Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But sometimes I get cut up by another vehicle as I go for a space — and it 's always a man . ’ |
| 2 | Working as I do for a technically based industry , I hope I may be forgiven for believing that almost anything can be achieved through technology , if we are dear enough about what is needed . |
| 3 | It 's an amusing game however , as you struggle for a seat out of the wind at the cairn to eat your peanut butter sandwiches , trying to guess which way everyone will go when they smack their lips , wipe their hands on their breeches and get up to leave . |
| 4 | She had tossed and turned — as she had for a fortnight — thinking of Amy , full of foreboding . |
| 5 | ‘ Maybe , ’ he said , sitting on her side of the bed as she reached for a woman 's magazine , ‘ maybe I 'm gay ! ’ |
| 6 | Once or twice , Jack had casually goosed her as she reached for a file . |
| 7 | Her hand shook slightly as she reached for a swab , and the child began to whimper as she gently began trying to clear the affected area in order to get a better look . |
| 8 | As she hunted for a worn pair of leather gloves in the pocket of her pelisse , she did not appear to notice that she had been pulled closely in to the gentleman for a few brief seconds . |
| 9 | A pregnant woman lost her baby after she fainted as she waited for a bus and fell into the path of a lorry driven by her uncle . |
| 10 | He was finally restrained by police after he grabbed Mrs Rodham as she waited for a bus . |
| 11 | Dawn astonished doctors by becoming pregnant as she waited for a hysterectomy after being told she would never have a child . |
| 12 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 13 | Mitch knelt beside her as she lay for a moment on the ground . |
| 14 | As she looked for a hiding place she could hear the voices increasing in volume . |
| 15 | He read out her time of departure , time of arrival and flight number , advising her to write it all down as if she was a half-wit , and she was glad he was n't there to see her face as she scrabbled for a pen and paper . |
| 16 | As she hesitated for a split-second when her escape was barred by the dancers , Roman caught up with her , grabbed her arm , hauled her to a standstill . |
| 17 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 18 | She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers . |
| 19 | The Darling Buds of May star was clearly suited to Blue Peter presenter John Leslie as she arrived for a show on London 's Capital Radio . |
| 20 | He warned Margaret Thatcher , as she prepares for a Commonwealth heads of government conference next week where the issue of sanctions on South Africa is expected to be central , against insisting that ‘ the regime ’ was moving in the right direction . |
| 21 | We use the same word for a quality of material things as we use for a bodily sensation . |
| 22 | Things got off to a bad start anyway when my Reliant Robin was crushed by Pahdra Singh 's Bentley as we jostled for a parking place . |
| 23 | As we prepare for a new week 's challenges , may we too be contented , for the same reason as Paul , because our relationship with God is one of close fellowship ‘ in ’ Him . |
| 24 | The Liberal Democrat candidate for Caerphilly yells after us as we sprint for a non-political platform . |
| 25 | We were in Hartlepool in the March of 1890 when Mr Frobisher , our then actor-manager , told us all as we assembled for a Monday morning rehearsal that he had secured the services of a great singer . |
| 26 | We get the same royalties for a CD as we do for a cassette |
| 27 | Whether this has any foundation in science or whether it reflects the old-fashioned ‘ punitive ’ approach , men up and down the country , known for their ten-pint capacity or love for fine wine , are receiving old-fashioned looks as they ask for a half-pint of lime juice or a tonic on its own . |
| 28 | CAMERA-shy ministers avoided photographers yesterday as they gathered for a crucial Cabinet meeting to thrash out the Government 's public spending plans for the coming financial year . |
| 29 | As they longed for a spiritual assurance of Christ 's presence and received it in the Holy Spirit which literally inspired in them knowledge and love of God so the meditator may grow in inner spiritual knowledge ( c.33 , 36 ) . |
| 30 | TSB invite readers to attend Saturday 's local County finals , which take place at the Bebington Oval , to cheer on Merseyside 's budding Christies and Gunnells as they fight for a place in the Merseyside team . |