Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb past] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 2 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 3 | Another three weeks passed as I waited for the reassuring ‘ chit ’ . |
| 4 | Going to the first GLF meeting brought together these two aspects of myself as I saw for the first time the emotional need to have a context where I could be open and proud of my gayness , as well as the political context where my sexuality would seem relevant to all the other things that were going on around me at work and in the country at large . |
| 5 | As I reached for the fallen picture he said to me , ‘ That door 's gooin' ter fall off its 'inges one of these times . ’ |
| 6 | In order to believe in the Devil we must rid ourselves of unhelpful images of him ( though we do not need to wax philosophical about him as I did for the doubting lady ! ) . |
| 7 | Only when Bert Rafferty was called to give evidence did Harriet Tremayne show any sign of breaking down , as she listened for the first time to his description of exactly what had happened on that harrowing morning . |
| 8 | She was living with her boyfriend as she had for the last eight years and the hospital team were quite happy to talk to him about the proposed care plan for her . |
| 9 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 10 | Her hands were shaking as she reached for the first of the envelopes . |
| 11 | The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch . |
| 12 | Speechless , she glared at him , then felt the colour start back to her cheeks as she realised for the first time what he was dressed in , which was very little indeed . |
| 13 | As she hunted for a worn pair of leather gloves in the pocket of her pelisse , she did not appear to notice that she had been pulled closely in to the gentleman for a few brief seconds . |
| 14 | As she left for the first night party , she just had time to tell us what she thought : |
| 15 | The call was lost in the sound of her heart pounding furiously as she ran for the cliff-top . |
| 16 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 17 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 18 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 19 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 20 | She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers . |
| 21 | Unwisely Spain intrigued for an anti-British coalition as she intrigued for an anti-American coalition in 1898 ; as Wellington observed , Spain acted ‘ as if Europe were at her feet ’ . |
| 22 | We were bunched together in the semi-final of the 1976 Olympic 1500m in Montreal and as we went for the same small gap I felt his spike again my shin . |
| 23 | Tamed native birds flocked on the poolside boardwalk of their rented hideaway , ‘ Hawksnest ’ , as we met for the first time , and Robin encircled his shyness with a stream-of-consciousness banter , made easier by the antics of a visiting cocker spaniel , which bit the head off a parrot . |
| 24 | A major emphasis was placed on Intercession and listening to God This was invaluable as we prepared for the first section of outreach in Budapest , Hungary . |
| 25 | If we had played for the whole 90 minutes as we did for the first hour we would have beaten Rangers . ’ |
| 26 | CAMERA-shy ministers avoided photographers yesterday as they gathered for a crucial Cabinet meeting to thrash out the Government 's public spending plans for the coming financial year . |
| 27 | As they longed for a spiritual assurance of Christ 's presence and received it in the Holy Spirit which literally inspired in them knowledge and love of God so the meditator may grow in inner spiritual knowledge ( c.33 , 36 ) . |
| 28 | Resting gratefully on his pitchfork as they waited for a slow-moving loaded wagon to reach them from the far end of the field , Seb said , ‘ There 'll be another hundred acres to work by the spring . |
| 29 | ‘ Why two rooms ? ’ asked Billie as they waited for the slow-moving lift to ascend to the third floor . |
| 30 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she demanded angrily as they waited for the ancient lift to grind its way up from below . |