Example sentences of "as [noun] [vb past] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | SKIPPER Mark Wright was the centre of transfer speculation last night as Liverpool flew here for their European Cup Winners ' Cup second leg tie against Apollon Limassol . |
| 2 | THE pound had another tense day , struggling to hold its own on the exchanges as investors waited nervously for weekend opinion polls before deciding their next move . |
| 3 | Escaped to a comforting , numbing succession of thanks and farewells , for the party was beginning to break up : ‘ Happy New Year , ’ echoed again and again , as Liz searched vaguely for Charles but could not find him , Happy New Year , see you soon , goodbye , say goodbye to Charles for me , goodbye . |
| 4 | As Nathan pulled away for the second time he could hear Lumberjack in the kitchen , frantically sawing the legs off tables and chairs . |
| 5 | After that there was no way back for Foulds as Doherty raced away for a 5–2 win , sealing it with a 60 break in what proved to be the final frame . |
| 6 | Tension was mounting as preparations got underway for the first ever race between a balloon , a steamroller … and a narrowboat.As entrants arrived for the annual steam rally at Upton , the contestants in the battle of the giants were all expressing optimism.Balloonist Chris Viles reckoned he was in with a good chance : |
| 7 | As preparations moved ahead for the invasion of Europe , the American Army was landed in Scotland at the Gareloch and Loch Ryan . |