Example sentences of "as [conj] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He used the same technique as when looking for a lost golf ball and took a line on a large house on the Ramsgate front . |
| 2 | He groped vaguely with his right hand as though reaching for a brush and as he did so he experienced an intolerable contraction in his chest , a paralysing pain , and with a cry of anguish he fell , taking the stool with him . |
| 3 | Her shoulders were hunched up high and her lips were pressed together tight and she sat there gripping her mug of tea in both hands and staring down into it as though searching for a way to answer these not-quite-so-innocent questions . |
| 4 | Actually , I find snowdrops rather insipid , ’ he admitted as though searching for an excuse for his negative attitude . |
| 5 | Johnny , as though realizing for the first time that he was still wearing his pyjama trousers , began to worry at the knot in the cord at his waist , the trembling of his hands causing him to fumble ineffectively . |
| 6 | Hauser called out as though asking for the tea to be served . |
| 7 | The Duke held up his branch like a banner and began to lead the way along to the east gate , but a large part of the crowd stayed in a half-circle round the group at the table , as though waiting for the victor 's crow in the cockfight . |