Example sentences of "as he [verb] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kaas leant forward and dragged Adam to his feet as he yelled for the guards to come in and help him . |
| 2 | As he searched for the joys of his boyhood , grumpy old George Bowling sensed deterioration all around him : in the news headlines , in threats of imminent violence and destruction , and in the disfigurements of ‘ Americanisation ’ . |
| 3 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 4 | Then he was striding away from her , his boots echoing on the wooden boards as he made for the stairs . |
| 5 | William sighed as he reached for the matches to relight his pipe . |
| 6 | He arched her roughly forward so that her head was crushed against his stomach , her face just inches from his groin as he reached for the hands bound behind her back . |
| 7 | Given the excessive demands already placed upon Walter Smith 's squad at domestic , European and international level , and the injury crisis which envelops Rangers ' manager as he prepares for the Champions League game with FC Brugge tomorrow , it would seem likely Roxburgh will lose some of the Ibrox contingent . |
| 8 | This is not therefore the work of an out-and-out Comtean positivist , but of a man who had some sensitivity to the nuances of primitive worldviews , as he did for the problems of children and of his patients . |
| 9 | As he headed for the kitchens , wondering what had happened , he saw Mould running towards him . |
| 10 | He had managed to endear himself to all of them within the week , and they shared his agony as he groped for the lines . |