Example sentences of "as she [verb] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Honestly , ’ Gwen complained as she brought two cups of tea over to the table and sat down , ‘ Matt 's the only one who seems able to cope with him . |
| 2 | Davies did n't drop a shot as she carded six birdies and an eagle in her round , after starting the day six strokes behind the French golfer . |
| 3 | But she forced the Volvo into first , the engine screaming as she drove fifteen or twenty yards down the road . |
| 4 | Towelling herself , she looked out of the window , and paused as she noticed two figures climbing up a path that wound up the side of the mountain . |
| 5 | Glennis Sheldon , Paul 's mother , wore a fuchsia -pink jacket as she clutched three single-stemmed red roses and walked into Balerno Parish Church , a mile from the family home . |
| 6 | The filly provided a fitting final parading of the chocolate and gold colours of the White Lodge Stud as she waltzed seven lengths clear of eight tired rivals . |
| 7 | CITY of Derry 's Roisin Barr was the star performer in the early finals of the Ulster Age Group Championships today as she collected two titles with ease having won the 16–19 year old 100m Butterfly crown last night . |
| 8 | Altogether , over a span of eleven years , Lottie Dod lost only five times in open singles as she collected five Wimbledon , five Northern , and three West of England titles , as well as one in Ireland and one at Waterloo . |
| 9 | But , as she took two steps backwards , he followed her into the apartment 's hallway , softly lit by the lamp she had left on . |
| 10 | She had , she had got to ten and as soon as she got eleven , mam I 've got eleven |
| 11 | She used her feet , dancing away and flying back , anchoring herself to the broken lamp-post as she launched four rapid kicks to the Daughter 's torso . |
| 12 | Ever since the first time she had seen the Hare-woman standing in the Post Office , staring with her luminous eyes as she told one lie after another , she had known that there was something wrong about her . |
| 13 | She 'd rifled through the contents of her wardrobe twice , groaning disgustedly as she discounted one garment after another . |
| 14 | Satisfaction warmed her heart as she watched two healthy pups suckling contentedly . |
| 15 | Still — she could n't help but give a little chuckle as she watched one small boy in calipers crossing the dance floor at an amazingly fast clip , hotly pursued by a red-faced Candy — the children had somehow managed to drag her out of the fog of misery that had enveloped her with Adam 's leaving . |
| 16 | He shook his head , leaning back slightly , watching as she drew one shapely leg up beneath her on the chair . |
| 17 | And she still runs in manic circles round her ADULT children , which many professionals of different disciplines and styles here find totally bizarre as she approaches seventy ! |
| 18 | But Garvey had his back to Izzie and it seemed she might escape unseen , as she set one foot on the bottom rung of the ladder to Heaven . |
| 19 | There were few moments to excite the crowd and the only note of controversy came in the second set when McNeil received a warning for slamming the ball out of court as she trailed 3–1 . |
| 20 | Oh , no , ’ she corrected herself as she remembered one of their earlier conversations , ‘ I forgot — you 're in property . |
| 21 | He found himself looking round for Slater as she put one hand on the mantelpiece and slipped her shoe back on , fastening the strap again . |
| 22 | But her thoughts were brought to an abrupt end , as she descried two figures on their way up the path , and knew she must vacate the viewpoint for Rosie and her Francisco . |
| 23 | How could this admirable and poetic man have felt , as she did two or three years ago , that he would rather die ? |
| 24 | As she did one of the English players danced across the screen and up the sideline , outwitting several of the Moroccan side who tackled him from all directions . |
| 25 | Because that glitzy little bit of apparent nonsense is not a novel at all ; but a condensed version of the Real Life Story of Miss Pat Booth , who at 45 still looks as good as she did 20 years ago , and has found fame , fortune and happiness , all wrapped up in a very glossy package indeed . |
| 26 | She met the searching gaze , as she swallowed two headache tablets . |
| 27 | She believes she passed the habit to daughter Cherie as she puffed 50 a day during pregnancy . |