Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His plea came as America confirmed Serbs had set up concentration camps in which thousands of Bosnian and Croatian civilians were detained or tortured and killed . |
| 2 | His award came as recognition of many years ' outstanding voluntary service , especially through his contribution to Anglo-American relations . |
| 3 | Adam grinned , his blackness gone as danger touched him . |
| 4 | His heartbeat quickened as Rose approached . |
| 5 | His anxiety mounted as telexes were left unanswered and calls blocked by Martin Huckerby , another Wapping refusenik whom Sutton had recruited as the paper 's managing editor . |
| 6 | His business grew as Parliament gave him control of a number of ironworks , including the former royal ironworks in the Forest of Dean . |
| 7 | Pons was chairman of the chemistry department , and , as noted earlier , his name appeared as co-author on over 30 papers in the first eight months of 1988 alone . |
| 8 | Joe got to his feet and he stood with his head bent as Mick retrieved his things ; then slowly he joined him , and together they walked back through the wood , silent now , until they reached the drive There , holding out his hand , Mick said , ‘ You 'll be all right now . |
| 9 | But his smile froze as Tristan appeared and set down the tureens before him . |
| 10 | And at that point his voice faded as Belinda got herself safely into the passage and out of earshot at last . |
| 11 | MR DAVID LEVY withdrew his threat to resign as Israel 's Foreign Minister yesterday in a surprise deal that produced fresh tensions within the governing Likud bloc . |
| 12 | Felipe was there alone and his face tightened as Mitch and Ana came in together . |
| 13 | His appeal came as Washington imposed 200 per cent tariffs on £650 million worth of EC wines and dairy produce . |