Example sentences of "as she [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There , Mr Cottle , ’ Mary Ann was saying to the traveller in jelly , as she passed him the bread and butter , ‘ this 'll put roses in your cheeks . ’ |
| 2 | Their hands touched as she passed him the bottle . |
| 3 | But as she reached him the vision shimmered and disappeared and she was alone , stumbling as she tried to find her way through the shadows of a forest , mist cloaking the branches of the trees . |
| 4 | Although even as she said it the thought rushed through her mind that that was exactly what she was doing now . |
| 5 | As she showed him the barn , they began to talk of the forest . |
| 6 | In what seems a somewhat specious argument , she urges Leo to bathe with her in the fire so that their mortal sins may be purged : but although the fire at first seems to do her no harm as she shows him the way into it , the self-seeking nature of her love becomes evident as her ageless beauty is destroyed : |
| 7 | Glendambo is the last petrol station for 200 kilometres , " warned the Budget car-hire girl , as she handed me the keys to a six-cylinder Holden Commodore . |
| 8 | As she handed him the cup of tea her tone changed : ‘ Not that I 'm against joking , but everything in its place ; when I 'm here with Aunt Lizzie , we chaff each other , but … but not all the time . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I know what you mean , ’ she murmured , willing her hands to remain steady as she handed him the cup . |
| 10 | Merrill protested as she handed him the file . |
| 11 | ‘ Everything 's fine , my darling , ’ she whispered , giving Constance a little pat as she handed her the telephone . |
| 12 | Richard hugged her as she gave him the keys . |