Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] as she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , legal action was far from 26-year-old Shaunagh 's mind yesterday as she sipped a lager and kept the Maltsters Arms running smoothly . |
| 2 | A SOBBING mother cursed her daughter 's killer yesterday as she collapsed at the graveside of pop fan Helen Gorrie . |
| 3 | Funny girl Pamela Stephenson looked like she 'd joined the smile-high club yesterday as she jetted into Britain with pop star George Michael . |
| 4 | Dido 's sobbing for her old lover even as she lies in the arms of her new one — this melancholy , which Virgil , and following him Hardy , responded to with such sympathy , is for Pound deathly , it precludes the genuinely ‘ new ’ , which he urgently wants to find and to celebrate . |
| 5 | Trying to isolate a cow just as she starts to calve is the worst solution possible . |
| 6 | ‘ Just the one ? ’ he asked easily , taking up her case just as she reached for it . |
| 7 | Maura had seen the hammer descend on to the cartridge just as she heard Roy 's voice come from the house . |
| 8 | He gave a short laugh just as she rang off . |
| 9 | He patted her neat , round bottom automatically as she went past . |
| 10 | ‘ 'By-eeee ! ’ her stepmother sing-songed gaily as she wandered off . |
| 11 | Theodora felt the vanity of attempting to propose some measure of common sense on Gilbert 's waywardness even as she spoke . |
| 12 | The call was lost in the sound of her heart pounding furiously as she ran for the cliff-top . |
| 13 | An excited fan planted a kiss on the Duchess of York 's cheek yesterday as she practised for her new role as a United Nations roving ambassador . |
| 14 | She moved with natural grace , gliding between the tables , approaching customers who showed an interest to give them an extra twirl , unbuttoning the little figure-hugging jacket and posing with her hand on her waist , rucking up the jacket slightly to display the blouse underneath as she had seen the professional models do . |
| 15 | Nina was silent for a moment then as she glanced up Rachel noticed a smile hovering about her lips . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Rain firmly as she tore a piece off a croissant . |
| 17 | Doyle smiled at the stenographer again as she glanced up . |
| 18 | She opened the throttle again as she reached the quarter mile straight of Castle Walk |
| 19 | She managed to keep her smile in place too as she walked into the thickly carpeted room and closed the door behind her . |
| 20 | Gina ran her bike over his foot viciously as she went out through the narrow hall . |
| 21 | She held out her hand , palm upwards now , and moved her head slowly as she looked at Aggie as if she were talking to a friend who would understand that a cousin of hers had not married beneath her . |
| 22 | THE Duchess of York was back to her normal cheerful self yesterday as she undertook her second public engagement since the summer 's topless photos saga . |
| 23 | Sitting on the veranda herself a short while later as she worked on a lacy white shawl she was secretly knitting for the baby , Belinda murmured aloud , ‘ I hope Tom comes today . |
| 24 | She knew that in a couple of days ' time Boyd 's promotion would be announced by his company in the newspaper , underneath a studio portrait of him , and she held her head high as she swayed gracefully into the living-room . |
| 25 | The memory gave her confidence , and , savouring it , she held her head high as she spoke to Silas with quiet dignity . |
| 26 | Spires of crimson and carmine and blood were the rocks , changing colour even as she watched the new day burn off their sugar-frost coating . |
| 27 | She tugged at the sides of the hammock and hooked her head forward as she whispered to Ariel , who was standing away from her , the moss she had been using dripping water on to the dust . |
| 28 | But she has no intention of changing course now as she believes that , run as separate entities , the shops remain manageable and provide a strong incentive to succeed for the franchisees . |
| 29 | One palm reader may deduce her findings from a comparison between lines and hand form , while another may simply use the palm rather as she uses , at other times , a crystal ball . |
| 30 | As he ducked through the door Leonora stared at him in astonishment , then stuck out her tongue irreverently as she slid out of bed , refusing to let Penry 's snub spoil her new well-being . |