Example sentences of "as she [verb] for [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fabia asked , her wide green eyes looking into his dark ones as she sought for his understanding . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll pay , ’ he laughed back as she reached for her robe . |
| 3 | Happy , smiling , confident , she had cheerfully tucked a stray strand of her long pale gold hair behind her ear as she waited for her sister to answer her ring at her doorbell . |
| 4 | She lived in hope as she waited for her lung swap |
| 5 | Memory of Ven Gajdusek 's furious expression of a short while ago returned , and as she waited for her room key she began to grow seriously worried . |
| 6 | As she waited for her mother to pick her up , she was approached by a man who tried to kiss her . |
| 7 | Her new coat was now firmly wrapped round her as she waited for her meal . |
| 8 | There was a momentary silence as she waited for his answer . |
| 9 | The silence between them seemed to lengthen interminably , and her nerves were stretched almost unbearably as she waited for his answer . |
| 10 | Rachel found herself holding her breath as she waited for his answer . |
| 11 | The need to hurt him drained out of her as she waited for his answer . |
| 12 | Carson carried her weekend bag through a brick archway to a side door , and waited as she looked for her key . |
| 13 | ‘ So you 've been here for two years , ’ teased Tony as she looked for her key and opened the door , ‘ and still no boyfriend ? ’ |
| 14 | Her handbag had fallen behind the car seat when she 'd stopped at the traffic lights in town so several minutes were lost as she scrabbled for her pass , then when she drove into the car park she could n't immediately find a space and had to drive round several times . |
| 15 | Who wants to body bash ? ’ she shouts with her body language , as she looks for her type of guy in the park — a hunky Dobermann or a Rottweiler usually twice her size ! |
| 16 | As she prepares for her gold medal exam for speech and drama next month through the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , she confesses she has cast aside ambitions she had as a ten- year-old to be an actress . |
| 17 | ‘ Hallo , ’ she says , by way of a general greeting as she fishes for her door key in her coat pocket . |
| 18 | This was such a beautiful city , Merrill thought a couple of hours later as she paid for her coffee and left the pavement café . |