Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pron] [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant … |
| 2 | With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant … |
| 3 | With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant … |
| 4 | And in a series of four concerts she confirmed her status as the number one star in Japan . |
| 5 | Her father was the kinsman , friend , and protégé of Thomas Wentworth ( later first Earl of Strafford , q.v. ) , and she spent her childhood as the pampered daughter of a prospering family : ‘ I enjoyed great easiness and comfort during my honoured father 's life , having the fortunate opportunity … of the best education that kingdom could afford . ’ |
| 6 | I am writing to thank you for the coverage you gave my launch as the No More Pylons candidate ( Echo March 26 ) . |
| 7 | She closed her eyes as the pain of knowing rose and twisted inside . |
| 8 | She held her breath as the driver 's door opened . |
| 9 | Clatting the neeps and in Aberdeen they called them yowing And y We had your clatt as the yow they called it the hoe , the yow They cleared the Did that to the drill . |
| 10 | They resumed their seats as the Lionisers retreated . |
| 11 | He became the most high-profile newscaster in Britain when he made his debut as the programme 's anchorman . |
| 12 | He stammered his thanks as the Western sprang to life on the screen and Sweetheart slipped from her seat in a waft of perfume . |
| 13 | He lowered his head as the charged was read to him , that he murdered Nicola Jane Yates . |
| 14 | The company reckons that it maintained its position as the leading supplier of computers to UK education , and established itself as an important supplier to the home market , and made good progress in Australia and New Zealand through the subsidiaries there . |
| 15 | I got the impression he regarded his editorship as the high point of his life . |
| 16 | It described her marriage as the ‘ most famous and most disgraced ’ in the world . |
| 17 | He caught his breath as the black fringes of her lashes swept upwards and the golden eyes met his . |
| 18 | Instead he used her remark as the perfect occasion for a quarrel . |
| 19 | And , from 1911 to 1919 , it secured its position as the women artists ' association in Germany , it got funding from the state , became fully accepted as an association , and continued its activities for furthering the professionalism of women . |
| 20 | For Pickford The Eternal Grind was a step towards her true screen self , which she was to discover most fully in The Poor Little Rich Girl of 1917 , a film which satirized the rich whilst it confirmed its star as the richest actress in the world . |
| 21 | He clasped his hands as the tears pushed at the back of his eyes . |
| 22 | He began his career as the archetypal country member in 1604 , sitting for Colchester . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | As he saw his grandparents as the door he started to move faster . |