Example sentences of "[v-ing] as he [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harding was looking at him now all right , voice shaking as he fought for control : ‘ Firstly … |
| 2 | McCurbin died of asphyxiation from pressure applied to the neck , but the police who arrested him said that they thought he was faking as he struggled for life . |
| 3 | A different sort of light flickered in the distance , and Doyle crouched down , squinting as he sought for shape and identity in the night . |
| 4 | J.G.V. writes about the knitters , especially one , ‘ Busby ’ , who used to fetch water from the water spouts ( the only supply ) , knitting as he waited for his pail to fill , he was ‘ one of the incessant knitters of Sedbergh ’ . |
| 5 | Without a word he rolled off her , one arm raised to cover his eyes , chest heaving as he sought for control . |
| 6 | There was an ‘ Oof ! ’ of expelled air as the man fell to his knees , his broad shoulders heaving as he strained for his next breath . |
| 7 | 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 . |