew sensual circles round her navel . |
| 18 | ‘ Which ones ? ’ she asked demurely as she ignored the proffered chair and placed herself between Gioella and Ludovico . |
| 19 | Her eyes widened involuntarily as she felt the virile power of him against her , but his expression remained unchanged . |
| 20 | Obviously flustered , Mrs Lewis smiled shakily as she studied the cosy picture they made , sitting so close together on her sofa . |
| 21 | Rory made her way woodenly to the dressing-room , shivering slightly as she heard the familiar sounds of the nightclub band tuning up . |
| 22 | Her hand shook only very slightly as she put the empty glass down on the table . |
| 23 | ‘ In Mother 's workbox , ’ Terry said listlessly as she eyed the frothy creation on the bed . |
| 24 | Not entirely sure if she was being teased or not , because so far as she knew the Irish did indeed take leprechauns very seriously , she gave a weak smile . |
| 25 | Of the four lecturers I interviewed , three could be broadly described as ‘ traditional ’ in their views , while one might be described as having a ‘ radical ’ viewpoint in so far as she challenged the conventional wisdom of English studies . |
| 26 | She thought of St Lucia , of the dark tropical evenings with their different heady mix of spicy perfumes carried on the trade winds , and her heart ached unbearably as she followed the winding country lanes to the small , bumpy track marked ‘ Private Road ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ I told you not to bother , ’ Ellen said disparagingly as she climbed the main companionway , and I guessed that she had been listening to my conversation with Billingsley by standing just under the saloon skylight which was propped open . |
| 28 | But even as she made the token protest she knew a longing almost painful in its intensity to feel the possession of his mouth all over again . |
| 29 | But she would still be a traitor to grief , watching and listening , even as she spoke the formal words of condolence , for the flicker of an eyelid , the tensing of hands and face muscles , for the unwise word , for any sign that for someone in that waiting house in Campden Hill Square this might not be news at all . |
| 30 | Spires of crimson and carmine and blood were the rocks , changing colour even as she watched the new day burn off their sugar-frost coating . |