Example sentences of "his [noun sg] as [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The order is in the opinion of the Secretary of State such as to give effect either to the Director 's proposals or to his proposal as modified by the Advisory Committee ; and |
| 2 | Swift said of his Examiner that he was writing " to the Vulgar , more than the Learned " , whilst Leslie saw his Rehearsal as intended for the " common people " who had been poisoned by the pernicious principles of the Whigs . |
| 3 | his business as stated in the Schedule |
| 4 | He was still turned away , his back as braced as a victim at a flogging stake . |
| 5 | Survival dictates that the bureaucrat keeps his subordinates happy with greater opportunities for promotion and other benefits from an enlarged budget , and his superiors satisfied with his performance as measured by the forceful promotion of incremental growth in the bureau 's spending plans . |
| 6 | If you want to return the stolen object to the rightful owner , the curator , dial his number as listed on the Information Booth . |
| 7 | When it was shown to publishers , however , it was rejected as ‘ too difficult ’ , and indeed its young hero has to resolve the different claims of loyalty to an oath and his friends or his duty to his country as represented by the autocratic but not tyrannous government . |