Example sentences of "as she [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She always had the rubber gloves on as she clucked about the place , ’ recalls Carolyn . |
| 2 | A couple of years ago we had a visit from a 91-year old lady who had left Uddingston in 1920 to emigrate to America — the tears flowed down her cheeks as she reminisced about playing here as a child . ’ |
| 3 | She was n't going to risk annoying them as she had about the color of the paint . |
| 4 | The word ‘ magical ’ crops up time and again as she talks about her work . |
| 5 | The word ‘ magical ’ crops up time and again as she talks about her work . |
| 6 | She sits curled up on the couch in the sitting room of her house high above the ocean in Malibu , and gets just slightly dewy-eyed as she talks about her family and the early days . |
| 7 | Her hair looked wonderful as she darted about the stage and she was at her best in the gypsy dance . |
| 8 | She was thus entitled to be as forthright as she wished about the travellers , who kept camping in the council yard and various public spaces and were cordially loathed by the local residents , whether they admitted it or not . |
| 9 | Her charge was still spirited underneath , but had learned to wear a calm and gentler front , very composed as she went about her work . |
| 10 | The thick coils of hair had been pinned up beneath it by a patient Sister Anne , who sighed as she went about her task . |
| 11 | And this excitement , and the feeling of being involved in a half-guessed-at mystery , became her private obsession as she went about the house , visited the shops and looked after the children . |
| 12 | It seemed to be about a young woman , thinking aloud as she went about her home doing her chores . |
| 13 | Then , in a lower tone as she gazed about her , ‘ No wonder ! ’ |
| 14 | Her face fell as she thought about her life with George . |
| 15 | But even as she thought about its different feel of smooth dryness instead of stinging dampness , she suspected she had not felt a swab on her brow at all . |
| 16 | Laura smiled to herself as she thought about her scatty cousin and her husband , who never seemed to have his feet on the ground either . |
| 17 | Her heart gave a little lurch as she thought about running into him at some time , which she was bound to do . |
| 18 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 19 | They were new to the Colony , but my mother told me as much as she knew about them in advance . |
| 20 | As she bustled about the mess , he did n't so much as look at her , which meant she would have to comer him to talk to him . |
| 21 | Yet no resentment showed as she talked about her life and philosophy . |
| 22 | She had not the least interest in the fortunes of Italy , did not care that once more liberty and unity were the watchwords , and it astonished her that Mrs Browning could seem as anxious about war as she did about her sister 's health . |
| 23 | Did she know as much about cigars as she did about sweets ? ’ |
| 24 | Lydia felt strongly that the author of the universe probably thought much as she did about sexual matters . |
| 25 | She kept her face turned away as she moved about the room , and looked stony . |
| 26 | She stood to dry his shoulders and his hair , her body brushing against his , her breasts and thighs touching him lightly as she moved about him . |
| 27 | But today the eyes were vibrant with an anticipatory light and Lady Merchiston sat up against her pillows , her glance alternately flicking to the window and following her companion as she moved about the room , tidying up . |
| 28 | She was fighting now as she moved about the work floor . |
| 29 | ‘ Just as long as she knows about the increased risk of her baby getting gastroenteritis with bottle-feeding … ’ |
| 30 | Tears welled in her eyes as she wondered about her loved ones . |