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 James had just finished his years as a medical student and took his vocation very seriously .
14 He quickly made his mark as a district administrator .
15 She must know how to give or take his hand and always to acknowledge his presence as an equal partner in the dance .
16 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 .
17 And if Mr. Birt does find himself out of a job , he could always try his luck as a timeshare salesman .
18 Ximena was seen as representing the former , while Rodrigo , who had formally renounced his rights as a Castilian noble , now stood for Leon .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 Peyton was admitted to Lincoln 's Inn in 1655 , having also succeeded his father as an examiner in Chancery in 1654 .
23 Kevin Buchan , of Capenhurst 's transport section , has also volunteered his services as a driver for a convoy setting out this month .
24 Kanja was also expelled from KANU , automatically losing his seat as an MP .
25 Mel Brooks won an Academy Award for this uproariously funny film , which also marked his debut as a director .
26 Cantona , who relaxes by painting in solitude , can now take his place as a Renoir among the painters and decorators and fake impressionists of the English game .
27 Mrs Eckersley 's friend at the German Foreign Office , to whom he now offered his services as a full-time employee , passed him on to Dr Erich Hetzler , private secretary to the Nazi Foreign Minister , von Ribbentrop , whom Joyce was rather ungratefully to refer to in future as ‘ Ribbentripe ’ .
28 Bethe originally wrote his article as a polemic in the Oppenheimer-Teller-Super controversy ; it was a reaction to the book The Hydrogen Bomb ( J. R. Shepley and C. Blair , NY , 1954 ) which took an extreme anti-Oppenheimer position .
29 He now earns his living as a lorry driver , so he had taken a week 's holiday to compete at Wembley .
30 Was Costello simply upping his profile as a serious performer by hanging out with egghead musicians whose forte is Shostakovich rather than Chuck Berry ?
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