Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv prt] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fair enough — but the way he answered he made out as if he knew what he was talking about . |
| 2 | His eyesight was below par which disqualified him from being a pilot — and annoyed him a lot — but he passed out as a navigator . |
| 3 | He passed out as an |
| 4 | He got up as if he had n't slept a wink . |
| 5 | When he got on as a substitute against Sweden he was first class ; in Albania he was one of our best players . ’ |
| 6 | She put out a hand and touched him on the sleeve , but he moved back as if he had n't noticed , and she said on a rising note , ‘ Why are you looking like that ? ’ |
| 7 | Int he trained up as a welder now ? |
| 8 | ‘ The moment I will never forget is our second goal in the Cup final against Manchester United when he came on as a substitute . |
| 9 | If anyone have seen pictures from our game against Poland he came on as a substitute for Fjortoft as lone attacker — and he played brilliantly for the 20 minutes he was on . |
| 10 | McLoughlin giving Ireland the trip to the USA with his 1–1 equalizer vs Northern Ireland — he came on as a substitute — meaning that Ireland left Denmark at home — same points , same goal difference — but Ireland got more goals |
| 11 | He came on as a substitute against Monaghan in the provincial semi-final and played well , but a place in the final starting line-up still eluded him . |
| 12 | ‘ Apart from his match-winning goal against Oxford United , I was pleased with his overall contribution when he came on as a second-half substitute . |
| 13 | We used to I know er old Captain he he came down as tubs came onto him and broke his neck and he er er funny part of that it was . |
| 14 | Sue asked Derek to a girls ' night out and he turned up as Diane . |
| 15 | Germany 's World Cup maestro believes that in a former life he popped up as a plant — or an animal . |
| 16 | For at least another hour he walked on as if to test the conclusion against all the temptations and changes he could uncover . |
| 17 | He had been sacked last week , for the fourth time in a year , after a row with an unpleasant restaurant owner who had a fat pink face that looked about to snort , and chaste little feet on raised heels that he walked on as if they were trotters . |
| 18 | Interestingly , he remained in sport , becoming the first black professional footballer when he signed on as goalkeeper for Preston North End . |
| 19 | He signed on as a steward , having acquired some skill in cooking . |
| 20 | Thinking that he preferred to make a career in journalism , after failing his second professional examination in 1882 , he signed on as an able seaman , went from Port Mackay to the South Sea Islands to study the traffic in Kanaka islanders , and published his findings in the Melbourne Age , arousing considerable controversy . |
| 21 | He glanced round as the throb of a diesel engine sounded in the yard . |
| 22 | He glanced back as if looking for signs of pursuit . |
| 23 | He finished up as one of Britain 's greatest and most original architects . |
| 24 | Then after him they had an , a fella come from I think he finished up as Pinn Mill Harbourmaster , whether they got one now I do n't know . |
| 25 | Janet posted a letter for me last week to a friend who I worked with at Ipswich , she was one of the girls behind the counter and at the moment they , her and her husband , he , he , he , he was on the , he finished up but he started as a lad in the kitchen but he finished up as a chef on the dining cars and they married and er and they 've got er two children erm they 're married to and , and we kept , we 've kept in touch with each other for sixty years |
| 26 | Joe slipped on the snowy slope as he neared him , and when his hand touched the man 's chin above the collar of his rough jacket and felt the sticky wetness on his fingers , he sprang up as if he had been stung by a hornet . |
| 27 | We know that Michelangelo regarded the marble he worked in as his own personal enemy . |
| 28 | According to one story he started out as a liveryman in England and ran away to sea after stealing his mistress 's jewels . |
| 29 | Yeah erm well that can , that can be difficult erm I know er when er when Dave did his psychology degree here erm he started out as an electrical engineer and he got interested |
| 30 | He started out as a full-back with Bath and looked set for the glittering prizes . |