Example sentences of "as [noun] [vb base] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | IBM said it continued ‘ aggressively ’ to seek ways ’ to improve profitability , but admitted that sales of the AS/400 as well as of the mainframes declined as users wait for the new models . |
2 | IBM said it continued ‘ aggressively ’ to seek ways ’ to improve profitability , but admitted that sales of the AS/400 as well as of the mainframes declined as users wait for the new models . |
3 | Police are warning motorists not to travel on roads around Silverstone this evening where there are already eight mile tail backs as spectators arrive for the British Grand Prix . |
4 | Meanwhile as hospitals wait for the first evacuees … surgeons say they 'll work for nothing to save the sight of a ten year old bosnian boyu . |
5 | I was less impressed by a news story in the Sunday Times announcing that the Pope is cracking down on sinners for Easter week : ‘ The Pope has ordered priests in the confessional box to clamp down on sin as churches prepare for the traditional Easter rush of sinners seeking forgiveness this week , ’ it announced knowingly . |