Example sentences of "[verb] as she [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already , as Luke raised her hand to his mouth , response was quivering to life deep down in the heart of her femininity , flickering and then leaping as she felt the sensual brush of his lips . |
| 2 | ‘ If you wanted that you should n't have sent me somewhere tame , ’ Maggie pointed out , nearly laughing as she said the word . |
| 3 | Ruth was still laughing as she closed the bathroom door after her . |
| 4 | She was still praying as she emptied the bucket over the logs . |
| 5 | It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . |
| 6 | She sat in front of her turfed teepee like a re-located squaw — the mass of brown hair loosely braided and heaped on her head like a parcel carelessly tied with twine , her forget-me-not blue eyes looking at Mary only when she thought she was unobserved , at all other times intent on the middle distance , her small , slight , quick body quivering as she enjoyed the rare comfort of proper sat-down company and felt the physical , close interest of another human being . |
| 7 | She closed her eyes , shuddering as she remembered the expression on his face just before he had driven away , and , unbidden , the words that Debbie had typed came flooding back . |
| 8 | She stopped as she saw the look of annoyance on his face . |
| 9 | You will do it carefully ? ’ he added , his tone sounding suddenly a little dangerous , and Maggie stopped as she reached the door . |
| 10 | ‘ How has it been , Wayne ? ’ asked Rachel , making herself concentrate as she removed the old dressings . |
| 11 | Most of the shops seemed already to be closed and her heart sank as she identified the unlit frontage of number seventeen . |
| 12 | Her heart sank as she remembered the phone call which for the first time began to make sense . |
| 13 | The woman was attacked as she left the Yarm Road branch of Barclay 's Bank at 11am , yesterday . |
| 14 | The 20 year old student was attacked as she used the women 's toilets near the Martyr 's Memorial in the centre of Oxford . |
| 15 | Honestly , he 's driving me insane ! ’ she exclaimed as she stirred the Aga into reluctant life . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , it 's a reply to my fax from Beryl ! ’ she exclaimed as she scanned the first paragraph . |
| 17 | The motors whined as she put the speeder into reverse . |
| 18 | Her hands trembled as she poured the milk into the mugs . |
| 19 | If she was feeling totally devastated as she re-entered the hotel she had left last Sunday , though , then only she was going to know it . |
| 20 | She rode on , ducking below trees , shivering as she passed the guarding statues at the crumbling gate . |
| 21 | She drew away from him , shivering as she left the warm circle cast by his body , and heard him sigh as he raised himself up to stare down at her . |
| 22 | She tensed as she filled the kettle , and checked the fridge for something for dinner . |
| 23 | Kelly 's head was swimming as she left the racecourse . |
| 24 | She added as she reached the bottom of the stairs where Miss Merchiston had arrived to meet her , ‘ I 've told the mistress as how Miss Kyte is come at last , and she said to bring her up straight . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not s-staying here , in this … this c-car … ’ she stuttered , trembling as she felt the warmth of his hard , firm body through his thin silk shirt . |
| 26 | Stella 's hands were trembling as she held the torch . |
| 27 | ‘ I can , ’ Caroline muttered as she inched the tiny plastic teeth shut , ‘ if you can do without breathing . |
| 28 | Laura could have almost wept as she viewed the cold salmon and potato salad , the strawberries and cream , and the bottle of champagne nestling in its bed of ice . |
| 29 | ‘ OK , ’ she nodded quickly , and noticed as she left the veranda that Bill Hamilton had moved closer to his wife 's side and engulfed her slim artist 's hand in his larger , stronger one in a gesture of silent support . |
| 30 | His hostess was beginning to wilt as she greeted the guests who , by now , were queuing half-way up the grand staircase . |