Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb past] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following is a typical example of the character of the RAF as I saw it for the first time about a couple of months after I got to Baghdad . |
| 2 | I experienced the joy and excitement of the subject as I discovered something for the first time . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll be working like a Trojan for the next twelve weeks , ’ Lisa smiled back as she thanked him for the coffee . |
| 4 | In fact , as she considered it for the first time , she wondered how any of them had survived to tell the tale . |
| 5 | His heart lurched as he saw her for the first time for nine years , now in her new role as a woman . |
| 6 | Jobless Shepherd told a court his labrador Flash was savaged by a pit bull terrier as he took her for a late-night walk after drinking at a local club . |
| 7 | As he said it for the first time a smile flickered across his face , and in that instant his features were totally transformed . |
| 8 | But even as he braced himself for the end , Robin took a remarkable last photograph of himself for his family . |
| 9 | Ronni felt her blood leap and burn within her as he held it for a moment , squeezing gently , then , almost as though the gesture was an afterthought , allowing his thumb to graze lightly against the burning peak . |
| 10 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
| 11 | The blue eyes narrowed as he regarded her for a moment . |
| 12 | This back parlour , Hope thought , as he entered it for the third time that day , is like a little theatre : Act I , Colonel Moore ; Act II , Amaryllis ; Act III |