Example sentences of "her [noun] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just the one ? ’ he asked easily , taking up her case just as she reached for it . |
| 2 | The female eider duck is abandoned by her drake just as soon as she starts incubating the eggs . |
| 3 | Later , she subtly modified her views so as to accommodate , not alienate , American feminists . |
| 4 | Rachel found herself watching her sister closely as they all sat and talked . |
| 5 | Talking of which , ’ she glanced at her watch just as the phone rang , ‘ I should n't be here . ’ |
| 6 | Thérèse held it for her , burning her fingers even as the icy water dripped over them . |
| 7 | She turned her head , clicking her fingers impatiently as her maid , Fidelma O' Brien , came into the room . |
| 8 | He was ready now , and had his hand held out for the instrument , lightly brushing her fingers accidentally as she passed it to him . |
| 9 | Sally , her father 's wife , had advised her on more than one occasion , but Harriet had as little time for stylists as she had for clothes — and besides , she rather liked her hair just as it was . |
| 10 | Theda stepped back and caught at the back of her hair just as it came tumbling down over her shoulders . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't forget to phone when you have the chance , ’ Myra said , shrugging her shoulders helplessly as Roman opened the door . |
| 12 | His hand , which had insinuated itself beneath the cover , was sending her thoughts in an entirely different direction , and as his warm palm began rubbing gently across her back she totally lost track of what he was saying and had to desperately drag her mind back as he continued . |
| 13 | For a moment panic widened them as he lowered his head and his mouth took possession of hers with an aggressive thoroughness , forcing her lips apart as his tongue invaded the soft vulnerability of her mouth . |
| 14 | Their mother used to click her lips surreptitiously as Jill filled the car up . |
| 15 | Bright evening sunlight glared through the windscreen , dazzling her after the gloom , and she raised a hand to shade her eyes just as Luke Calder turned the car into the road , cutting in front of a lorry so close that her stomach lurched . |
| 16 | Staring at the door , Ellie seemed quite unable to tear her eyes away as it slowly opened and Feargal walked in . |
| 17 | Laura could n't seem to tear her eyes away as she absorbed the man 's hawk-like , tanned face and the sensual appeal of his tall , broad-shouldered body elegantly clad in a black long-tailed jacket and dark-striped trousers . |
| 18 | She swallowed hard , dragging her eyes away as she belatedly realised where her wayward thoughts were taking her . |
| 19 | Tears filled her eyes again as she thought of the little gravestone in the churchyard : In loving memory of William Richard France-Lynch , 1978–81 . |
| 20 | Margaret closed her eyes tightly as the ruler came down hard six times across her palm . |
| 21 | The Volvo fared little better but Donna closed her eyes tightly as the impact hurled her forward again and sent her crashing against the steering column with enough force to knock the breath from her . |
| 22 | She could n't withhold a gasp , and had to close her eyes quickly as his head came round . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , it 's nice not to find yourself dead , ’ she said , but she closed her eyes submissively as he drew the sheets up over her . |
| 24 | ‘ Pollensa ? ’ she croaked , punching out her floor and raising her eyes skywards as everyone did as the lift doors slid shut . |
| 25 | So Isobel has her interview today as well ? |
| 26 | She dropped the inch or two down into her seat again as the train began to move . |
| 27 | It was a little dark after the strong sunlight , but it was cool , and she sank to her seat thankfully as Felipe stayed at the bar . |
| 28 | Mrs Kelleher put poor little Willie off her lap and took her instrument down from its high shelf ( roses and blonde ladies were intertwined on its end-boards ) , spread her knees apart as though to nestle Willie again , then , stretching out the pleats of her concertina , sent it screeching into a wild tune for dancing . |
| 29 | The sound of wheels turned in her ears again as she thought of Maman driving off to the railway station as if on some brisk pursuit . |
| 30 | Without saying anything further , he shifted his enormous shoulders more comfortably against the door-frame as though settled for the rest of the day , and moved his eyes to her mouth almost as though he was waiting for her to speak again , she thought , feeling thoroughly disgruntled . |