Example sentences of "as i [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was celebrated at court for the eloquence of his sermons , and in 1683 Lord Dartmouth , who commanded the large fleet which was to visit Tangiers and evacuate its garrison , implored him ‘ For God 's sake , and as I am to answer for the preservation of so many souls as he hath put under my care ’ , to join the expedition as his chief chaplain . |
| 2 | ‘ Not so long as I am working for you . ’ |
| 3 | So long as I was looking for someone who might want to murder Michael Banks , I was getting nowhere . |
| 4 | Bread never went mouldy in Algeria , which meant that so long as I was prepared for a good chew , I could always buy enough to last to the next village . |
| 5 | And then , just as I was reaching for my battered copy of Einstein , Jon Snow gave away the secret . |
| 6 | My peg was on a gravel point , it looked perfect for the stick float but as I was fishing for a good weight I opted to start on the feeder . |