Example sentences of "as [conj] seek " in BNC.
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| 1 | Karelius raised his eyes to the altar as if seeking inspiration . |
| 2 | ‘ The protector closed his eyes and bowed his head , as if seeking Divine guidance . |
| 3 | She stared him full in the eye , as if seeking the truth in the way he looked at her , rather than in the words he spoke . |
| 4 | of the two wooden chairs at the kitchen table and looked rather helplessly at the card with its seven clearly written digits , then glanced round as if seeking inspiration where to put it for safe keeping . |
| 5 | The corpse in the cage seemed to shift as if seeking release . |
| 6 | They will then dive and display and peer at you with their ‘ redcurrant ’ eye , as if seeking approval . |
| 7 | ‘ It was gone , Eric , ’ he had explained , his eyes fidgeting to every part of Colonel Windsor 's crammed office as if seeking some corner which would not awaken images of once familiar surroundings . |
| 8 | Plummer peered into the bottom of his glass , as if seeking inspiration there . |
| 9 | Now he cupped both hands around the plastic beaker full of luke-warm coffee and lowered his head , staring into the depths of the brown liquid as if seeking inspiration there . |
| 10 | He stared down into the depths of the carp pool , as if seeking the certainty of the past , then shook his head . |
| 11 | Crossley nodded and looked round again , as if seeking inspiration from the children 's slides and climbing-frames . |
| 12 | He glanced past C'zinsit at Jehan as he spoke , and raised his eyebrows as if seeking comment . |
| 13 | Dalziel 's gaze wandered suspiciously round the room as if seeking signs ‘ that someone had had the effrontery to deface the slightly peeling wall with festive decoration . |
| 14 | She hesitated , as if seeking the appropriate words . |
| 15 | He looked at their sceptical faces as if seeking support . |
| 16 | She made no sound but the tips of her taut and bloodless fingers dug into her temples as if seeking to sever the nerves that carried the message from ears to brain . |
| 17 | Now he looked positively sinister , his eyes continually flashing around as if seeking a challenge . |
| 18 | As the Men carried Minch away Creggan looked desperately about him as if to seek out some inspiration for the action and sign of hope that her final words had seemed to wish to invoke . |