Example sentences of "[adv] as he [verb] for the " 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 Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door .
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