Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [be] [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 The particular incident that led to his removal was apparently as follows .
2 Unlike Jane 's father , who was bilingual , his accent was always as broad , whether he was in Suffolk or Scotland .
3 His mouth was exactly as she remembered it , with the well-defined lips , just full enough to give an unexpectedly sensual outline .
4 The overwhelming case for his inclusion was neither as Archbishop nor as martyr but as author of the magnificent liturgy which held the Church together during the tribulations of the next century , and above all for his Collects , which Anglicans through four centuries would learn by heart as children and recite when they came to die .
5 But today his collar was there as well .
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