Example sentences of "as she [verb] [adv prt] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joanna had cheered up considerably by the time Sophie had finished , and Sophie 's spirits were still high as she drove out to visit the old ladies ' home . |
| 2 | As she stepped back to view the result , she realised that Martha was really a most attractive girl . |
| 3 | It was a sardonic jibe , but as she reached out to accept the proffered wine she met his eyes , and felt jolted by the gleam of warmth she detected in the grey-green depths . |
| 4 | Ross had no right to automatically expect her to suddenly become an efficient home-maker , she grumbled to herself as she got up to clear the dirty plates from the small dining-room table . |
| 5 | Just as bad was the passage of the retinue of Rigunth , as she set out to marry the Visigothic prince Reccared in 584 . |
| 6 | Rachel was crying now and Annie spoke a few comforting words to her as she set off pushing the pram along the shabby street . |
| 7 | Throughout , the old lady sits silent , hands on lap , eyes on agitated thumbs and as she looks up to witness the man 's retreat her tear-streaked face is racked with pain . |