Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] to his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , the illegal trade , as he knew to his immediate , though expertly hidden , advantage , was very profitable indeed . |
| 2 | Having made all kinds of good resolutions after Ladakh , he fell out of them as soon as he returned to his usual academic haunts in Oxford and New York ; painfully , he tried again . |
| 3 | A neat arrangement , to be sure , from his point of view , as he returned to his all-male environment once more . |
| 4 | Having reached 50 off 71 balls , Simmons was unstoppable as he sprinted to his third hundred in one-day internationals from a mere 102 balls . |
| 5 | He thumped the door angrily , then she heard his brisk footsteps as he strode to his own room next door and slammed the door behind him with a crash . |
| 6 | But as he adapts to his new environment , Freddie 's proving himself to be a survivor capable of keeping everyone on the hop . |
| 7 | and we 'll be following the duke as he moves to his new stables at Jackdaw 's castle … finally tonight we 're off sailing … |