Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] his [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I accept his statement as the word of a right hon. Member of this House . |
| 2 | He became the most high-profile newscaster in Britain when he made his debut as the programme 's anchorman . |
| 3 | He stammered his thanks as the Western sprang to life on the screen and Sweetheart slipped from her seat in a waft of perfume . |
| 4 | He lowered his head as the charged was read to him , that he murdered Nicola Jane Yates . |
| 5 | I got the impression he regarded his editorship as the high point of his life . |
| 6 | He caught his breath as the black fringes of her lashes swept upwards and the golden eyes met his . |
| 7 | He recounts his childhood as the eldest son of a parson , undergraduate days at Oxford , work as a scriptwriter and visualiser for Eagle and Girl magazines , marriage ( to Susan , a leading member of the Mothers Union ) and ordination . |
| 8 | He clasped his hands as the tears pushed at the back of his eyes . |
| 9 | He began his career as the archetypal country member in 1604 , sitting for Colchester . |
| 10 | He took his duties as the non-playing captain of the Canal Zone scratch side very seriously , I am happy to recall , I still adore that man , one-time CFI Abu Sueir George Gardiner . |
| 11 | Despite the fact that he had always called himself Lawrence , he advertised his business as the John Lawrence School of Dancing , neatly acquiring the kudos of his father 's name . |
| 12 | As he saw his grandparents as the door he started to move faster . |