Example sentences of "and as she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is offered a lift by a Black man , and as she gazes at the countryside slipping by , she reminisces about her childhood . |
| 2 | The two men , one called Willie and the other called Arthur , were standing with their caps on , and as she walked towards them the man called Mike , the big one , said to her , ‘ Sorry I was rough on you , miss . ’ |
| 3 | She wanted to be noticed in all her finery and as she walked up the aisle she kept stopping to give a little cough on the back of her hand and looking from side to side . |
| 4 | ‘ And as she walked away from you , did you utter the words , ‘ Wait until Boxing Day ’ or any words similar to that ? ’ |
| 5 | Annie disregarded the remark and as she walked out of the side door pushing the baby carriage Bessie turned to her employer . |
| 6 | She spoke slowly while controlling her eagerness to spring to her feet , and as she walked across the room beside Silas one of the rafting party gave a low whistle which was obviously directed at her . |
| 7 | Lucy went — and as she walked back to the office she wondered what had got into her to cause such unruliness of her tongue and to bring her claws to the surface . |
| 8 | When they arrived at the college , it seemed even more forbidding than it had in daylight , and as she walked from the car towards the entrance , Loretta felt as though she were about to cross a threshold in time as well as space . |
| 9 | It was a gesture that touched her , and as she walked away along the fragrant walkway towards the road up to Rosie 's villa she looked at her fingers in the moonlight , and found herself smiling . |
| 10 | She had switched on the light and as she walked back towards him , he could see her legs again through the dress . |
| 11 | She heard the front gate squeak open , and as she saw the two young Garda officers look up at the window and come slowly up her path , Kit Hegarty suddenly knew without any doubt what they were coming to tell her . |
| 12 | And as she saw she heard it — a strange , persistent snuffling . |
| 13 | Taking a deep breath and straightening her slumping shoulders , she pushed open the back door of the colonel 's house , and as she saw the dim light from the lounge spilling out into the hall she walked in that direction . |
| 14 | Her voice was firm and dismissive , and as she saw the beginnings of surprise on his face at her rejection she moved swiftly into her room and started to close the door . |
| 15 | She walked to the shops and back , sometimes walked through the back streets , once almost as far as Marcus 's flat ( but did not dare to go near it ) , avoiding the noisy King 's Road , and the embankment where Jack often walked with Alison , and as she knew , farther east where Ludens walked with Marcus . |
| 16 | She then swept the kitchen floor , knowing her aunt would wish this to be done , and as she swished the few crumbs into the dustpan she heard Silas moving furniture in the dining-room . |
| 17 | And as she rubbed against him , her skin became more and more slippery , until she squelched as her open crotch ground against his thighs . |
| 18 | It seemed inconceivable that a man as fantastic as Damian Flint could find her attractive , and as she realised that that was what she truly thought of him she felt her hands move caressingly on his strong throat and her eyes move down unsteadily to study his mouth . |
| 19 | Then Carrie jumped aside as a passing bus threw up some slush from the gutter , and as she brushed her hands down over the bottom of her coat , she said , ‘ You 'd think they did it on purpose , ’ and as he went to assist her she stayed his hands , saying , ‘ It 'll only make it worse . |
| 20 | The anger inside her went on boiling and boiling , and as she lay in bed that night she made a decision . |
| 21 | And as she lay dying the heavily bloodstained thief pocketed the cash , shut the front door and walked off among rush hour crowds . |
| 22 | And as she lay in bed listening , was it the wartime sky which stretched above her head ? |
| 23 | There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully . |
| 24 | So she forbore to do so altogether , even to Cedric , and as she lay in her bed that day , her arm now beginning to give her some considerable pain , she would willingly ( she knew ) have cracked two of her ribs rather than chipped a couple of her teeth . |
| 25 | Beth has practised her craft , of course , and as she reads the second line of each poem , thereby confirming the piece 's rhythm , the children look up expectantly . |
| 26 | A few nights later she went with Maureen to Benediction , and as she glanced at her sister , deep in prayer , Anne was conscious of how much Maureen 's faith meant to her , and how her own well-meant interference might have severed that lifeline for her beloved sister . |
| 27 | Rachel leaned forward between the front seats of the ambulance and as she glanced down she saw that David 's knuckles showed white as he gripped his black case , his other hand on the door catch , ready to run ; Greg was gnawing the side of his thumb and behind her Nina was breathing deeply . |
| 28 | She did as instructed but left the cup of soup out and as she glanced round she saw a hand grab it and disappear into the dark . |
| 29 | She was quite alone in the house with him , and as she realized the extent of his strength and his determination , and the quite deliberate surrender of his self-control , she knew that she was literally at his mercy . |
| 30 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |