Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] as she [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't mind about that so long as she got a lovely little grave like Mrs Hollidaye 's baby daughter . |
| 2 | The agreement recited that John had left all his estate to his executors by his will but that , shortly before his death , he had declared in the presence of several witnesses that he wished his widow to have the cottage for her life or so long as she continued a widow ; and that , though this wish was never put into writing , the executors were convinced that it was his desire and were willing and desirous that it should be put into effect . |
| 3 | There she could call for any food or liquor she wanted , so long as she had the wherewithal to pay the inflated prices demanded by the Sponging House keeper . |
| 4 | USER FRIENDLY should make today another classic payday for local hero George Duffield so long as she gets the green light to tackle the Coalite St Leger at Doncaster . |
| 5 | In the recent House of Lords judgment in the aptly named Savage case , the court ruled that a person can be guilty of actual bodily harm regardless of whether she — in that case — intended any harm or was reckless about causing harm , so long as she intended the assault . |
| 6 | John Coffin came in just as she took a sip . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Lucy walked up the fight of steps ; the plate glass doors slid open electronically as she crossed the beam . |
| 10 | She had always left the flat by the time Claudia came home , and she knew her sister was with Roman , and the dull despair that lived with her permanently would deepen a little more as she tidied the theatre programmes or the menu from an exclusive restaurant . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She gripped the pistol more tightly as she reached the wall beneath the window and rose slowly . |
| 13 | He looked at her more closely as she poured the stale brownish water from the vase down the sink . |
| 14 | She bent her head into it as she crossed the yard , only to lift it up sharply as she heard a voice saying , ‘ Psst ! |
| 15 | There was no point in her dropping out and wrecking the film and , in any case , for as long as she worked the film company would pick up Maisie 's crippling Canadian hospital bills . |
| 16 | She poured their tea and sat with a cup of her own by the fire , chatting away as easily as she did every morning . |
| 17 | Even today as she tells the story , she is harassed . |
| 18 | The Baronne 's gathering frown dispersed almost magically as she espied a flat be-ribboned box on the tray . |
| 19 | She turned round quickly as she heard the sound of a step at the door . |
| 20 | Her hand shook only very slightly as she put the empty glass down on the table . |