Example sentences of "as he [was/were] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had laughed , simultaneously mocking the stupidity of government by cosmetics and confessing that he was also a part of it , just as he was part of government by voice coach and acting coach . |
| 2 | All three were English and the judge , Harry Bennett , gave his name to the committee as he was chairman . |
| 3 | At the same time as he was Warden of All Souls , an old schoolfriend took charge next door at New College . |
| 4 | So long as he was solvent in law , he could not proportion his payments to creditors according to their respective debts . |
| 5 | Thomas Telford was as great a canal builder as he was road maker , and in 1818 became the first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers . |
| 6 | Sam chose to visit Max , first and foremost , as he was Mum 's younger brother , and her favourite . |
| 7 | And as he was emperor that week he added , ‘ My secret police are very efficient . ’ |
| 8 | and Mr had to see the different people being , acting like a magistrate while he was there as he was district commissioner . |
| 9 | " " Woodnesse " " , " madness " , itself becomes a theme of the tale , as Nicholas screams " " as he were wood " " ( 3814 ) on being branded , and Alison and Nicholas assert that John was " " wood " " after crashing to the ground in his tub ( 3833 ) . |