Example sentences of "as he [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face . |
| 32 | He grinned , baring rabbit teeth stained brown , his eyes crinkling with laughter as he reached for the drink Nils had just poured him . |
| 33 | The other two were — ’ he looked up at the roof as he struggled for the word ‘ — how you say , scared of him ? |
| 34 | Well topped up with these , thought Boyd as he hunted for the bread knife , she would be in a much more amicable mood , and then he might get somewhere with her . |
| 35 | ‘ ’ remarked from Faverolles as he prepared for the Blind-man 's buff competition . |
| 36 | It was an unhappy and tense discussion and can have done absolutely nothing for Geoffrey Howe 's morale as he prepared for the afternoon . |
| 37 | Watching Violet sitting through the preliminaries to the world title elimination bout was rather like watching her son as he prepared for the fight . |
| 38 | But as he departed for the pantry the bell rang for afternoon tea to be served . |
| 39 | Waves washed over them , driving Mariana out of his arms as he grabbed for the side of the saloon companionway . |
| 40 | ‘ Cheshire ! ’ exclaimed Rose , moving to intercept him as he turned for the door . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | He strode towards her , his shoulder brushing hard against hers as he headed for the door . |
| 43 | As he headed for the sanctuary of the dressing-room , accompanied by armed soldiers , the home fans spat , threw coins and jeered at the tiny Scot . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | Ruth found herself giving him a shove as he jumped for the top of the gate . |