Example sentences of "as [subord] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The empath looked up at Fox as if for help , genuinely puzzled as to how to express his feeling in words . |
| 2 | Back in the house , she went from one ordinary object to the next , chairs , tables , bookcases , touching and leaning against them as if for help . |
| 3 | Her neck rested on the top curve of the seat and this lifted her mouth as if for kissing . |
| 4 | scrabbling at a window as if for air . |
| 5 | Someone appeared in the doorway and stood close to Hepzibah , as if for protection . |
| 6 | She slipped her hand into Mervyn 's and moved closer to him , as if for protection against some unnamed horror . |
| 7 | The committee , as if for protection against the masses , elected to follow Auguste 's example and had reserved a first-class railway compartment on the 10.45 express from Victoria . |
| 8 | Afterwards treat as if for shock with rest and a sweet drink . |
| 9 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 10 | She smiled again and reached for her handbag , sliding the diary free , laying it beside her as if for reference . |
| 11 | She pushed on the door as if for support , turning towards him and settling into her seat again as if that had always been her intention . |
| 12 | Unconsciously they had moved together as if for support . |
| 13 | She stood up and scanned the room , as if for inspiration . |
| 14 | He entered into it as if for sanctuary . |
| 15 | She looked to the young man as if for reassurance , and he smiled back and nodded for Ellie to go on in , which she did without , much to her surprise , suddenly finding herself sitting upright at home in bed , clutching her thin bedding around her and wondering how her mind could imagine such things . |
| 16 | Rousing herself , she glanced at the huge diamond solitaire on her left hand as if for reassurance , before picking up her luggage and heading for the steps which led down to the landing-stage and the vaporetti . |
| 17 | Holding my tie as if for balance , he let me have his actor 's stare , right between the eyes . |
| 18 | Until now , Fenway Court has always retained the feeling of a private home , enhanced by such domestic touches as little vases of flowers , evening concerts and even a table laid out as if for tea ; it never seemed wholly incredible that Mrs Gardner herself would suddenly stroll through the door . |
| 19 | He continually looked around him , as if for advice , then dropped his eyes to his shoes . |
| 20 | Lumberjack had looked up at him , as if for approval , his tongue dangling from his jaws . |
| 21 | In the robin ( A ) the ‘ arm ’ beneath the feathers is extended as if for flight , and folded within the ‘ wrist ’ well up under the cheek . |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps you should meet him , ’ Berdichev added hastily , glancing across at Douglas as if for confirmation . |