Example sentences of "as she turn [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He cranes to catch sight of her face , and as she turns towards him he sees that it is St Julian of Norwich . |
| 2 | Her mother 's moodswings began to terrify her , and she would slow to a careful frozen walk as she turned into their street . |
| 3 | As she turned into her house he threw her things into the doorway . |
| 4 | Then , as she turned into Peascod Street and neared the local police station , she initially decided to turn round and head for home . |
| 5 | The bag was bumping against her legs as she turned into Corporation Lane . |
| 6 | The shunt happened as she turned into the drive of Ludgrove School , at Wokingham , Berks . |
| 7 | By the time she arrived , still wrestling with this dramatic rearrangement of the stars in the family constellation , she had the beginnings of a bad headache , and it was only as she turned into the drive and saw the lights and heard voices and music spilling from the house that she thought about the party that was still , clearly , very much in progress . |
| 8 | As she turned into the lane leading to the village , she gradually slowed and came to a halt as she saw Leo descend from the local bus . |
| 9 | The sitting-room light at Lomond View was on as usual as she turned into the darkened driveway . |
| 10 | He was there once more as she turned into the staff car park as again she recalled that ‘ blunt ’ had n't been the word for it ! |
| 11 | She spoke the word aloud as she turned off the water and began rubbing herself furiously with a towel . |
| 12 | Built , as Penry had told her , almost a century before , its mellow brick and gleaming windows blended into the picturesque hillside , welcome in every line of it to the girl who gazed at it in bliss as she turned off the engine . |
| 13 | WITH moments to spare before the closure of the Government 's Biggest Ever Share Give-Away , Sheila Ullman broke into a frantic sprint as she turned up Princes Street in the City of London . |
| 14 | Tamar 's face was unruffled and serene , as she turned towards her sister-in-law . |
| 15 | ‘ The spells succeeded , ’ whispered Grainne , tears streaming down her cheeks and , as she turned towards the forest , the ancient magical Samhailt thrummed all about them , and the skies began to darken with Eagles and Hawks and White Swans , and the hillside became alive with Foxes and Badgers and Hounds and Deer and Gazelle , and Hares and Chariot Horses and Stags . |
| 16 | Even as she turned towards the staircase she was still trying to come up with a good reason for not sleeping in his bed , but when she reached the top step she turned with a resigned sigh towards his room , too bone weary to argue any more . |
| 17 | For as she turned towards him , a great fall of bright copper hair , loosened by the wild chase , came cascading about her shoulders and fell to her waist , enveloping her in a rippling sheet of flame . |
| 18 | ‘ Ill ? ’ she said slowly , as she turned towards him . |
| 19 | Robyn muttered beneath her breath , as she turned on the taps and flushed the evidence of her stupidity away . |
| 20 | Old Hercule 's stuff had been built to last , she reflected ruefully as she turned on the shower . |
| 21 | Debbie 's pert little features settled into a mutinous line as she bent over her typewriter , and Fran sighed as she turned on her heel and left the room . |
| 22 | She heard his low , troubled call , ‘ Clare ’ , as she turned at the top of the stairs . |
| 23 | Her blue eyes were cold as slate as she turned to her husband . |
| 24 | Emily looked troubled as she turned to Mr Zamoyski . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Jack , but as she turned to him she saw his face suddenly turn pale as he stared down at the factory . |
| 26 | But as he did he saw two hooded crows scutter along the cliff face and sneak down upon her , calling threateningly , and as she turned to them he was astonished to see that she moved clumsily , uncertainly , not as an adult eagle should . |
| 27 | He put out his hand to touch her face ; it felt on fire , hot and dry with fever , as she turned to his hand mouthing , as if to take some sustenance from it . |
| 28 | And her heart gave just a little kick of worry as she turned to Ted Morgan again . |
| 29 | Silly twit , he thought as she turned to him , faintly amused . |
| 30 | Luke 's teasing threw a new light on the situation , and Folly forgot her nervousness as she turned to him in indignation , spluttering as the sudden movement sent a wave of bubbling water splashing across her face . |