Example sentences of "as he [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within six days , on 3 May 1862 , the young boy died , Benjamin declaring as he applied for a certificate that he had been present at the death . |
| 2 | He had half expected a divine pre-emptive strike , a thunderbolt maybe , as he queued for the body and blood . |
| 3 | One man was shot four times in the legs as he went for a walk . |
| 4 | A long pass by Andy Gregory almost conceded an early try but Graeme Hallas knocked on as he went for the interception . |
| 5 | You must learn to have a little more confidence in your … ’ he hesitated , his firmly-moulded lips slightly parted as he searched for a word ‘ … desirability . ’ |
| 6 | The horse galloped madly round the pen , head turned to the outside as he searched for an opening . |
| 7 | Then , set against the incredibly complicated French and Indian Wars , the actual story has Hawkeye falling in with the Brits as he falls for the daughter ( Stowe ) of a Scots officer . |
| 8 | As he waits for the computer to load up the programmes , he scans the rolls of newly arrived faxes . |
| 9 | Bored as he waits for the liquid to boil , eyed admiringly by his pint-sized partner , he plays with wooden spills , dipping them into the solution and passing them through the flame beneath . |
| 10 | He taps his pencil up and down as he waits for the finance director to finish . |
| 11 | The young constable was polite and thorough , as he arranged for the cupboard door to be dusted for fingerprints . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It smashed into his ribs , forcing his mouth open again , more soup choking into his lungs , his eyes gummed with it as he fought for the surface . |
| 14 | He pulled on a pair of folding sunglasses ( the sort you pay an extra load for to have ‘ Porsche ’ stamped across your field of vision ) as he made for the driver 's door , but even with them and the soft brown leather blouson jacket , which made him look a bit like an off-duty copper ( they get them cheap down Brick Lane ) , I still recognized him . |
| 15 | His tongue hung from his mouth as he made for the south — and dust pothered up from his feet . |
| 16 | As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them . |
| 17 | Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door . |
| 18 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 19 | As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ? |
| 20 | Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door . |
| 21 | Straight and fast flew Bower-bird as he made for the mountain top . |
| 22 | His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room . |
| 23 | Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms . |
| 24 | And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line . |
| 25 | Twenty-seven year old Alan Dobbs from Tredworth in Gloucester collapsed at Schipol airport as he waited for a flight to Briatin . |
| 26 | As he waited for a colleague delivering mail to Mr Reenan 's £300,000 Oxfordshire home , Ron said : ‘ One minute he 's talking about going to Diana , the next he 's gone to a newspaper . |
| 27 | The 27-year-old , from Hornsey , north London , died in hospital after being attacked as he waited for a train with his brother at Finsbury Park Tube station . |
| 28 | As he waited for the noise to die down , Forester looked around the room . |
| 29 | As he waited for the executioner , he was dressed in the blue suit that he had worn on his last public appearance . |
| 30 | He shifted from one foot to the other as he waited for the door to be answered . |