Example sentences of "as we [vb past] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , it 's one of the minor unfortunate facts of life that a detumescing willy is prone to trap stray pube hairs under the foreskin as it scrolls forward again , and that was why I was adjusting my clothing as we braked for the bend above Cairndow . |
| 2 | The grid screen is now shown , 45 squares wide and 38 squares high , as we saw for the intarsia chart printing . |
| 3 | But as we prepared for the day in the early dawn , with the birds tuning up outside our African ‘ rondavel ’ hut , we both felt impelled to reach the tough core of the Right-wing settlers , Smith 's Rhodesia Front . |
| 4 | Here is another example of BR communication photographed on Middlesbrough station as we waited for the Hartlepool train . |
| 5 | As we waited for the lights to change I noticed a sleek white sports car which had stopped at the foot of the church steps to take in a passenger . |
| 6 | The doctor had fixed it in place in the car , as we waited for the luggage to be stowed . |
| 7 | poised as we waited for the sound of breaking glass , |
| 8 | The next morning he came with me to the station , and as we waited for the train , we watched the crowds . |
| 9 | That day , as we waited for the doctor to come back from the mountains , was one of deep anxiety for the whole family . |
| 10 | We met a group of walkers at the top , who cheered as we raced for the cross . |
| 11 | Naturally Terry had hard-line views on all this , and as we changed for the show on that charged night he proclaimed them to the entire cast , as if he were addressing a meeting . |
| 12 | The catechist will read out in the same way as we did for the Celebration of Enrolment , erm whichever catechist is doing will say I present to you and call out a name , and you stand up in your seat with your parents . |
| 13 | Why do not we set an example in Scotland , as we did for the poll tax ? |
| 14 | I glanced at my watch as we headed for the stairs . |