Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For once in my life there was no need to believe as I did or act as I chose for any reasons other than that I was personally convinced it was right . |
| 2 | We had tried to get a couple of er , here in Portsmouth but he had to attend , so we thought as we prepared for this conference this morning er , on the miners , that it would be appropriate to get a miner 's lamp to put and have them simply inscribed with the erm , the memory of the occasion , which turned out to be |
| 3 | Much as we longed for another child , and overjoyed as we were that we were to have another daughter , we both said that it was the hardest thing we had ever done , to see a lovely young mother say goodbye to her daughter . |
| 4 | As we do for any competitor , ’ says Barry Wheeler , assistant marketing director of Otis . |
| 5 | Jessica swung , clinging hard to Rory , as they made for another barn . |
| 6 | " Were it not for what they receive out of the tax … they would not knit or spin for so small wages , as they receive for that work , because they would starve by it . " |
| 7 | The Head and Governors have a special burden of responsibility as they do for all matters concerned with the running of the school . |
| 8 | We have been and are very well served in N V C O. Our President , Sir Kenneth , our vice-presidents , and in particular , the Chair , the Vice-Chairs , and Treasurer , give us a great deal of their time , and I do mean give , as they work for many hours on behalf of N C V O without payment . |
| 9 | The Galactic War continued , as it had for many generations . |
| 10 | But , as a concept determining the political and educational programme , it remained rather vague , standing as it did for all manner of virtues before a spectrum of interests . |
| 11 | What hope there is resides primarily in the same section of the news-stands as it has for several years — the ‘ serious ’ and ‘ specialist ’ music press . |
| 12 | Keeping himself hidden , Philip watched him as he looked for another stone . |
| 13 | He was still smiling as he reached for another claim-form . |
| 14 | As he reached for another lime Luke touched the preselect for Talent International . |
| 15 | As he prepares for this afternoon 's prestige friendly against the World Cup holders , Argentina , in Cagliari , Vicini is characteristically playing the match down . |
| 16 | As he prepares for this afternoon 's prestige friendly against the World Cup-holders , Argentina , in Cagliari , Vicini is characteristically playing the match down . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Seldom had Sergeant Camb felt so sorry for anyone as he did for this woman who lay against the piled pillows . |
| 20 | 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 . |