Example sentences of "as he [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within six days , on 3 May 1862 , the young boy died , Benjamin declaring as he applied for a certificate that he had been present at the death . |
| 2 | He had half expected a divine pre-emptive strike , a thunderbolt maybe , as he queued for the body and blood . |
| 3 | Kaas leant forward and dragged Adam to his feet as he yelled for the guards to come in and help him . |
| 4 | He 'd have quite liked to have spent the night on the couch in Polly 's living room , as he had for the last few months of their marriage , but it had not been offered as an option and he supposed it was just as well . |
| 5 | He had written for the ‘ Manchester Guardian ’ on the subject during the seasons of 1933/4/5 , then in 1937 he began writing for the ‘ Glasgow Herald ’ — not reporting on county cricket as he had for the ‘ Guardian ’ but instead turning his impeccable knowledge of the game to the study of the nature of the game itself . |
| 6 | One man was shot four times in the legs as he went for a walk . |
| 7 | A long pass by Andy Gregory almost conceded an early try but Graeme Hallas knocked on as he went for the interception . |
| 8 | You must learn to have a little more confidence in your … ’ he hesitated , his firmly-moulded lips slightly parted as he searched for a word ‘ … desirability . ’ |
| 9 | In Wilson 's first defeat by a British competitor over this distance for 2½ years the two swam neck and neck for just over half the race before Akers suddenly pulled ahead as he searched for an Olympic qualifying time . |
| 10 | The horse galloped madly round the pen , head turned to the outside as he searched for an opening . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | The cello concerto swelling through the house , the briny tang of the scallops in their marinade , doors opening and closing as he searched for the missing due . |
| 13 | Then , set against the incredibly complicated French and Indian Wars , the actual story has Hawkeye falling in with the Brits as he falls for the daughter ( Stowe ) of a Scots officer . |
| 14 | As he asked for the latest report , Marshka thought about the policeman and the Englishman . |
| 15 | Bored as he waits for the liquid to boil , eyed admiringly by his pint-sized partner , he plays with wooden spills , dipping them into the solution and passing them through the flame beneath . |
| 16 | He taps his pencil up and down as he waits for the finance director to finish . |
| 17 | As he waits for the computer to load up the programmes , he scans the rolls of newly arrived faxes . |
| 18 | The young constable was polite and thorough , as he arranged for the cupboard door to be dusted for fingerprints . |
| 19 | In so far as he argued for the separation of economics from politics for the purpose of analysis , in a theoretical examination of the Soviet economy he seemed to be following in the footsteps of Marx . |
| 20 | As he leaped for the null-grav shaft , he caught sight of the prisoner thrashing through the air two storeys above . |
| 21 | It smashed into his ribs , forcing his mouth open again , more soup choking into his lungs , his eyes gummed with it as he fought for the surface . |
| 22 | Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door . |
| 23 | Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms . |
| 24 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 25 | His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room . |
| 26 | As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ? |
| 27 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 28 | Straight and fast flew Bower-bird as he made for the mountain top . |
| 29 | And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line . |
| 30 | As he made for the road , the crickets hopped from him , all around , as if he 'd launched them . |