Example sentences of "[vb base] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Although Margaret knew I would not support her , I was on reasonable terms with her-so much so that during the battle for the Leadership I attended her constituency annual dinner and dance as guest of honour . |
2 | Another , equally peculiar to the judiciary in this country , is their particular version of the doctrine of the ‘ independence of the judiciary ’ ( see Chapter 4 ) , which leads them to resent what they perceive as interference by governments in their sentencing practice . |
3 | The history of the evolution of this project , provides a fascinating insight in the way in which Highlander has chosen to work in communities , and seeks to enable them to develop their own solutions to the situations which they themselves perceive as problem issues . |
4 | The tonic accent is what we normally perceive as stress . |
5 | The urbanity which we perceive as part of Anderson 's character is frequently related to his violations of the maxim of manner . |
6 | In this gall the leaf form lays a number of eggs by parthenogenesis ( self-propagation ) which , usually in the autumn , hatch as root forms . |
7 | It does mean that law is not a fixed , precise and immutable set of rules ; and that not only its content but also its form are subject to interpretation , adaptation and change as part of and in response to social change . |
8 | My task has been to reconsider some of those complicated but always significant histories wherein differences conflict and converge as desire itself . |
9 | In fact , Mr Manning has repeatedly stated that he and the party would much prefer that Quebec remain as part of Canada , but not at any price . |
10 | Your correspondent could refer back to Northern Echo archives and CSE , but meanwhile he should let the Sydney Harbour Bridge remain as part of the history of the now defunct Dorman Long group and of Middlesbrough . |
11 | Today only a few stones and mounds remain as evidence of its existence . |
12 | The only condition is that fifty acres of it remain as woodland . |
13 | Britain 's most famous ticket-broker said he will defy all his critics and remain as chairman , and claimed his problems were down to the media . |
14 | The Monte toboggan ( carro de cesto or carro do Monte ) , unlike the bullock sledge and the hammock which now remain as exhibition pieces , is still in daily use , albeit as a tourist attraction . |
15 | ‘ But both Graham and I knew it was impractical for me to continue in the job and remain as manager of Exeter . ’ |
16 | I 'm sorry erm as far as the schools are concerned you had presumably a lot of contact I mean as part of the national curriculum is if if you like is to build contact with the community and the schools . |
17 | It 's just I mean as philosophy just very standardly takes words from ordinary language gradually gets a technical meaning , er which is different from the original meaning and then when ordinary speakers use it in the original meaning they get told off . |
18 | It 's been approved , but I mean as interest exactly what what 's been approved . |
19 | My God ! mean as muck , they are . |
20 | Their exercise , in terms of the movements they make as part of everyday living , become increasingly difficult to perform . |
21 | Make as sub-directory as WP papers . |
22 | The tests offer for pushchairs and baby buggies comes from Cheshire 's trading standards service as part of National Consumer Week . |
23 | fresh leaves in meat casseroles , soups , salads , vegetables , marinades , or eat as spinach ; seeds eve stronger , all meats , bread , game , cheeses ; shredded roots for soups or boiled without skin for a vegetable |
24 | They still often continue , in the capacity of Custos Rotulorum , to be the senior magistrate in the county and usually sit as chairman of the committee which recommends the names of new justices of the peace to the Lord Chancellor , a partial explanation for the dull , middle-class nature of the magistracy . |
25 | The other new appointees were : Lee Hyun Woo as Director of the Agency for National Security Planning ; Paik Kwang Hyun as Minister for Home Affairs ; Lee Jung Woo as Minister of Justice ; Lew Hyuck In as Information Minister ; and Kim Dong Ik as First Minister of State for Political Affairs . |
26 | The other new appointees were : Lee Hyun Woo as Director of the Agency for National Security Planning ; Paik Kwang Hyun as Minister for Home Affairs ; Lee Jung Woo as Minister of Justice ; Lew Hyuck In as Information Minister ; and Kim Dong Ik as First Minister of State for Political Affairs . |
27 | Previously , Legal & General had only taken realised investment appreciation to p&l account as investment return . |
28 | In the United Kingdom this is the Employment Department , with John Fuller of the Qualifications and Standards Branch as Coordinator . |
29 | Jonathan Carroll 's After Silence ( Macdonald , £14.99 ) comes complete with a curious endorsement from Stephen King : ‘ I would say that only five writers have written serious novels which incorporated scenes of fantasy or the inexplicable and still qualify as literature , ’ writes the doyen of domestic horror , prompting the thought that it all depends what you mean by literature . |
30 | Kuhn 's demarcation criterion has been criticized by Popper on the grounds that it gives undue emphasis to the role of criticism in science ; by Lakatos because , among other things , it misses the importance of competition between research programmes ( or paradigms ) ; and by Feyerabend on the grounds that Kuhn 's distinction leads to the conclusion that organized crime and Oxford philosophy qualify as science . |