Example sentences of "as she spoke " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had seen her face before , but only in silhouette , anonymous , as she spoke out about the inhuman conditions of political prisoners in Morocco 's forgotten dungeons . |
| 2 | Even as she spoke , a ferocious-looking lady with grey hair and a dicky hip was hoisting herself out of her chair and charging towards me . |
| 3 | You ca n't let him act like that ! ’ continued the other woman , and Agnes noticed that as she spoke she kept rapidly shaking her head from left to right and right to left , at the same time lifting her shoulders and eyebrows expressing indignant astonishment that someone had refused to respect her friend 's human rights . |
| 4 | But , even as she spoke , she heard the dog 's faint , shrill barking and saw him , in the distance , haring off along the water 's edge , scattering sea-birds before him . |
| 5 | Her fists clenched and unclenched as she spoke in a low furious mutter . |
| 6 | And as she spoke , I looked into the troubled face of our Prime Minister and her eyes were filled with tears . |
| 7 | She held out the wallet as she spoke . |
| 8 | She watched his face as she spoke . |
| 9 | As she spoke , Jack moved his hand gently on to hers and asked for the salt . |
| 10 | ‘ My favourite story concerns his son , ’ Meryl nursed her gin and tonic as she spoke . |
| 11 | As my darling new mother ( whom I loved ) moved radiantly about the room introducing Derek , who had just directed Equus at the Contact Theatre , to Bryan , who was a freelance journalist specializing in film , or Karen , who was a secretary at a literary agency , to Robert , who was a designer ; as she spoke of the new Dylan album and what Riverside Studios was doing , I saw she wanted to scour that suburban stigma right off her body . |
| 12 | Even as she spoke , however , the door was flung open and Sarah stumbled over the threshold , half-dragging and half-lifting George into the room . |
| 13 | She squeezed his hand as she spoke . |
| 14 | She seemed to articulate every consonant as she spoke . |
| 15 | She clawed at Mother Francis 's hand as she spoke . |
| 16 | The piece of lard opened its lipsticked mouth in a thin smile at the next arrival , and Mrs Macpherson hastily recollected her duties , her black , old-fashioned hat bobbing in unison with her white bun , as she spoke to Mrs Frizzell . |
| 17 | The Sheikha turned to me as she spoke . |
| 18 | As she spoke , the women listened carefully , interjecting a soft prayer or injunction to praise God . |
| 19 | As she spoke , the wind rose again and the brazier burned hot . |
| 20 | Nothing disturbed its cadences as she spoke , except the low accompaniment of the Sheikha 's schoolgirl daughter , who translated gently and continually for me . |
| 21 | Thieves take care of their own … ’ she sounded bitter as she spoke that last . |
| 22 | Her gaze had drifted as she spoke and seemed to rest on one of the photographs displayed nearby . |
| 23 | Harriet 's voice had grown bleaker as she spoke and finally broke off on a clipped note of finality . |
| 24 | As she spoke she suddenly realised that the whole thing made sense simply because of that , the only thing that mattered . |
| 25 | As she spoke , out of the hole popped the fuzzy brown head of Jeremy Vole . |
| 26 | She was taking off her hat and coat as she spoke ; then going over to her aunt , she bent down and kissed her on the cheek , and followed this with the same salutation for her uncle ; and in response he patted her on the shoulder . |
| 27 | As she spoke , young Panos played at her feet , shooting curious glances at the nice English lady with tears rolling down her cheeks . |
| 28 | As she spoke , she reached out and poured herself a glass of water from a jug that was always on her desk . |
| 29 | He had bent down , his hand among the grasses but as she spoke he straightened up and thrust a grubby fist into his pocket . |
| 30 | But she would still be a traitor to grief , watching and listening , even as she spoke the formal words of condolence , for the flicker of an eyelid , the tensing of hands and face muscles , for the unwise word , for any sign that for someone in that waiting house in Campden Hill Square this might not be news at all . |