Example sentences of "[noun] as he [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man hesitated , his eyes flicking nervously from side to side as he waited for the magic . |
| 2 | One man was shot four times in the legs as he went for a walk . |
| 3 | A glint of bright intelligence appeared in Cyril Causeley 's eyes as he stopped for a moment in his upward progress , and looked down at Greg : ‘ Ah , well — in this business you have to see the way the wind is blowing . |
| 4 | It 's a very personal way of thinking and writing which we have encountered several times already , and which now , twenty-seven years after that letter to his brother , appears most insistently with Raskolnikov as he Paused for a moment to take breath , to collect himself , and to enter as a man ’ and tell the police who it was killed the old money-lender and her sister . |
| 5 | And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line . |
| 6 | But Horsley put these thoughts to the back of his mind as he headed for the party at Caxton House , determined to enter into the spirit of things . |
| 7 | The other two were — ’ he looked up at the roof as he struggled for the word ‘ — how you say , scared of him ? |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday 's John Harkes is one of five players with European clubs wanted by United States coach Bora Milutinovic as he prepares for the friendly match against Ireland in Dublin on April 29 . |
| 9 | His tongue hung from his mouth as he made for the south — and dust pothered up from his feet . |
| 10 | Kaas leant forward and dragged Adam to his feet as he yelled for the guards to come in and help him . |
| 11 | He leaned forward , his forearms resting on his knees , his eyes riveted to the portable radio at his feet as he waited for the pitcher 's next delivery . |
| 12 | Ryder Cup star Paul Broadhurst was in confident mood as he prepared for the Mitsubishi Austrian Open , starting in Salzburg today . |
| 13 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 14 | He grinned , baring rabbit teeth stained brown , his eyes crinkling with laughter as he reached for the drink Nils had just poured him . |
| 15 | The superstar took over the lakeside complex at Snagov as he prepares for a sell-out concert in Bucharest tomorrow . |
| 16 | The horse galloped madly round the pen , head turned to the outside as he searched for an opening . |
| 17 | STEPHEN HENDRY continues to walk a tightrope between success and failure as he strives for the form that made him world champion just ten months ago . |
| 18 | All the testing at the Yamaha camp in Spain and in Australia , all the preparation , and all the homework are behind him now , and what he has left is the adrenalin pumping in his veins as he prepares for the biggest day of his sporting life . |
| 19 | So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door . |
| 20 | A POLICEMAN was injured in his patrol car yesterday in an accident as he waited for a nuclear weapons convoy to pass through Glasgow , writes Alan Forbes . |
| 21 | He brushed a speck of dust from his sleeve as he waited for the silence he required . |
| 22 | Then he was striding away from her , his boots echoing on the wooden boards as he made for the stairs . |
| 23 | His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room . |
| 24 | His beak was like the tip Of a rose thorn As he pecked for the cheese . |
| 25 | He had managed to endear himself to all of them within the week , and they shared his agony as he groped for the lines . |
| 26 | He arched her roughly forward so that her head was crushed against his stomach , her face just inches from his groin as he reached for the hands bound behind her back . |
| 27 | He shifted from one foot to the other as he waited for the door to be answered . |
| 28 | Less than ten yards away from Harry as he waited for the Swindon train , the same man stood examining paperbacks on a bookstall . |
| 29 | He plunged into it , and the mud closed over his head as he struggled for a footing . |
| 30 | One night as he waited for a young man to find him a cab , I saw my chance . |