Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv prt] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She doubled up as matron , treating every illness , injury , headache or toothache with determined suspicion , certain in her own mind that the pupil was trying to get away with something . |
| 2 | She doubled up as another pain hit her . |
| 3 | ‘ It — er — depends how — um — busy Barney is , ’ she made up as she went along , and with relief was let off the hook a little while her mother commented on how hard Barney worked , and how , if he could n't take his holiday quite as early as he 'd planned , that perhaps it might be a good idea for Cara to stay touring with her , and maybe take a plane to America from Czechoslovakia . |
| 4 | She got up as she saw Ian beckoning from the doorway . |
| 5 | so she got up as well . |
| 6 | She got out as soon as she could , and found work in the weaving sheds — " she was a good weaver ; six looms under her by the time she was sixteen " — marry , produce nine children , eight of whom emigrated to the cotton mills of Massachusetts before the First World War , managed , " never went before the Guardians " .1 It was much , much later that I learned from One Hand Tied Behind Us that four was the usual number of looms for a Lancashire weaver ; Burnley weavers were not well organised , and my great-grandmother had six not because she was a good weaver but because she was exploited . " |
| 7 | She straightened up as Melissa approached , pulled off one of her gardening gloves and combed back her hair with her fingers . |
| 8 | She bounded off as though over stepping stones , from one object to another that would scarcely hold , old tyres , old boots , the ribs of crates from which the seagulls were dislodged in resentment . |
| 9 | The bill had already been taken care of , she found out as she asked a porter to help with their bags . |
| 10 | She was sitting by the window at a little table she used as a writing desk , and she jerked round as he entered the room , but she did n't rise . |
| 11 | A frisson wriggled down her spine but the room held no other occupant and though she turned round as soon as she decently could , Berndt Tjerssen contrived to look like a sweet , chubby old man . |
| 12 | She turned round as she reached the pavement to discover Urquhart a few steps behind . |
| 13 | She glanced round as Melissa entered , alerted by the creak of the heavy wooden door , but immediately returned to her task of removing faded blooms and replacing them with fresh ones . |
| 14 | She glanced round as she spoke , wondering if the beautiful Tara was nearby , enjoying the curious argument . |
| 15 | She glanced round as his footsteps grew louder , and when his tall figure loomed up out of the gloom she frowned , because she had discovered she was pleased to see him . |
| 16 | She glanced up as the secretary put her head round the door . |
| 17 | She glanced back as she shut the gate behind her . |
| 18 | She swung round as Adam came towards her . |
| 19 | Crying Steve 's name with relief , she swung round as she heard a footfall on the dry brush behind her . |
| 20 | She broke off as she noticed Trusty shaking her head sadly . |
| 21 | She broke off as another memory stirred … that same evening , but later , raised voices coming from her mother 's room , her child 's feet pattering along the landing , peeping through a crack in the door … |
| 22 | I do n't know … help me , I — ’ She broke off as his mouth tugged gently , suckled , moved over her breasts to nudge and explore , spreading flame and desire like a raging thirst that must be quenched . |
| 23 | They 're coming back on the first Wednesday of next month with a bus load of about forty Women 's Institute members — ’ She broke off as she realised he was staring at her in horror . |
| 24 | She broke off as though to allow this to sink in then went on : ‘ Father knew perfectly well that my brother and I did n't agree , that we would part as soon as possible , so he made sure that we would be tied together in all the wrangling that would go on because of the joint legacy . ’ |
| 25 | She broke off as the door opened , fixing a smile to her throbbing mouth as she recognised the elderly woman . |
| 26 | She broke off as the office door opened and Debbie burst into the room . |
| 27 | She broke off as Fred came into the room . |
| 28 | She broke off as Jim came towards them . |
| 29 | She broke down as she surveyed the scene . |
| 30 | If you had n't come along when you did … ’ she trailed off as she struggled to hold back the tears . |