Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [vb past] [adv prt] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the first he could only straighten out to stay ahead of the whitewater ; on the second he bailed out as the roof caved in . |
| 2 | In 1968–72 he took over as Press Secretary , and he ran that office with courtesy and tremendous efficiency that will long be remembered . |
| 3 | In November 1989 he took over as CDU leader [ see p. 37024 ] and then in February 1990 replaced Wolfgang Schnur as the leading Alliance for Germany candidate in the general election [ see p. 37302 ] . |
| 4 | Oxford came next they went out as favourites and were confident of pulling home first … |
| 5 | When at last he went out as the dusk was gathering she was very glad to see him go . |