Example sentences of "[pron] as she [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that it would be at all necessary , she reassured herself as she felt a sudden burst of fright . |
| 2 | Lindsey almost flinched herself as she made a gentle examination of the blistered area . |
| 3 | As she looked in her cupboard , trying to control her rising temper , she realised she really had been neglecting her wardrobe — well , certain aspects of it , she told herself as she pushed the smart business suits to one side . |
| 4 | Carrie sighed to herself as she threw the soiled towelling napkin in an enamel bucket at her feet and placed the dean and folded napkin under the baby 's bottom . |
| 5 | An eerie feeling of isolation wafted through her as she heard the unspeaking hairless guide slide the lift back downstairs . |
| 6 | He watched her as she took a small mouthful of the delicious moist sponge . |
| 7 | The concierge doffed his hat to her as she crossed the black and white tiled foyer and after smiling at him she unlocked the door of her small flat and entered directly into the sparsely furnished lounge . |
| 8 | The night became a blur of faces , trees , light and dark , the scents of the woods enveloping her as she stirred the warm night air with her urgent flight . |
| 9 | He stepped back and watched her as she whirled the small car round and out of the yard into the lane , crashing her gears with nervousness . |
| 10 | Heat swept over her as she remembered every little detail of Penry 's lovemaking , and she closed her eyes , breathless at the memory . |
| 11 | Quick-on-the-uptake pro that she was fast becoming though , Kylie put a brave face on it as she began the slow — and often painful — process of consolidating her success . |
| 12 | She was cruelly obsessed with class and if her children had not come from a background that she knew to be reliable she would certainly have ignored them as she ignored the au-pair girls . |
| 13 | She opened her eyes wide and amazed , and then lowered them as she made a rapid calculation . |