Example sentences of "as he [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keeping himself hidden , Philip watched him as he looked for another stone . |
| 2 | He was still smiling as he reached for another claim-form . |
| 3 | As he reached for another lime Luke touched the preselect for Talent International . |
| 4 | As he prepares for this afternoon 's prestige friendly against the World Cup holders , Argentina , in Cagliari , Vicini is characteristically playing the match down . |
| 5 | As he prepares for this afternoon 's prestige friendly against the World Cup-holders , Argentina , in Cagliari , Vicini is characteristically playing the match down . |
| 6 | Barnacles were a fit subject for Darwin to work on , as he did for many years , because of their curious metamorphosis ; and also because of the way in which males have regressed to become merely vestigial in some species . |
| 7 | At that very second that we call upon the Lord , just as this dying thief called on him , the Lord will hear us and make his answer instantly the same as he did for this man . |
| 8 | Seldom had Sergeant Camb felt so sorry for anyone as he did for this woman who lay against the piled pillows . |
| 9 | If not , the batting options are almost limitless — including the possibility of Gooch dropping down the order , as he did for several one-dayers in India , and Mark Lathwell opening with Alec Stewart . |