Sentence examples for as he was relieved from inspiring English sources

Sir Alex Ferguson, as gracious in victory as he was relieved, certainly thought so.

Much as he was relieved to see off the Australians and win the try-count into the bargain, one look at the tape told him how much further his side must travel if they are to construct an attacking game that might be fit for purpose at the home World Cup in 2015.

Sophisticates in the audience could watch with a knowing smile as he is relieved of $20 by Sylvia Miles (who's supposed to be paying him for sex), then propositioned by Bible-thumping nutters and hit on by penniless men.

It was almost as if he was relieved not to have to be talking about the economy or Afghanistan.

When he beat goaltender Scott Clemmensen on the power play for the final goal, Kovalchuk, who has two goals in the series, peered into the rafters, as if he was relieved.

This time he cried when he saw me, as though he was relieved that his predicament had been unmasked.

It was the general too who added some humor to the ceremony as he said he was relieved to be at a school and not the president-elect's ranch.

He delayed in presenting this evidence to the republican government in Paris, and, as a result, he was relieved of his command on September 9, five days after the royalists had been expelled from the government (and Pichegru arrested) in a coup d'état.

David Beatty of Sherman, a group leader with 17 years of experience as a machinist, said he was relieved to still have a job.

Speaking publicly for the first time since FBI investigations sent shockwaves through Fifa that led to Sepp Blatter stepping down as president, Glenn said he was relieved change was finally happening at football's world governing body.

Dave Parham, from Bournemouth University, described it as "spectacular" and said he was relieved it had been brought ashore "in one piece".