Example sentences of "as they [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether this has any foundation in science or whether it reflects the old-fashioned ‘ punitive ’ approach , men up and down the country , known for their ten-pint capacity or love for fine wine , are receiving old-fashioned looks as they ask for a half-pint of lime juice or a tonic on its own . |
| 2 | TSB invite readers to attend Saturday 's local County finals , which take place at the Bebington Oval , to cheer on Merseyside 's budding Christies and Gunnells as they fight for a place in the Merseyside team . |
| 3 | The mystical writings of the fifth century author who had adopted the pseudonym Dionysius the Areopagite were quite well known in Europe , even though they never had the same appeal for Europeans as they had for the Greeks . |
| 4 | The audience waved , swayed and sang along enthusiastically , as they had for the procession of artists who had preceded him . |
| 5 | ‘ YOU really went over the top today , Charlie , ’ grinned the Captain to the Old Stager as they reassembled for the match . |
| 6 | ‘ You really should be riding a horse , ’ Artemis 's stepmother said to her one morning as they waited for the hounds to move off . |
| 7 | ‘ He 's the least likely murderer , though , Jim , ’ said Wickham as they waited for the man to join them . |
| 8 | As they waited for the casket to be hoisted on to the boat , Nathan noticed a preacher on the other side of the quay . |
| 9 | The tour subsequently went ahead , but the Wallabies did n't let the grass grow under their feet as they waited for the ANC to make a decision . |
| 10 | Jack Bryson , the chief cameraman , told her as they waited for the director 's ‘ OK ’ to strike the set , a quizzical grin seaming his weather-beaten face . |
| 11 | There was talk of resignations as they waited for the opinion polls . |
| 12 | Once or twice as they waited for the ceremonial to begin he saw the eyes of the Annamese sovereign shift anxiously in their direction and he dabbed occasionally at his pale perspiring face with a silken handkerchief that he held concealed in one of his voluminous sleeves . |
| 13 | In the National Liberal Club last night , party activists were busy savouring the mathematic soup stirred up by television exit polls as they waited for the results to roll in . |
| 14 | She was calm and did not rail in spite , that night , as they waited for the island 's noises to change to the night 's flutings and clicks and sighs . |
| 15 | Two were already straining from the hands of their masters , neck ruffs erect as they waited for the moment of release on to the sawdust-strewn pit floor . |
| 16 | The girlfriends and wives of the young officers were pretty , well-bred girls who leant over to each other and laughed a lot as they waited for the ceremony to start . |
| 17 | It was won by the Cheshire Youth Orchestra , who were in jubilant mood as they left for the journey home . |
| 18 | ‘ Maybe your dybbuk 's gone , ’ says Naomi afterwards , as they pause for a takeaway kebab . |
| 19 | Royal wedding fever gripped spectators at a Highland Games meeting yesterday — as they hoped for an announcement on the possible marriage of Princess Anne and Commander Tim Laurence . |
| 20 | They looked at each other and laughed as they went for the top A and each found that no noise came out at all . |
| 21 | ‘ I had no idea it was so beautiful around here , ’ Lisa murmured as they paused for a moment on a promontory to admire the view that stretched out before them . |
| 22 | Two goals from Butt and one from Beckham , with McCall pulling one back for Palace , were enough to silence an enthusiastic crowd of 7,825 and give United a two-goal advantage for their return leg at Old Trafford as they challenge for a record seventh Youth Cup win . |
| 23 | A police constable was injured as bottles and other missiles were thrown at 300 British National Party supporters as they arrived for the rally in York Hall , Bethnal Green . |
| 24 | A noisy demonstration of several hundred youngsters protesting against the proposed increases greeted councillors as they arrived for the meeting of the district council . |
| 25 | It would obviously be the worst of craftsmanship to score the first four bars as they stand for the violins and viola and at the fifth bar to weaken one of the parts by division . |
| 26 | Their necks stretched as they tried for a beak hold . |
| 27 | Whole supermarkets in the Valley were stripped of their provender in a decorous food riot by the affluent , loading up their Wagoneers with Porterhouse and T-bone as they headed for the hills . |
| 28 | Their grey sandy fur was ruffed out for warmth and occasionally he saw the snarl of their teeth as they turned for a moment on each other in play . |
| 29 | Chelsea will decide whether to sign Szewczyk in the next 48 hours as they look for a replacement for injured Paul Elliott . |
| 30 | We spoke in earlier chapters of people 's search for meaning as they look for the person who has died , and saw that at such times a sortie into faith healing or clairvoyance is quite common . |