Example sentences of "as she [vb past] 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 | The other girl gave a shaky laugh as she twirled the liquid in her glass . |
| 12 | I must be brave for Perdita 's sake , said Daisy through chattering teeth as she pressed the door bell . |
| 13 | ‘ Please be in , Mum , ’ she said , as she pressed the buttons . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , just rest completely , Faye , ’ Belinda agreed , as she pressed the door home with a gentle click . |
| 15 | ‘ We ca n't all live in listed cottages , ’ Melissa pointed out as she pressed the bell-push . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | As soon as she released the stick , he shot off , following its long , curving flight out on to the sandbanks . |
| 18 | Doubtless that was all part of the game he played , she thought irritably as she ransacked the wardrobe for something to wear . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | And the house no longer seemed to be on the defensive , she realised as she parked the car . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | As she listened the furtive sounds ceased . |
| 23 | ‘ Er — is Drew Benedict married ? ’ asked Daisy as she mashed the potato . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , I think it 's lovely , ’ she said later as she touched the crisp carving of the linenfold panelling by their table . |
| 25 | He was difficult to live with , impossibly single-minded over his career , yet none of that seemed to matter as she balanced the weight of her new discovery against all she knew of him . |
| 26 | She then swept the kitchen floor , knowing her aunt would wish this to be done , and as she swished the few crumbs into the dustpan she heard Silas moving furniture in the dining-room . |
| 27 | Then Mum went over and I gazed on as she replaced the sheet and then rolled Granny onto her side and began feeling under the mattress . |
| 28 | As she replaced the telephone , Miranda , prim in a high-necked grey flannel suit , checked the Cartier travelling clock on her white desk . |
| 29 | He listened to Blanche 's nervous laugh as she agreed a rendezvous but then saw her brow wrinkle as she replaced the receiver . |
| 30 | Satisfied ? ’ she added sweetly as she replaced the receiver , finding Luke still watching her . |