Example sentences of "as they [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mystical writings of the fifth century author who had adopted the pseudonym Dionysius the Areopagite were quite well known in Europe , even though they never had the same appeal for Europeans as they had for the Greeks . |
| 2 | The audience waved , swayed and sang along enthusiastically , as they had for the procession of artists who had preceded him . |
| 3 | ‘ YOU really went over the top today , Charlie , ’ grinned the Captain to the Old Stager as they reassembled for the match . |
| 4 | All sounds were muffled except the song of the birds and the pigeons were puffed up , looking as if they were wearing greatcoats , as they waited for the generous breakfast which they knew Jane would bring out to them . |
| 5 | There was talk of resignations as they waited for the opinion polls . |
| 6 | In the National Liberal Club last night , party activists were busy savouring the mathematic soup stirred up by television exit polls as they waited for the results to roll in . |
| 7 | Two were already straining from the hands of their masters , neck ruffs erect as they waited for the moment of release on to the sawdust-strewn pit floor . |
| 8 | As they waited for the casket to be hoisted on to the boat , Nathan noticed a preacher on the other side of the quay . |
| 9 | The tour subsequently went ahead , but the Wallabies did n't let the grass grow under their feet as they waited for the ANC to make a decision . |
| 10 | The girlfriends and wives of the young officers were pretty , well-bred girls who leant over to each other and laughed a lot as they waited for the ceremony to start . |
| 11 | ‘ You really should be riding a horse , ’ Artemis 's stepmother said to her one morning as they waited for the hounds to move off . |
| 12 | Once or twice as they waited for the ceremonial to begin he saw the eyes of the Annamese sovereign shift anxiously in their direction and he dabbed occasionally at his pale perspiring face with a silken handkerchief that he held concealed in one of his voluminous sleeves . |
| 13 | ‘ Why two rooms ? ’ asked Billie as they waited for the slow-moving lift to ascend to the third floor . |
| 14 | She was calm and did not rail in spite , that night , as they waited for the island 's noises to change to the night 's flutings and clicks and sighs . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's the least likely murderer , though , Jim , ’ said Wickham as they waited for the man to join them . |
| 16 | Jack Bryson , the chief cameraman , told her as they waited for the director 's ‘ OK ’ to strike the set , a quizzical grin seaming his weather-beaten face . |
| 17 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 18 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she demanded angrily as they waited for the ancient lift to grind its way up from below . |
| 19 | It was won by the Cheshire Youth Orchestra , who were in jubilant mood as they left for the journey home . |
| 20 | Reading have returned to the blueprint of their 1990 title success by recalling Per Jonsson and Armando Castagna as they strive for the right formula to regain the league championship . |
| 21 | Any morning you could see them tearing through the tree-tops , chasing each other up and down as they searched for the red berries that they loved . |
| 22 | Gabellah speaks confidently of the faith and unanimity of his men as they prepare for the constitutional talks . |
| 23 | ALISON Hargreaves and her children put in some low-altitude training in Scotland yesterday as they prepared for the high life of the Himalayas . |
| 24 | Scientists working on the jet fusion project at Culham in south Oxfordshire have been protesting today in a bid to influence leading figures in the project as they met for the second day of their full Council Meeting . |
| 25 | Children who received punishment as they reached for the attractive toy showed greater resistance to temptation than children punished just after they had picked it up or at a point several seconds later . |
| 26 | They looked at each other and laughed as they went for the top A and each found that no noise came out at all . |
| 27 | A police constable was injured as bottles and other missiles were thrown at 300 British National Party supporters as they arrived for the rally in York Hall , Bethnal Green . |
| 28 | A noisy demonstration of several hundred youngsters protesting against the proposed increases greeted councillors as they arrived for the meeting of the district council . |
| 29 | It would obviously be the worst of craftsmanship to score the first four bars as they stand for the violins and viola and at the fifth bar to weaken one of the parts by division . |
| 30 | As they headed for the first aircraft they were fired on by a sentry . |