Example sentences of "as she [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as she walked she felt he must be looking at her back as she walked away . |
| 2 | As she walked she tore at the seal , unfolding the single sheet . |
| 3 | As she moved , the fabric clung to her hips , and the skirt was slashed at the front from knee-level down , so that as she walked it gave a glimpse of her dark-stockinged legs . |
| 4 | As she listened it seemed to rise in intensity so that she could imagine , with an agreeable frisson of simulated terror , that the low friable cliffs had finally crumbled and that the white foaming turbulence was rolling towards them across Alex 's face . |
| 5 | As she grew she had various artificial limbs fitted , but the process is time consuming and coupled with an impersonal hospital environment it can be very unnerving . |
| 6 | It was that same song from the Dietrich film she had watched at Rocamar , and as she sang she found new depths in the words . |
| 7 | As soon as she realised what had happened she had jumped down guiltily and run home . |
| 8 | She blushed guiltily as she realised he had refused a sweet , opting just for coffee , but then , she doubted that anything could test his willpower and not lose . |
| 9 | She sat up and rubbed her eyes , colouring furiously as she realised she had been using Roman 's shoulder for a head-rest . |
| 10 | ‘ Important enough for you to take her out every night , ’ Claudia responded , gasping as she realised she had spoken her thoughts out loud . |
| 11 | Leith was n't feeling very hungry when she got in , but she made herself a pot of tea and a snack , and , as she realised she had known she would , she worried . |
| 12 | She awoke to a cold , grey morning , feeling stiff and uncomfortable , and uttered a hollow groan as she realised she 'd fallen asleep in her clothes . |
| 13 | As she ate she cast worried glances up towards the cupboard by the stove , where lay a small sack of potato crisps , some Liquorice Allsorts and two packets of biscuits . |
| 14 | Yeah Carrie went and as she , as she left he patted her on the bum which is , you know , a bit friendly and I said to Jess well look , put it this way , cos she 's really , she flirts a lot |
| 15 | As she left she said I 'm looking forward to seeing you all in about six weeks . |
| 16 | A woman in the audience/church left in the middle of the performance/wedding and as she left she trod on the foot of the man at the end of the row . |
| 17 | Every solid fact slipped out of Blanche 's grasp as soon as she believed she grasped it . |
| 18 | Their Lord was a merciful Lord and if she had sinned as she believed He existed to forgive sinners . |
| 19 | And as she fell she sensed him plunge to meet her like a meteor on fire , heard the sound he made against her sundered throat . |
| 20 | It was like a pit , and as she fell she clutched at a hand , but the hand turned into a foot and the foot kicked her . |
| 21 | As she went she thought about Philippe Maurin . |
| 22 | As she went she arranged her violets : " Put their feet together , dear , and the flowers will fall into a pretty natural shape , " she had been told ; not so easy to achieve when neglected violets had such short legs . |
| 23 | As she went she picked up the expensive bottle of wine . |
| 24 | As she went she remembered that Angela had promised to meet her at the bus-stop . |
| 25 | Then one morning on her way to work she was distracted by a commotion across the street and as she crossed she saw the owner of the hand being thrown out of a shop . |
| 26 | Yet as long as she lived she hoped she would never be obliged to exchange another word with him . |
| 27 | And as she played she sang in a high contralto . |
| 28 | She was n't too pleased , as she thought I had been coarsened by the whole experience , which was true . |
| 29 | ‘ Where are you now ? ’ she asked as she thought she heard voices in the background . |
| 30 | Her voice rose , as she thought she realised why he had kissed her earlier . |