Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb base] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 One as I say for seventy crackers .
2 as soon as you know for definite
3 and you can go on it anywhere as far as you like for forty pence .
4 But I think that you have got to regulate these things and choose couples , like you may , as you do for adoptive children and not , just like throw in anybody these things have got to be controlled .
5 Just as you care for dry skin on the face , the scalp needs a soothing touch … gentle cleansing and moisturising .
6 ‘ We 're also recognising the strength of local teams as we drive for increased market share in the individual countries of the new Europe .
7 £60m paid off as we save for rainy day
8 As we do for any competitor , ’ says Barry Wheeler , assistant marketing director of Otis .
9 The significance of this comparative quiet will not be lost on party leaders as they prepare for provincial elections in the next 18 months .
10 And as they prepare for first division football he 's relishing another challenge , just as he 's looking forward to renewing acquaintances with certain Meath players today .
11 " Were it not for what they receive out of the tax … they would not knit or spin for so small wages , as they receive for that work , because they would starve by it . "
12 The Ruiari Og outfit swamped Loughguile in he semi-final — a win that bolstered confidence in their camp as they bid for back-to-back honours .
13 Official recognition of the importance of the cliff , in danger of eroding away , will give campaigners added weight as they press for greater coastal protection measures .
14 The effect of this responsiveness is that they are well able to foster innovation , as they look for inventive solutions to emerging problems , but they are in no position to protect those innovations from fluctuating demand .
15 For others , such as Miró and Calder , the boundary between painting and sculpture is continually displaced as they search for new ways of combining the two , with the emphasis on space , in the case of Giacometti , or real movement of forms .
16 The heaters that can kill — warning to elderly as they search for cheap fuel
17 However , in the midst of a changing countryside , it is rural and suburban gardens rather than fields and hedgerows that now provide some of the best havens for these mammals , as they do for much of our native wildlife .
18 The Head and Governors have a special burden of responsibility as they do for all matters concerned with the running of the school .
19 Those risks can turn sour , as they do for any pin-striped market-maker .
20 We have been and are very well served in N V C O. Our President , Sir Kenneth , our vice-presidents , and in particular , the Chair , the Vice-Chairs , and Treasurer , give us a great deal of their time , and I do mean give , as they work for many hours on behalf of N C V O without payment .
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