Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] as she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gently rocked the chair to and fro as she started to work on the head of a unicorn in white embroidery cotton . |
| 2 | A spinner with a great ( or walking ) wheel could perhaps work here , space being required for the spinner to walk to and fro as she worked , though the height of the canopy would be a determining factor . |
| 3 | She sat , simply and naturally as she had done before . |
| 4 | But though Catherine was clearly disappointed by its failure to produce a new code of laws as quickly and easily as she had hoped , and perhaps not very reluctant to end its activities , there is no doubt of the sincerity of her motives in calling it . |
| 5 | And just as she had found peace in his words , so did he in hers now . |
| 6 | She had little time for the slow-witted and the unenthusiastic , and just as she exaggerated the talents of those she loved , she tended to magnify the defects of those she disliked . |
| 7 | She gave him a rather languid finger wave and just as she disappeared under the wing float , he then realised she was only wearing a black sporran . |
| 8 | And finally as she hauled herself on to the ice-slick rock where the sun pulsed fire into her eyes , she saw |
| 9 | Jenna came back to the present rapidly and painfully as she tripped over a fallen and partially sunken log . |
| 10 | As quietly and uncomplainingly as she had lived she slipped away in her sleep at two o'clock in the morning of 21 October . |
| 11 | It had been sheer vanity that had made Fran call at the exclusive boutique on the way home from work , and now as she studied the dress she wondered if that vanity had bordered on madness ! |
| 12 | When the old man had wandered upstairs again , with a book under his arm , Clara whispered " Who Was that ? " and even as she Whispered she realized that it could be no other than the book shops owner , and added hastily , " That must be A. I Warbley , I suppose ? " |
| 13 | And even as she prayed and wished , she knew , deep inside , that it was all useless . |
| 14 | Startled , she looked up into Dane 's sea-blue eyes , and even as she tried to strengthen herself against him she felt a rush of longing so intense that it made her weak at the knees . |
| 15 | Silas sent her a look she was unable to define , and even as she tried to fathom its meaning their gaze locked for several long moments until he reached across the table to squeeze her hand . |
| 16 | Leith yelled , and as fury which she just could not contain spiralled out of control , her right hand arced through the air , and even as she hit him with all her strength , she was still yelling , ‘ Since it seems to be taking so long to sink in , you can bank on it — whoever pays my mortgage , you 're far , far at the back of the queue ! ’ |
| 17 | She also noticed that at times Silas left his table to chat with his guests , and even as she wondered if he 'd come to her table he sat in the chair opposite her , his presence making her feel warm . |
| 18 | She knew she was deliberately goading him to anger and even as she did it she was annoyed with herself . |
| 19 | She tried frantically to struggle , but his strength was far greater than hers , and even as she pushed against him she was overwhelmed by a far more desperate need to hold him , to feel his strong body pressed against hers once more . |
| 20 | Her heart seemed to be beating very slowly and loudly as she looked down it . |
| 21 | All I could see of her was the tip of her nose on Richard 's other side , bobbing backwards and forwards as she walked , like a bird eating grain . |
| 22 | She now placed her large square hands on the table and leant towards him , and her voice was low and hard as she said , ‘ Well , what 's the choice ? |
| 23 | Penry took the paper from her shoes , which felt stiff and hard as she slid her feet into them . |
| 24 | It was for Signora Kettering and her English upbringing told her that it was unthinkable to open letters addressed to someone else ; and yet as she came down the stairs and met the driver she had been taken , as she felt sure she was meant to be taken , for Signora Kettering . |
| 25 | That first night , after the shock had begun to abate , the vision of Benedict 's snarling features , the sound of molten rage in his voice , had come back to her again and again as she lay in her narrow cot bed , and she had wept . |
| 26 | It was worth more than £1 to her to see the child 's face ; and again as she watched from beyond the crowd — for she waited a little once she got free of the press . |
| 27 | Deborah turned away from the signpost and began wading back through the deep undergrowth to the main path , intending to break into a run when she reached it ; but just as she turned off she heard a faint , distant , reedy cry , which stopped her in her tracks . |
| 28 | But yesterday as she prepared to jet off with contest organiser Julia Morley for the three-day visit she said she was very excited . |
| 29 | She had always pitied Kathleen and never liked Cormac , who had not tried to protect his sister , but now as she lay awake at night she saw him for what he was : a pitiable victim of his mother 's obsession . |
| 30 | But now as she stood looking at herself in a full length looking glass , she could see that she had indeed what the magazines described as the perfect figure , firm round breasts , a narrow flat waist , good hips , a small posterior , and long slender legs which were greatly enhanced by the silk stockings the assistant had carefully rolled on to them . |