Example sentences of "as she [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 As she walked the short distance home , the lecturer 's words ran through her mind .
2 She claimed photographers who took pictures of her as she walked the streets or appeared at public events were then making a fortune by selling their shots to companies ready to churn out posters , T-shirts and magazines by the million .
3 They began to bark as she walked the few yards to his front door .
4 She alighted from the train at East 74th Street and whistled softly to herself as she walked the two hundred yards down 72nd Street from the subway to her ground-floor bachelor flat .
5 Nicola listened as she walked the grass lip .
6 She grew more and more tired and depressed as she walked the fifteen miles back to Flintcomb-Ash , where only hard work awaited her .
7 As she walked the woman breathed a great breath of warm night air and syringa , a waft of lime trees came with a burst of music as the big dipper swung into action ; smells of beer , cigar , shampoo , sweat through clean clothes , intermingled with the night exhalations of leaves and grass .
8 Daisy , 57 , of Hindon , near Salisbury , Wilts , was hit as she walked the dog to a nearby village .
9 Delia Sutherland watched the coming and going of Luney 's bare feet as she brought the food she had prepared .
10 ‘ It is only simple , ’ she apologised as she brought the first course to the table .
11 For Ruth it will be a dream come true as she becomes the youngest female licensed amateur rider in history .
12 USER FRIENDLY should make today another classic payday for local hero George Duffield so long as she gets the green light to tackle the Coalite St Leger at Doncaster .
13 ‘ As long as she gets the items , that 's all that matters .
14 And she says , soon as she gets the money she 's gon na give it to me to give to yous .
15 The other girl gave a shaky laugh as she twirled the liquid in her glass .
16 I must be brave for Perdita 's sake , said Daisy through chattering teeth as she pressed the door bell .
17 ‘ Please be in , Mum , ’ she said , as she pressed the buttons .
18 ‘ Yes , just rest completely , Faye , ’ Belinda agreed , as she pressed the door home with a gentle click .
19 ‘ We ca n't all live in listed cottages , ’ Melissa pointed out as she pressed the bell-push .
20 She had little time for the slow-witted and the unenthusiastic , and just as she exaggerated the talents of those she loved , she tended to magnify the defects of those she disliked .
21 As soon as she released the stick , he shot off , following its long , curving flight out on to the sandbanks .
22 Doubtless that was all part of the game he played , she thought irritably as she ransacked the wardrobe for something to wear .
23 What sort of character would have sustained this setting for six years , Theodora wondered , as she parked the car in the hedgerow and lifted the wicket gate six inches in order to swing it open .
24 And the house no longer seemed to be on the defensive , she realised as she parked the car .
25 She had always left the flat by the time Claudia came home , and she knew her sister was with Roman , and the dull despair that lived with her permanently would deepen a little more as she tidied the theatre programmes or the menu from an exclusive restaurant .
26 As she listened the furtive sounds ceased .
27 The gun is pointed to the cashier 's head as she opens the safe , and hands over the money .
28 ‘ Er — is Drew Benedict married ? ’ asked Daisy as she mashed the potato .
29 Erm , and we had a a little meeting Margaret , Joan and I , just to go through the agenda for today , and we thought that , we th perhaps five was a better number , erm , because we thought Maisie would be on as she does the bookings , but we would n't expect you to do anything else , Maisie , yeah .
30 This is a tale of childhood based on the growing revolt of a young girl as she combats the forces which seek to deprive her of her pet rabbit and her closest friends ( the communist family next door ) .
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