Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb past] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 2 | She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears . |
| 3 | There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off for the ‘ speeder . |
| 4 | Paulus could sense it too as she moved in for the kill to claim a 2-6 , 6-4 , 6-3 victory . |
| 5 | ‘ Pushing and shoving among that lot , no fear , ’ I said as we struck out for the woods . |
| 6 | Pipes and cigarettes glowed in the darkness as we settled down for the six-hour passage . |
| 7 | As we trooped in for the service , the sun caught it and , for a moment , I had a virion of what it must have really looked like , all those years ago , when they nailed poor old JC up before the people , one bright day in palestine . |
| 8 | Suddenly , as they arrowed in for the kill , the man-thing did something they had never experienced before in any hunted victim . |
| 9 | His unexpected action momentarily surprised them , but their canine brains instantly readjusted speed and timing of strike , as they arrowed in for the kill . |
| 10 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
| 11 | We then hit him over the head with the punt-pole and paddled off out of range of his piteously outstretched hands , cackling demonically as he went down for the third time . |
| 12 | His big blond head kept coming up , shaking once and then bobbing through the water as he struck out for the machine . |
| 13 | Collecting her ticket , she came up behind him again as he checked in for the flight . |
| 14 | As he reached out for the cheese , he heard a faint sound behind him … |
| 15 | As he set off for the airport Lewis remembered that he had told Adam from the first that only trouble could come from a person of his youth and inexperience inheriting a big house and land of the dimensions of Wyvis Hall . |