Example sentences of "[vb past] his [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clément Oumarou Ouedraogo retained his position as the Front 's secretary in charge of political affairs , while Capt. Gilbert Diendere was reappointed secretary in charge of defence and security . |
| 2 | The result on March 14 could well hinge on the boots of Stabler and his Newcastle rival David Johnson , whose 28 points on Saturday maintained his position as the country 's leading points scorer . |
| 3 | He caught his breath as the black fringes of her lashes swept upwards and the golden eyes met his . |
| 4 | ( Another member of the Russell family , Lord Charles , used his influence as the Queen 's Serjeant-at-Arms to get William Hale White 's father the position of Door-Keeper to the House of Commons . ) |
| 5 | I got the impression he regarded his editorship as the high point of his life . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The latter turned his head as the door shut behind her , coming to his feet and raking her with a glance that was both sharp and insolent . |
| 8 | Whittingham 's four-goal blast confirmed his reputation as the most lethal striker outside the Premier League . |
| 9 | He clasped his hands as the tears pushed at the back of his eyes . |
| 10 | He was a dangerous individual , capable of anything if it seriously threatened his position as the leader of Russia . |
| 11 | He began his career as the archetypal country member in 1604 , sitting for Colchester . |
| 12 | Tim lost his job as the Queen 's equerry and was made commander of the Pounds 140 million frigate HMS Boxer . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | John saw his baptism as the preparation for this new era . |
| 15 | Wilson identified with his father , to the extent of wanting to have genital , genital contact with him , since Wilson saw his father as the author of all his skills , his strength and all that he 'd been grateful for . |
| 16 | As he saw his grandparents as the door he started to move faster . |
| 17 | De Gaulle saw his movement as the provisional French government , whose responsibility was the preservation of the nation 's rank and reputation . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | So God sent his son as the victim who would satisfy God 's sense of justice . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He became the most high-profile newscaster in Britain when he made his debut as the programme 's anchorman . |
| 22 | It 's 30 years since Connery made his debut as the renegade secret serviceman in Dr No . |
| 23 | He lowered his head as the charged was read to him , that he murdered Nicola Jane Yates . |
| 24 | He stammered his thanks as the Western sprang to life on the screen and Sweetheart slipped from her seat in a waft of perfume . |
| 25 | Abul Ahsan ( a member of the Bangladesh foreign service ) completed his tenure as the first Secretary-General of SAARC at the end of October 1989 ; his successor , K. K. Bhargava ( India ) , took up the post at the Secretariat in Kathmandu , the capital of Nepal . |
| 26 | His death in 1930 halted the immediate ascendancy of his version of socialism , but facilitated his canonisation as the prophet of a distinctly Latin American Marxism . |
| 27 | Salata gave his address as the Federal Building in Salt Lake City , Utah . |