Example sentences of "his [noun sg] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had stripped off his shirt as soon as he had joined in . |
| 2 | He had a dismaying habit of pulling off his shirt as soon as he warmed up , and the sight of his bare and muscled torso shining with sweat was not something she dealt with rationally or easily . |
| 3 | In Vincent 's era , as he knew in his nerves and on his skin as well as through his eyes , the new creators were the inventors of speed and progress . |
| 4 | Promoters , The Mean Fiddler Group , are said to be seeking compensation for non-fulfilment of his contract as well as a separate settlement for bringing their organisation into disrepute . |
| 5 | I reckon Dad 'll be getting the bum 's rush to his mum as soon as he steps in our door . |
| 6 | Although clearly designed to the specifications laid down by Ceauşescu so that it would be a suitable monument to his glory as well as a home and office for the remainder of his working life , the colossal building was always officially described as the Civic Centre . |
| 7 | The brothers had not been told , only Radulfus , Prior Robert , Hugh and I knew of it , leaving out of consideration Cynric 's boy , who runs errands faithfully , but barely understands what he delivers , and forgets his embassage as soon as done and rewarded . |
| 8 | Edward appeared at the door of his study as soon as he heard her key in the door . |
| 9 | An officer will be expected to know the personalities concerned , for this permits evaluation of the appropriateness of his action as well as prediction of their future behaviour . |
| 10 | Mr Gould was under pressure from front-bench colleagues last night to declare his candidature as soon as Mr Kinnock makes his decision public , in an attempt to head off Mr Smith , who is widely regarded as the favourite . |
| 11 | Palace , yet to keep a clean sheet this season , are without Geoff Thomas with a trapped nerve in his neck as well as long-term injury victims Richard Shaw , Andy Thorn and Simon Rodger . |
| 12 | Robbins 's purpose here is to define theatre as the quality of his narration as well as the subject-matter , and he does this by introducing three author-surrogates . |
| 13 | The record price for a suit was one hundred pounds , and that was brand new , passed on by a lunatic who changed his mind as soon as he had taken it home . |
| 14 | Acheson , at least , had practically made up his mind as soon as the French had promised to ratify the Elysee agreements ; and in setting out the arguments to the US Embassy in Bangkok no alternative to recognition was in fact suggested . |
| 15 | The ‘ No Smoking ’ and seatbelt signs were on , although this made little difference to Myeloski who had clamped himself into his seat as soon as he had boarded the aircraft . |
| 16 | This celebration of the artist 's life and work has copious colour prints of his work as well as a lively text . |
| 17 | This celebration of the artist 's life and work has copious colour prints of his work as well as a lively text . |
| 18 | Fletcher , given a five-year contract only last September , should be able to survive any storm even though England have already lost four out of four Tests under his management as well as eight of 11 one-day internationals . |
| 19 | Maybe the clan could do with a leader who was n't afraid to risk everything , his honour as well as his life , for them … |
| 20 | In the present case the plaintiffs have been unable to suggest why the defendant should lose his home as well as his brother by reason of the death of his brother . |
| 21 | Last week the receivers moved in and now he expects to lose his home as well as his business . |
| 22 | She came to his room as soon as he turned in , and if young McCrea heard them making love , so what ? |
| 23 | Sabraxis had come to visit Lucien in his room as soon as he was well enough to converse . |
| 24 | He climbed from the car , slammed the door and leaned back against it , giving his imagination as well as his vision time to absorb the place and its setting . |
| 25 | a draft programme for his approval as soon as it is available . |
| 26 | In the initial " crisis mode " little else will receive his attention As soon as the situation is under control , however , he will return to the normal routine and his people will follow . |
| 27 | Mr Major said : ‘ He enhanced sport by his example and his behaviour as well as his skill , ’ adding : ‘ Bobby Moore will always be one of the immortals of soccer . ’ |
| 28 | On the whole he was loyal to Baldwin , whom lie liked to describe , with a degree of exaggeration , as his friend as well as his leader . |
| 29 | We all admired his integrity as well as his great knowledge of techniques and painters of the past . |
| 30 | This punishment deprived Boo of all of his youth and destroyed his character as well as making him very lonely . |