Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March , I had a week of sustained psychological warfare with a heron : it would hunch on the garage roof as I left for work , and I could well imagine the thoughts of piscicide running through its reptilian brain . |
| 2 | Very much the same story as I conjectured for Nosema in the flour beetle and for the fluke in the snail . |
| 3 | By 9.00 a badger was warily sniffing the air in front of me , as I struggled for breath in the shadows . |
| 4 | The tackle and techniques I used were exactly the same as I use for pike in the UK . |
| 5 | But as I turn for home through the valley meadows , with rooks massing above the woods on either side , I begin to strike lucky . |
| 6 | As I fought for bar space to order the drinks , I looked over my shoulder and caught her making hand signals to a bunch of her friends camped on the stairs leading up to the Ladies ' toilets . |
| 7 | Later came the acute attacks of asthma — and the need for Caroline to pummel me ( it 's hilarious only in retrospect ! ) as I fought for breath . |
| 8 | Deliver him into my hands now and I swear , as I hope for salvation , that you will never have cause to regret it . |
| 9 | I 'm fond of Cora-Beth , very fond , but it is n't the same as I feel for Madeleine and somehow I 'll have to explain that to her . |
| 10 | but that , as I say for England and France erm they closed it for some reason |
| 11 | Even as I snatch for weapons , whip-tendrils seize my wrists and my neck . |
| 12 | The instructor must have heard my screams as I felt myself being dragged out as I gasped for air . |
| 13 | If I 'm going to a club I will wear much the same as I wear for work . |
| 14 | Marje adds : ‘ If you live a double life of lies and deception as I did for years and years , you need to speak about it eventually . |
| 15 | ‘ But I know I am not going to get as many goals as I do for England . |
| 16 | Choose as many as you like for £3.95 . |
| 17 | The main route , travelling in an anti-clockwise direction , covers approximately 40 miles , so allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops ! |
| 18 | Control the nitrite levels in the same way as you did for ammonia and eventually you will reach a point where you will get a nil reading for both . |
| 19 | For each day there is a diet sheet , more interesting key facts , and a weight and symptom chart for your to complete as you did for Stage I. It is vital that you keep this chart up to date : you will undoubtedly need to refer back at some point during the next few weeks , so the records are nothing short of vital ! |
| 20 | Make an extra portion of salad if you are eating salad that evening , and leave it in the fridge to be collected as you leave for work in the morning . |
| 21 | As you scrambled for response , the philosopher took over . |
| 22 | The implementation of policy leads us into many aspects of nature conservation not necessarily just on the Council 's own land but as you work for Fife Regional Council you will understand the ramifications of local authority influence . |
| 23 | Even as she prayed for deliverance , her body shook with the desire to be one with him . |
| 24 | The nails scored the palms of her hands as she fought for control . |
| 25 | She was seething , and was not certain , as she fought for control , that she would n't physically lash out at him yet . |
| 26 | Nicolo stared at her as she fought for self-control . |
| 27 | When she turned on her mother , her face was scarlet and her double chin wobbled as she sought for words . |
| 28 | Sally , her father 's wife , had advised her on more than one occasion , but Harriet had as little time for stylists as she had for clothes — and besides , she rather liked her hair just as it was . |
| 29 | The Trunchbull had as great a dislike for long hair on boys as she had for plaits and pigtails on girls and she was about to show it . |
| 30 | Gloria came every day , just as she had for Baby . |