Example sentences of "as she [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her nipple was hard and swollen in Luke 's mouth , its hot stinging ache too much like pleasure , and she knew herself doubly degraded , by his kiss and by her own response to it , the pleading curve of her body as she pressed herself into his mouth a flagrant denial of the protest screaming in her mind . |
| 2 | ‘ You really are a darling Barney , ’ Julie laughed , as she lowered herself into the rear of the two individual cockpits and pulled the waterproof liner around her waist . |
| 3 | ‘ I have been given your husband 's log book by your brother , Mrs Hatton , ’ he said gently as she recovered herself . |
| 4 | He let his hand wander a little , and got it petulantly pushed away as she heaved herself out of the clutches of the chesterfield 's upholstery , and sat up on the edge of it . |
| 5 | He heard the garden chair squeak and sigh as she heaved herself out of |
| 6 | As she heaved herself up against the pillows she discovered she was wearing a man 's shirt , extra-large and striped , and she 'd never seen that before , either . |
| 7 | He gave her a strained smile as she extricated herself . |
| 8 | ‘ Entertaining the proprietor was n't part of the job description , ’ she offered , her tone creamy as she nerved herself to continue the debate if necessary . |
| 9 | She must have known I was watching as she lifted herself from the lake , water running down her long back , the skin glistening in the light cast from the house across the lawn . |
| 10 | No , it did n't ; he still persisted in either standing too close or laying his hand on her arm then watching with amusement as she wrenched herself free . |
| 11 | And thence to Halifax where they had entered the town in their thousands , led by the women , Sairellen had been pleased to hear , walking four and five abreast , empty-handed and bare-headed as she had herself once walked to York , singing the psalm she too had sung on that day . |
| 12 | She ate as directed by Taggy , and made no fuss when that dame looked after her much as she had herself done for her deceased employer — nursing her and acting as lady 's maid , and combing out her troublesome copper hair , until Theda felt strong enough to perform this office for herself . |
| 13 | He did n't blame her for what she 'd done half as much as she blamed herself . |
| 14 | She gasped as she pierced herself and , holding her breath , pushed her finger as far up her bum as it would go . |
| 15 | On the phone an oily face cracked a smile as she identified herself . |
| 16 | The panic receded as she forced herself to make practical plans . |
| 17 | She could barely focus as she forced herself to look back at him . |
| 18 | There was a thread of anger in the question , but Fran ignored it , just as she forced herself to ignore the sudden surge of hope that filled her heart . |
| 19 | Lindsey shunted the thought quickly aside , appalled to feel the faint colour rising in her cheeks as she forced herself to meet Niall 's questioning gaze . |
| 20 | One distributor asked for more direct satire to be used and suggested catchlines like ‘ She was not as red as she painted herself . ’ |
| 21 | And , as she steeled herself to look up into his face , Folly realised with shock that Luke Hunter was actually laughing . |
| 22 | As she flung herself down to clasp his knees he stood rigid . |
| 23 | Liza did not know how she got back to her billet , only that she had bicycled so fast and furiously that , as she flung herself on her bed , she thought , grimly , that if anyone had reason to miscarry at that juncture it was she herself . |
| 24 | ‘ Does one , ’ asked Gay rhetorically , as she seated herself on the foot of the bed , ‘ quarrel with those to whom one is totally indifferent ? ’ |
| 25 | Smoothing down her skirt as she seated herself , she reached over and started up the secondary computer . |
| 26 | He was looking across at her as she seated herself gingerly in the armchair opposite him . |
| 27 | She practically flung herself into the driver 's seat , moaning loudly with pain as she eased herself into position and started the engine . |
| 28 | This was not entirely true of the matronly middle aged woman and her elderly male companion sitting three seats away from me , as she applied herself methodically to his penis . |
| 29 | He watched his wife carefully out of the corner of his eye as she busied herself , stacking blankets , opening chests , replacing candles in their holders . |
| 30 | Carrie had her back to him as she busied herself by the fire . |