Example sentences of "but as she [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 But as she made out the figure who stood darkly outlined against the blaze of the picture window 's light , she stopped abruptly short .
2 Donna had managed to disguise the worst of the bruising on her top lip beneath some foundation cream and a little rouge had given at least some artificial colour to her cheeks , but as she pulled down the sun-visor on the driver 's side and peered into the mirror she realized she looked as tired as she felt .
3 But as she lapped up the five-star treatment on the champagne Concorde flight , angry pensioners were facing a bleak future .
4 He took his hand away , but as she stumbled down the ladder she could still feel its warm weight .
5 For a moment she thought Ace was wounded , but as she slid down the slope Ace tilted her head back to watch her approach .
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