Example sentences of "as she [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 2 | As she hunted for a worn pair of leather gloves in the pocket of her pelisse , she did not appear to notice that she had been pulled closely in to the gentleman for a few brief seconds . |
| 3 | The call was lost in the sound of her heart pounding furiously as she ran for the cliff-top . |
| 4 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 5 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 6 | Unwisely Spain intrigued for an anti-British coalition as she intrigued for an anti-American coalition in 1898 ; as Wellington observed , Spain acted ‘ as if Europe were at her feet ’ . |