Example sentences of "and [adv] [adv] [conj] she " in BNC.

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1 There were clusters of robes that seemed to pulsate and breathe , and there were others that slithered sinuously and rather nastily when she approached .
2 He 'd secured her with practised ease , and so fast that she had n't even been aware of it happening .
3 As she raised a hand to wipe them away she noticed how deeply the dirt had eaten into her fingernails , so that they were not , and so long as she worked never would be , pink and sweet and shell-like .
4 But the widow of a vassal was commonly at the disposal of the vassal 's lord : so long as her consent was obtained ( by whatever means ) and so long as she was not disparaged , she could be married to whom the lord chose .
5 She will go free before I do and so long as she is captive will I be .
6 Hers was not a demanding character , and so long as she felt some evidence of a man 's care ( which living in Charles ' room would give her ) she would not need more .
7 We did n't consummate the marriage for two weeks and only then because she was pressurised into it .
8 ‘ We did n't consummate the marriage for two weeks and only then because she was pressured into it .
9 A little older and somewhat plainer than she 'd expected , but the woman had a distinctly motherly look !
10 It was a long while since she had visited her old home , and longer still since she had lived there as a girl .
11 Expertly his hands began their slow , feverish exploration of her bare skin , tormenting as they sought to inflame her further and further so that she forgot everything but the pleasure he could bring her .
12 And she knew more and more clearly that she was beginning to care about him .
13 If he was to save her from a lifetime 's retreat from life and love he had to move her along the right road as quickly as he dared and as quickly as she would let him .
14 She took no new live-in lover , and as far as she was aware , neither did Charles .
15 It was the same thin , intelligent slightly wary face and as far as she could tell the same old Barbour jacket .
16 Meredith , trying to use her bump of direction thought they had gone in a circle and as far as she could tell through teeming rain and darkness , were in the middle of the open moor or common .
17 But it had n't flowered and as far as she could tell , had no intention of doing so .
18 She knew that he had nearly finished with the Jacobites ; and as far as she was aware he had nothing else lined up .
19 He put the milk bottles down on a small table in the hall , where they were to remain until Ianthe left , and as far as she knew , for ever after .
20 It was dangerous because it left her at his mercy and as far as she knew he had none .
21 She had come a long way and as far as she could see it would take much longer even to reach the foothills .
22 She should have followed her instincts and remembered what Debbie had written at the end of those notes , taken them as a warning and run as hard and as far as she could away from this Capricorn man !
23 She wanted to get up and run ; run as fast and as far as she could away from this man who seemed to be intent on humiliating her .
24 She 'd turned it as high and as hard as she could get it to go .
25 And as certainly as she knew these things , Cassie also knew that however it was that Johnny got his kicks , it was not for her .
26 She met his eyes and as calmly as she could told him she and her father had loved visiting castles and mansions on their holidays .
27 When Astrid asked her daughter a question , Miranda would rush to reply , as fully and as dazzlingly as she could : her mother liked to be amused and was easily distracted by something else .
28 She was sounding strained , and as always when she was over-extended she was being unnecessarily bossy .
29 ‘ Zoe is a virgin and she 'll stay that way until she is at least 16 — and even longer if she wants to . ’
30 And today even though she 's free , the Baroness is bankrupt and living on state benefit .
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