Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He even wanted us to go to them tomorrow , ’ she added , feeling rather guilty as she remembered . |
| 2 | David looked rather odd as she said that , but he left so quickly that she could not ask him anything about it and picked up her book to absorb the time until Annunziata brought in her supper . |
| 3 | Her mouth seemed suddenly dry as she said , ‘ I 've promised , and I do n't like breaking promises . ’ |
| 4 | All In One Piece finds Mrs Large in another situation which is not entirely unfamiliar as she tries to get ready to go to Mr Large 's office dinner and dance . |
| 5 | Who exactly Kristeva means becomes even less clear as she adds : ‘ Let us recall the fascist or social-fascist homosexual community ( and all homosexual communities for whom there is no ‘ other race' ’ ) , and the fact that it is inevitably flanked by a community of viragos who have forgotten the war of the sexes and identity with the paternal Word or its serpent . ’ |
| 6 | Cos I was more or less going as she come in . |
| 7 | This was only natural as she had a reputation for secrecy . |
| 8 | This little old lady is not so innocent as she seems . |
| 9 | She felt suddenly irritable as she bent over the cot and lifted the child to her breast . |
| 10 | The station was practically empty of people and Emily felt so alone as she stepped on to the train . |
| 11 | The water buoyed them and Ruth had never experienced anything so erotic as she dragged her hands down his wet back to grasp his hips to her own . |
| 12 | so bad as she grew older . |
| 13 | Tessa , a keen machine knitter , was a little nervous as she had just moved from the South and was conscious of the supposed North/South divide but she found the warmest welcome . |
| 14 | She stared at him , her childish face at first impassive , then progressively emotional as she sought the words , trying not to cry . |
| 15 | The lifeboat was scarcely controllable as she took heave head seas overall but once clear of the dangerous rocks James Douglas headed for St Abbs where one group of divers had been caught in the storm . |
| 16 | Sabine felt physically sick as she watched her go . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course I have , ’ she answered , her gaze unconsciously wistful as she looked out over the smooth water of the lake . |
| 18 | Britt 's distress is being made worse by a daunting work schedule and the strain was painfully evident as she jetted from Stockholm to Malmo . |
| 19 | Unlike Pete he smelled nice — Sally thought it was Old Spice — and when he pressed his hips against hers she was excited by the sensations it aroused , not revolted as she had been with the Teddy Boy at the youth club dance . |
| 20 | Reaching Blairgowrie , the small town nearest the slopes of Glenshee , Shannon stopped to collect the ski equipment she 'd hired in advance , feeling patently ridiculous as she tried on the heavy boots for size . |
| 21 | After half a minute 's silence she added that her life in the pensione was nevertheless temporary as she hoped to gain a full-time position in a private school shortly and accommodation was provided with this particular job . |
| 22 | From forcing her , by an act of love , to follow him through the world , not barefoot as she 'd accused him but in no great luxury , instead of " obliging " the man who had given her her chance . |
| 23 | The borrowed cat was a wonderful balancer , and Mildred felt rather disloyal as she found herself thinking how nice it would be to have a well-behaved sleek black cat which she could feel proud of . |
| 24 | Joanna had cheered up considerably by the time Sophie had finished , and Sophie 's spirits were still high as she drove out to visit the old ladies ' home . |
| 25 | She herself had never been a woman to dote on babies and had found her own daughter much more interesting as she grew older . |
| 26 | Her voice was more natural as she said : ‘ I 'm surprised you were n't treated as a suspect . |
| 27 | She was still brooding as she reached the surgery , which was situated in a superior house of dressed stone set among laurel bushes and bits of lawn . |
| 28 | Remember the not uncommon example of the person who gets progressively tense and more frantic as she struggles to relax bits of her body to order . |
| 29 | She stood back to watch the great man from behind and , in watching , became progressively more fidgety as she itched to comment on his alignment . |
| 30 | It was a perfunctory smile , which gradually changed into something more intimate as she stared quizzically at Jacqui . |