Example sentences of "[verb] she [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He straightened to kiss her with lazy possessiveness on her mouth , his tongue devouring her even as he was impatiently unbuckling the waist of his trousers , dispensing with the remainder of his clothes with rough masculine haste . |
| 2 | On Wednesday he came and found her just as she was finishing off applying a back-slab to a fractured wrist . |
| 3 | Ryker regarded her furiously as the uniformed man extended a hand to help her up . |
| 4 | He caught her up as she was turning into the courtyard to cross to her own front door . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll sort it out , ’ he assured her callously as they entered the building , and she suppressed an urge to hit out at him and tell him exactly what he had done and was doing to her . |
| 6 | If you are faced with this , the only thing to do is to refuse to be drawn into any fruitless arguments , but stand firm in your resolve to leave when you feel you must , assuring her of your affection and concern for her and your intention to visit her again as soon as you can . |
| 7 | He handed her his breast pocket handkerchief and studied her carefully as she dabbed her eyes . |
| 8 | As he drove up the main street and turned out of the town at the top , Sarah looked round her with pleasure and George studied her surreptitiously as she did so . |
| 9 | Apparently , she had been taken in by the Madam who ran the house , a woman called Bella Cohen , who adopted her almost as her daughter , by personally , I always found it hard to believe myself . " |
| 10 | ‘ Even a blind man could see that I hold all the cards in this situation , ’ he told her flatly as she trailed slowly and miserably into the room behind him . |
| 11 | ‘ The first Svend knew that there was a search on for Suzie and himself was when my agent arrived at the house earlier this evening , ’ Rune told her calmly as he sorted through a small pile of leaflets . |
| 12 | ‘ That 's a definite improvement — you look a lot better , ’ he told her bluntly as the strong liquor began flowing through her veins , and he saw a faint spark of colour beginning to tinge her pale cheeks . |
| 13 | He did not see her precisely as she saw herself but it could have been very much worse . |
| 14 | Jean felt belittled ; for as long as the dance lasted she seemed no more to him than any girl there , but then he came round to her again and clasped her closely as they stepped it down the aisle between the lines of dancers . |
| 15 | We used to mark her up special on the calendar ; and we took care to make a right good job of her : we took an extra lot of trouble with her shoes so we could keep her away as long as we could . |
| 16 | ‘ Partly that , though I gather the police have n't been able to trace her whereabouts as yet . |
| 17 | He scrutinised her closely as she lowered her legs to the floor and his hand went out as she stood . |
| 18 | She learned among many other things that Felicity had known Peter 's first wife quite well and admired her desperately as she struggled with her increasing disability and urged her husband to live as freely as he could . |
| 19 | With resignation she felt the colour steal into her face , and knew he would n't believe her even as she tried to explain that she had n't even seen the rings but had been absorbed by the ornaments . |
| 20 | She snuggled down and began to drift to sleep , memories of Alain holding her here as she wept on that first day , memories of him bringing her up to bed after he had kissed her in the kitchen , fluttering like moths in the light , easing her into sleep . |
| 21 | She prided herself on her strength — and yet this man , who had already proven he could stand up to her verbally , was holding her off as she if she were a feather . |
| 22 | It was like swimming in warm darkness , only her slender arms around his neck holding her upright as his hands caressed her body and moulded her against him . |
| 23 | Peskova took her up to the top room — the big room beneath the eaves- and locked her in as he had been told to . |
| 24 | In 1576 , she insisted that her new Archbishop of Canterbury , Edmund Grindal , should suppress prophesyings , and when he disobeyed and challenged her right as supreme governor to decide on the matter , she suspended him from office . |
| 25 | That dull feeling followed her around as she showered , went down to breakfast , and returned to her room to consider what to do with her day . |
| 26 | He kissed her again as she gurgled . |
| 27 | Luke had brought her home as he had intended . |
| 28 | He leant over and pushed the door open , shoved her out as the engine died . |
| 29 | He did not join her immediately as she 'd half expected , but sat down beside her . |
| 30 | Next moment Ethel nearly pulled her over as Perdita galloped up . |