Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Shamir called for a show of hands , Sharon sprang to his feet and called upon delegates to vote against the inclusion of deportees from the West Bank and Gaza Strip in a Palestinian delegation to enter into pre-election talks with Israel . |
| 2 | He sounded so fiercely protective that she wondered sadly what it would be like to have a man care for her as much as Roman cared for Berenice . |
| 3 | As Karlinsky waited for any other questions , the President stood up to turn and survey the congregation . |
| 4 | The mast quivered and bowed as Trent dived for the main and jib sheets , whipping them clear of the cam cleats . |
| 5 | David Rush , Brian Mooney and Warren Hawke stand by as Sunderland go for their fourth win in a row . |
| 6 | Sam Beckett and Noel Johnston each posted scores of as Bangor reached for eight . |
| 7 | As Angola prepares for the introduction of private newspapers and radio stations , Mozambique is n't far behind . |
| 8 | ‘ I do believe that girl 's beginning to grow up , ’ observed Brian , reaching for the jam as Camille left for the streets . |
| 9 | Philpott crossed to a map of Europe on the wall as Rust reached for the telephone to relay the orders . |
| 10 | Armies from Sweden and Spain , France , the Netherlands and from as far away as Transylvania contended for superiority . |
| 11 | Warning of the dire peril IBM faced at the hands of Unix , we suggested that so many parties were working on the thing that over time it would accrete to itself all the missing features that commercial users demanded , and that instead of simply trying to muddy the Unix waters as IBM did for so long , it should recognise that its most convincing answer to Unix was right there under its nose in the form of VM . |
| 12 | AS IBM LOOKS FOR FURTHER ALLIANCES IN PUSH INTO MERCHANT SEMICONDUCTORS |
| 13 | CARL PREAN , the English No 1 , secured four wins as England qualified for the semi-finals of the men 's team event with a 4–1 defeat of Holland at the European Championships in Stuttgart last night . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , as England prepare for their vital qualifier against Poland at Wembley , Paul Ince has promised he will not allow the threat of injuries and suspension to blunt his competitive edge . |
| 15 | Gooch even turned to the rarely-seen legspin of Robin Smith either side of lunch as England strained for the breakthrough , but Wright and Jones were proving models of self-denial . |
| 16 | As Hall departed for the dressing room , incensed Everton boss Howard Kendall gave him a tongue-lashing from the dugout . |
| 17 | Pro-reform deputies , fearing that anonymous voting would favour conservative deputies , remonstrated against this proposal , and Yeltsin left the hall as Khasbulatov appealed for " protection " from the deputies . |
| 18 | Almost certainly before Rachel an ancient goddess shed tears there bewailing her lover and , as Anat did for Ba'al , she ‘ continued sating herself with weeping , To drink tears like wine ’ . |
| 19 | He recovers it neatly , just as Serafin dives for it herself and sets more oranges cascading . |
| 20 | Graham 's first touch let him down as Boro waited for offside and Stephen Pears was able to smother the ball . |
| 21 | Central defender Alan Kernaghan equalised two minutes from time and Middlesbrough survived two late scares as Pompey pressed for the winner in a tense finale . |
| 22 | Duane Jackson ( Jeff Bridges ) has survived rocky adolescence and service in Korea to earn big money in the 70s boom , but as Anarene prepares for centennial celebrations , with a replica of ‘ Old Texasville ’ in the town square , he 's saddled with debts of $12 million , a marriage on the rocks and a tearaway elder son with a liking for older women . |
| 23 | No formal invites to tender had been issued as FlyPast closed for press . |
| 24 | It required close liaison as Sekers tendered for the business , adding their own design flair to the interpretation of the brief , and their technical skills to the specification . |
| 25 | Is it to set the general atmosphere and mood as Stravinsky did for The Firebird Mysterious sounds of the wind whispering in the trees , the soaring flight of a bird and the heavy tread of an unseen foot are still a wonderful introduction to this magic tale . |
| 26 | Yet I know of no picture in which the mid-day heat of Midsummer is so admirably expressed ; and were not the eye refreshed by the shade thrown over a great part of the foreground by some young trees , that border the road , and the cool blue of water near it , one would wish , in looking at it , for a parasol , as Fuseli wished for an umbrella when standing before one of Constable 's showers . |
| 27 | Then we need to see that as Jesus prayed for it , it is possible for it to occur ! |
| 28 | But referee Ed Morrison 's leniency led to bad blood spilling over in a six-man brawl as Richards looked for revenge . |
| 29 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc and Inglewood , California-based Locus Computing Corp say that Locus 's Merge MS-DOS-under-Unix is now available as SCO Merge for all Santa Cruz Unix System V/386 systems ; it runs MS-DOS applications as Unix processes on iAPX-86 machines . |
| 30 | Digital was always regarded in Galway with the same respect and awe as Cinderella had for her fairy godmother . |