Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rather handsome Perpendicular church of St Andrew in Curry Rivel where the ceremony took place was soon to become a familiar enough place for Benjamin , as he took over as its organist to complement his work as the local headmaster . |
| 2 | The torrent of tears became a flood of determination to confirm his reputation as the world 's best young golfer . |
| 3 | He heard Lady whine her disappointment as the taller , quicker dog snapped another piece of Frankie 's sandwich from the air and swallowed it in a single gulp . |
| 4 | This is an exceedingly exciting time to be joining N C V O. I took over from at the beginning of September , nineteen ninety-one , with the reorganisation , thankfully fully , in place , and a clear strategic plan to fulfil our role as the voice of the voluntary sector . |
| 5 | Although the 1935 general election confirmed its position as the only main challenger for the left-wing vote , in that election it secured only 154 MPs — less than a quarter of the total membership of the Commons . |
| 6 | Crossman joined Ambrose 's Embassy Club Orchestra in 1926 , some years before the band made its name as the finest jazz group in Europe . |
| 7 | In certain rites and ceremonies the Phoenix Guard attend the Phoenix King , most notably when he is chosen and enters the flame eternal in the shrine to mark his rebirth as the new king . |
| 8 | He believed that it was the official Opposition and had an undoubted right to take its place as the next in line . |
| 9 | THE return of the Tom Bancroft Orchestra confirmed their place as the most adventurous contemporary big band in the country . |
| 10 | If there are small administrative costs of changing prices ( so-called ‘ menu costs ’ ) , it may not be worth the firm changing its price as the adjustment costs may dominate the small gain in profitability . |
| 11 | The cheetah maintains its status as the world 's fastest animal ( 110 km/h ) and the prong-horn antelope of the North American plains the fastest herbivore ( 100 km/h ) but , overall , predatory carnivores and their herbivore prey seem to run at about the same speed . |
| 12 | If it was Morrissey who would eventually encourage Stephen to write more songs ( for the set that would become the No.1 album , ‘ Viva Hate ’ , at the beginning of 1988 ) , it was Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr — now one half of Electronic with New Order 's Bernard Sumner — who provided him with the opportunity to learn his craft as the guitar player 's producer par excellence . |
| 13 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc has won an OEM contract with Xerox Corp to supply its Unix as the standard operating system component of the Xerox DocuTech Publishing Series Extended Storage product : it will run on a Compaq Computer Corp Systempro/LT 486/33 with 8Mb internal memory and two 1Gb disk drives . |
| 14 | She ran her tongue nervously over her lips , tasting the honey-coral lipgloss she 'd applied carefully in an effort to banish her image as the ingenuous young art student , fresh from college . |
| 15 | Although Stark , uniquely at that date , had experimented with a severe part-Wren , part-Russian neo-baroque at the steeple of his St George 's church , Glasgow ( 1807 ) , his next major design , the Greek Doric Judiciary Buildings in Glasgow 's Saltmarket established his reputation as the pioneer of the Greek revival in Scotland . |
| 16 | Ten days later , at eight-thirty in the morning of Wednesday , 22nd January , Robyn Penrose set off in a snowstorm and an ill humour to begin her stint as the University of Rummidge Faculty of Arts Industry Year Shadow , or URFAIYS as she was designated in memoranda emanating from the Vice-Chancellor 's Office . |
| 17 | One was an invitation from Ras Tafari to attend his coronation as the Emperor Haile Selassie . |
| 18 | The Springbok all-rounder of the 1960s and 1970s has been appointed coach of Transvaal in what can be seen as a determined bid by the lions of the north to regain their position as the top dogs of South African domestic cricket . |
| 19 | It is that the Fund , through lack of accountability , has failed over the past year to fulfil its function as the main conduit for aid to Russia . |
| 20 | Tony Mitchell made a rapid second ascent to keep his reputation as the man who has done everything . |
| 21 | The dexterity of the woman in the electronic industry is renowned and invaluable and if the new technology of computer science is to grow significantly it will do little to help the man of the house to regain his dignity as the main provider and head of the household . |
| 22 | Whittingham 's four-goal blast confirmed his reputation as the most lethal striker outside the Premier League . |