Example sentences of "[noun] as she [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shot her an enigmatic glance as she stepped on board the powerful speed-launch , scene of the dramatic rescue that first night . |
| 2 | She was lifting her skirt as she hurried to him , and he could see her ankles . |
| 3 | Another time she seemed to have nothing on under a grass skirt as she danced on a mirrored floor . |
| 4 | The hair bare bunch : Christy Turlington proves too sexy for her wig as she sashays for Jean Paul Gaultier |
| 5 | ‘ That 's more than you 'd dare , Deveraugh , ’ she threw at him from the relative safety of the riverbank , and he laughed softly , the sound of it filling her ears as she sped across the grass . |
| 6 | The hollow sounds of doors banging and footsteps receding echoed in her ears as she stepped inside the sparsely furnished room . |
| 7 | Agnes actually put her hands over her ears as she looked at Jessie sitting close to her on the edge of the bed . |
| 8 | Together the landlady and her shocked spouse burst into voluble speech , which beat at Theda 's ears as she fled up the stairs . |
| 9 | Emily walked into the sitting room , let the coat fall to the floor and sat down on the couch , crossing her legs as she had in the wine bar , and watching him coolly as he stood there in the doorway . |
| 10 | The bag was bumping against her legs as she turned into Corporation Lane . |
| 11 | I saw nothing but her deep brown legs as she knelt beside me , felt nothing but her strong hands kneading me like dough . |
| 12 | ‘ What do you think you 're doing McAllister ? ’ asked Dr Neil as she walked towards him , just at the moment when the girl began to moan and thrash about , her pains suddenly returning in full force . |
| 13 | In her portrait of Medea — or Medee as she becomes in this staging of the original French version — this is what she uses consistently . |
| 14 | In her portrait of Medea — or Medee as she becomes in this staging of the original French version — this is what she uses consistently . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | How dare you say that I 'm dull ? ’ she stormed , the accumulations of the day taking their toll as she swung at him with her handbag . |
| 17 | The Doctor shone his torch on to Bernice as she returned from the darkness . |
| 18 | ‘ They ca n't really be friends , ’ said Bernice as she worked on repairs to the faulty connection . |
| 19 | The girl obeyed , sympathy in her eyes as she gazed at her mistress . |
| 20 | ‘ You were — er — you were just joking earlier , on the dance-floor — were n't you ? ’ she murmured , not daring to raise her eyes as she toyed with some of the pink salmon mayonnaise on her plate . |
| 21 | Miss Wharton , briefly closing her eyes as she trudged through the mush of fallen leaves , thought that she could still scent , above the smell of sluggish water and damp earth , a trace of the heady elderberry flowers of June . |
| 22 | The speed of its silent , thrusting passage dazzled her eyes as she stared into it . |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | The dreaminess left her eyes as she glance at me . |
| 25 | Maybe she 'd seen the looks of fear in her children 's eyes as she talked to them , maybe she 'd heard a rumour that somehow she was to blame . |
| 26 | Tears welled in her eyes as she wondered about her loved ones . |
| 27 | She took to living in her swimsuit , a colourful sarong tied at her hips , long black hair streaming loose and silken down her slender back , and Damian would watch her with intent eyes as she moved around the house , his eyes eating her up as she grew more and more sensual , her inhibitions almost completely erased by his lovemaking . |
| 28 | ‘ They were n't wrong , those girls , ’ thought Marie as she listened to Bella clashing the crockery in the kitchen , her walking-frame squeaking over the lino as she pushed it about . |
| 29 | They watched Marie as she trailed down the steps by the artificial waterfall that was lit up at night with pink and green floodlights . |
| 30 | She smiled at Hari as she moved towards the stairs , there was no order book but from now on there would be one and , if today was anything to go by , it would always be full . |