Example sentences of "as he had [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wordsworth had some idea of what was going on , as he had prepared himself for this second visit by reading pamphlets , and probably had a letter of introduction to Brissot ; but at first he was only sentimentally affected by the ideals of the Revolution . |
| 2 | He tried ( unsuccessfully ) to get Mackenzie King , who was visiting , to speak as bluntly to the King as he had done himself , but the Canadian Prime Minister , although agreeing with Baldwin , preferred to use his audience for flattery rather than warning . |
| 3 | He would free himself from this enslavement , sweet as it was , as he had freed himself from Hilary . |
| 4 | There was also still a feeling in the Hollywood colony that as he had established himself as a star he should not play an unattractive character , and , what is more , he would only be the second lead and not appear for the first twenty minutes . |
| 5 | ‘ Dr Darnell , ’ he began as soon as he had introduced himself , ‘ I know that Sergeant Channing has asked you a lot of questions already , but in your position as co-ordinator here , you 'll appreciate that your help is very important to us . |
| 6 | Gide had tried to persuade his mother , as he had persuaded himself , that bringing Athman to Paris was a ‘ moral rescue ’ , a question of the salvation of a boy through adoption . |
| 7 | But as soon as he had reminded himself of his motive , it rang as hollow to him as he felt sure it must to others . |
| 8 | Yet as he had committed himself to bringing her up here , so Ashley felt stubbornly committed to walking . |
| 9 | She came in five minutes later , just as he had brought himself under control , and quietly slipped into his bed . |
| 10 | The possibility of a long poem clearly inspired him and , almost as soon as he had settled himself with the Mirrlees , he began to work upon the next poem in the sequence . |