Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] as she [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had little time for the slow-witted and the unenthusiastic , and just as she exaggerated the talents of those she loved , she tended to magnify the defects of those she disliked . |
| 2 | It had been sheer vanity that had made Fran call at the exclusive boutique on the way home from work , and now as she studied the dress she wondered if that vanity had bordered on madness ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't care , ’ she said stubbornly , but even as she said the words she knew they were n't a hundred per cent true . |
| 5 | But even as she framed the words in her mind , confidence deserted her . |
| 6 | She swore — yet again — that she would leave off the rich food , forget the drink , but even as she making the promise , she knew she would not be able to keep to it . |
| 7 | But even as she held the knob in her hand and was about to turn it , she hesitated and her arm dropped to her side . |