Example sentences of "[pron] as she [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Ross had no right to automatically expect her to suddenly become an efficient home-maker , she grumbled to herself as she got up to clear the dirty plates from the small dining-room table .
2 ‘ You can take that out on to the veranda if you like , ’ Tom Russell told her as she reached out to touch its polished arm-rest .
3 Her conscience pricked her as she went on to lie , telling Elizabeth everything she wanted to hear .
4 Shiona cast these thoughts from her as she hurried out to grab a taxi .
5 She thought now , This was the time to kill him , the time she had been planning ; the thought lit her up , she felt unaccustomed muscles in her face move again , her tongue seek her lips and pass over them as she considered how to do it .
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