Example sentences of "as [adv] [conj] she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as she reached the open deer-park she ran , and she hardly paused until she came to the broad track that sloped down to the marsh , smiling and vivid green in the late afternoon sunshine . |
| 2 | Up the tree she had decided to make a dash for home as soon as she reached the ground , without giving the witch a chance to grab her , but now she did n't do it . |
| 3 | As soon as she reached her room she wrote a passionate letter to Angel . |
| 4 | To her chagrin he skied straight over to her as soon as she reached the field , and a faint , self-mocking grin touched her lips as she surveyed his outfit close at hand . |
| 5 | As soon as she reached the club , as soon as she was back in the public eye , she would have to switch on the false persona that had carried her through the past week . |
| 6 | She was only able to put weight on her left foot and , as soon as she straightened , her head swam and nausea engulfed her . |
| 7 | As soon as she got home she could n't resist bringing up Moran 's name . |
| 8 | ‘ Where 's Tom ? ’ she noticed her brothers absence as soon as she got back to the house . |
| 9 | She wants me to forget about the civil service and to go to university , ’ she said as soon as she got home . |
| 10 | ALMOST as soon as she got up , Tory backbenchers gave a big cheer for the blonde woman at the despatch box . |
| 11 | As soon as she got to him , she would be his . |
| 12 | She would phone her report to Philpott as soon as she got back to the hotel . |
| 13 | As soon as she got into the house , Molly ran up the stone stairs to the kitchen tap before she switched on the light . |
| 14 | She decided that as soon as she got back to the flat , she 'd call him and apologize . |
| 15 | She had called him up from the bus station as soon as she got into the City . |
| 16 | ‘ Pascoe 's dead , ’ Harbury said as soon as she got through . |
| 17 | As soon as she got back to London she phoned Simone in a bout of maudlin self-pity and told her everything that had happened between them and her decision to end the relationship . |
| 18 | She resolved to ring Dana as soon as she got to the showroom . |
| 19 | Ianthe was not the type to pour herself a glass of sherry or gin as soon as she got home after a day 's work , nor yet to make a cup of tea . |
| 20 | The days she met the wind full on , something awful happened as soon as she got home . |
| 21 | She saw the note as soon as she got to the door . |
| 22 | For a moment , her crime writer 's instinct took over and she made a mental note to jot down a description as soon as she got home . |
| 23 | She sent Jimmy off on an errand as soon as she got in , then sat down and wrote out her notice . |
| 24 | She had telephoned him as soon as she got home , and he 'd come straight to the villa , arriving in a whirlwind , his personality magnetic as always . |
| 25 | She had , she had got to ten and as soon as she got eleven , mam I 've got eleven |
| 26 | As soon as she got outside she examined herself carefully and trembling to see if she see if the spider was still anywhere about her . |
| 27 | as soon as she got there she had a twenty to one winner ! |
| 28 | As soon as she returned from Cornwall , having called on Liza at Four Winds , she rang up Freddie and suggested a date . |
| 29 | As soon as she realised what had happened she had jumped down guiltily and run home . |
| 30 | His uncle hesitated a moment and then said she had left the house as soon as she realised Vincent had come . |