Example sentences of "as she [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 41-year-old mother realised she was being followed by two men as she returned to a multi-storey car park after a lunchtime trip to a supermarket in Fareham , Hants . |
| 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 | Catch that , ’ Elinor called as she ran after a greasy , paper napkin , her gold satin pleats swirling around making her look like a giant sunflower . |
| 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 | I watch , mesmerized , as she falls in a liquid movement to the ground . |
| 6 | MOVIE beauty Bo Derek cuddles a baby chimp as she stars in a real-life rescue act . |
| 7 | Resentment flashed into her eyes as she said in a pained voice , ‘ If ever the time does come , I hope I 'll be wanted for more than my ability with figures . ’ |
| 8 | The thought gave her a pain , yet she forced herself to smile as she said in a steady voice , ‘ I hope you 'll both be very happy . ’ |
| 9 | Nor was Doreen slow to realise her mistake , her jaw sagging slightly as she said in a contrite tone , ‘ Yes — yes , of course . |
| 10 | The next night Bob Smith took soundings over the stern of the canoe while David Brand held her steady as she bucked in a rising wind while they fixed the exact position of this bank . |
| 11 | Everyone had seen her arrive during morning assembly , her hair hanging loose as she leaned on a heavy walking-stick for support . |
| 12 | As she hurried down a long corridor , her mind groped backwards over the events of the previous night . |
| 13 | The figure is Sien , painfully stripped naked , her bony shanks drawn up as she squats on a sawn-off dead tree stump . |
| 14 | His eyes were getting used to the dim light and , as she emerged into a whole shape under the fanlight , he was more than ever conscious of how beautiful and how youthful she was . |
| 15 | ‘ I have these dreams , ’ Lee said , as she worked with a red plastic scourer . |
| 16 | Sitting on the veranda herself a short while later as she worked on a lacy white shawl she was secretly knitting for the baby , Belinda murmured aloud , ‘ I hope Tom comes today . |
| 17 | Her fists clenched and unclenched as she spoke in a low furious mutter . |
| 18 | Golden morning light bathed the apartment as she slipped into a gentle sleep . |
| 19 | Guilt gnawed at her as she pulled on a high-cut navy and white striped swimsuit , with a printed fuchsia flower breaking the uniform stripe over her left hip . |
| 20 | He stood before her as she sat on a low chair , and drenched her with his urine . |
| 21 | Another time she seemed to have nothing on under a grass skirt as she danced on a mirrored floor . |
| 22 | More rigorously geometric than her previous and distinctively organic work , the new sculptures appear to mark a change of direction and approach the work of Bruce Nauman or Robert Morris , but their content is consistent and in them Houshiary continues to explore the journey from the body or self to its spirit , as she works towards a major exhibition at Grenoble 's Magasin in 1993 or 1994 . |
| 23 | She was still trembling half an hour later , as she huddled beneath a small gateway , trying to keep her footing on the wet grass of the embankment . |
| 24 | And yet , as she floated in a dream-like state , she felt no alarm when she slowly became aware that she was not alone , almost telepathically sensing his presence , even before the dark , sleek head of Ross quietly surfaced in the water beside her , barely disturbing the total peace and silence of their surroundings . |
| 25 | She clutched his arm at one point , bringing him to a halt in the middle of the pavement , heedless of the passers-by as she pointed to a tall column at the end of the street . |
| 26 | ‘ Eyesight of a cat , ’ she muttered aloud , then immediately uttered a pained yelp as she bumped into a rough-hewn table . |
| 27 | It was a groan of hunger , as she writhed in a sudden welter of dumb shyness as his lips and fingers sought intimate places which seemed to scream out to be covered up and left in decent privacy … |