Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] his [noun] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McMurdo and Waugh paid their share but Johnstone prevaricated until 1989 when Sheriff Officers acting for the brewery issued arrestment orders ‘ freezing ’ Johnstone 's wages from his work in broadcasting and sports journalism , where he eventually found his niche as a witty and streetwise commentator . |
| 2 | Where Keynes is concerned , they have long recognized his importance as an inspiration between the wars for a certain type of progressive , Lib-Lab politics : but few could pass an examination in Keynesian theory . |
| 3 | Although no clear winner emerged from the debate , most commentators believed that Clinton had performed well enough to consolidate his position as the leading contender . |
| 4 | In spite of Amritsar , he announced himself willing to co-operate with the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms which were unveiled at the end of the year , and only changed his mind as the degree of Dyer 's support in British public opinion was borne in upon him , and as he began to find himself isolated by the more radical elements in Congress , who had either already lost their faith in the British , or had never had any . |
| 5 | In so adroitly ‘ carrying ’ Gandhi , Irwin greatly reduced his value as an ally . |
| 6 | Alan was well aware of his own gifts and of what they might lead him to become , but I am not sure he entirely welcomed his role as a leader of lesser men . |
| 7 | ‘ And he would n't be the first man to become deeply jealous when he sees another man apparently usurping his role as a father . ’ |
| 8 | Blencowe apparently owed his career as a judge to Wallis who turned down a bishopric for himself but asked that his son-in-law be considered for a judicial appointment [ DNB , 20 , 598–602 ] . |
| 9 | What Odysseus hears is without consequence for him ; he is able only to nod his head as a sign to be set free from his bonds ; but it is too late ; his men , who do not listen , know only the song 's danger but nothing of its beauty , and leave him at the mast to save him and themselves . |
| 10 | The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres , a former Tory minister , became the life peer Lord Balniel in 1974 , only to succeed his father as the earl in 1975 . |
| 11 | Ranulf stopped his chatter and when Corbett drew his sword so did his companions as a blatant warning to the dark shapes which lurked in the half-open doorways . |
| 12 | Although he dispensed hospitality lavishly to the townspeople , he had no success ; political folly only compounded his incompetence as a landlord , and some Chichester tradesmen were still waiting for their bills to be settled ten years later . |
| 13 | Manville did not regard his surveillance as a betrayal of trust , either . |
| 14 | Although God specifically warned Job 's comforters not to postulate his sins as the cause of his sufferings , the Middle Ages preferred , like most ages , to ignore what God said . |
| 15 | For example , the capital letters of " How Do You Like London " might suggest a number of phonetic factors abnormal loudness , slow-motion delivery , stressing of every syllable — all expressive of the proverbial Englishman 's assumption that those who can not speak his language as a native are deaf or stupid , or both . |
| 16 | He did not use his position as a potential leader to mobilize black sentiment or cull support for black people ; he simply conformed to the mould of a black sportsman without showing much inclination for socially significant causes . |
| 17 | He did not resume his role as a major lender until after 1689 but meanwhile he had blossomed into a Kentish landowner and re-entered Parliament . |
| 18 | Spreadeagled on the roof of the car in a scissors or St Andrew 's Cross position , he concentrated on holding on and not losing his balance as the train gathered speed under the shadow of the Westway and rocked past the desolate terraces of north Kensington . |
| 19 | James had just finished his years as a medical student and took his vocation very seriously . |
| 20 | But this is not to dismiss his vision as an irrelevance in the forging of a nascent science . |
| 21 | He quickly made his mark as a district administrator . |
| 22 | She must know how to give or take his hand and always to acknowledge his presence as an equal partner in the dance . |
| 23 | At the age of seventeen he left home to pursue his trade as a tin miner in Devon , succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle , and on 16 July 1821 , at Kea church , took a wife , Joanne , who had also abandoned Methodism . |
| 24 | And if Mr. Birt does find himself out of a job , he could always try his luck as a timeshare salesman . |
| 25 | Ximena was seen as representing the former , while Rodrigo , who had formally renounced his rights as a Castilian noble , now stood for Leon . |
| 26 | Again there was silence between them , but as Mr Beecham stared at this young man , he remembered Martin hinting that his aunt kept the young boy on a tight rein ; and he also went further back and recalled Arthur 's confidence and how he had once described his sister-in-law as a frantic leech . |
| 27 | Blufton had carefully manicured his image as a man of the people over the past couple of years , the sergeant went on , preferring to give interviews in an open-necked shirt and jeans — both with designer labels — rather than wear a suit . |
| 28 | He also tried his hand as a film director , though less successfully , and wrote a play about a German who sought to take out a patent for gas ovens , which was staged to scant acclaim at the Arts Theatre in 1965 . |
| 29 | Peyton was admitted to Lincoln 's Inn in 1655 , having also succeeded his father as an examiner in Chancery in 1654 . |
| 30 | Kevin Buchan , of Capenhurst 's transport section , has also volunteered his services as a driver for a convoy setting out this month . |