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

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1	It was so clear in his mind , he could hear his nan 's voice , even smell that strangely comforting smell of scorched linen as she pressed down on the iron , and yet he had understood little of their conversation at the time , had n't understood , in fact , until years later .
2	Indeed Laura often said so : ‘ Twin souls , Matt , ’ she would drawl , as she lolled back on the velvet cushions which covered the floor of her apartment .
3	Behind her , in the shadows , she could hear Florence making odd , bad-tempered cow-noises as she shifted about on the hard floor .
4	If Liz and Owen had n't had that accident , which brought us together to look after the twins , we might never have found each other again ! ’ she cried , feeling almost faint as she fell back on the pillows , hardly able to bear the thought of how narrowly they had averted a lifetime of unhappiness .
5	There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features .
6	Almost touch them with my hand , thought Jenny Dale as she looked out on the skyscrapers , then turned her attention to flying the small , six-seater , twin-engined Piper Seneca on to the final approach .
7	Switch on and move the appropriate levers on the banks of controllers , and the children come running out of the house , little pink-cheeked creatures half an inch high , who turn to wave at Felicity as she comes out on the terrace to see them off to school .
8	‘ I have n't forgotten how the Dalesfolk talk , you see , Mam , ’ she teased , as she sat down on the bench next to her mother .
9	As she sat down on the couch , Ben sat opposite her on the settle , his big body and large head topping the back of it while his short legs hardly touched the floor .
10	Maria gave a dry little laugh as she clamped down on the obvious , defeatist answer .
11	He grinned as she pushed up on the window sill , her head down , hair hanging blackly .

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