Example sentences of "[adv] as he [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Among Fianna Fail members , Mr MacSharry is seen as the man with the courage and determination to revive the party 's flagging fortunes , just as he did for the Irish economy four years ago . |
2 | Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door . |
3 | ‘ It was the talk of the set — the rumour monitors were working overtime , ’ Jim said yesterday as he talked for the first time about the couple 's whirlwind romance . |
4 | In so far as he argued for the separation of economics from politics for the purpose of analysis , in a theoretical examination of the Soviet economy he seemed to be following in the footsteps of Marx . |
5 | But even as he reached for the man he lost his footing . |
6 | In Wilson 's first defeat by a British competitor over this distance for 2½ years the two swam neck and neck for just over half the race before Akers suddenly pulled ahead as he searched for an Olympic qualifying time . |
7 | He had pulled a hamstring during his warm-up and had done well to patrol as relentlessly as he did for an hour . |
8 | Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door . |