Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [adv prt] as " in BNC.

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1 Whether we ought to set ourselves up as molders of it is another question . ’
2 He had locked himself in as he did not want to be disturbed by Emily .
3 Then he raised his wings and lifted himself up as Slorne had done to the very top of his cage .
4 A man — any man — can buy such a place , set himself up as headmaster , and run it as he likes .
5 To do this he has to set himself up as one of the scared people of the modern world , a textbook example of homo neuroticus .
6 After capture at Tobruk as a chaplain he listened as well as lectured and poured himself out as father , brother and friend , empathising with the religious difficulties of his fellow prisoners which gnawed away at the rigid Anglo-Catholicism of more sheltered days .
7 The cases do suggest , however , that where a director does possess a relevant expertise he should be judged by the standards of a competent practitioner of it , presumably on the ground that he has expressly or impliedly held himself out as being appropriately qualified .
8 An own-brander is liable if he has own-branded the goods in such a way as to hold himself out as being the producer .
9 ‘ ( 1 ) A party to a contract ‘ deals as consumer ’ in relation to another party if — ; ( a ) he neither makes the contract in the course of a business nor holds himself out as doing so ; and ( b ) the other party does make the contract in the course of a business ; and ( c ) … the goods passing under or in pursuance of the contract are of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption .
10 If an agent enters into the transaction , then for certain types of investment and if the agent does not regularly hold himself out as buying investments , the transaction is excluded .
11 This restates the previous position at common law , that a person who holds himself out as being prepared to carry out a service is expected to exercise a level of skill that could be expected of a reasonably competent member of the relevant trade .
12 In Whitehouse v Jordan [ 1981 ] , the House of Lords confirmed that an error of judgment does not automatically indicate negligence , it depends whether the error would have been made by a reasonably competent professional man professing to have the standard and type of skill that the defendant held himself out as having .
13 A party to a contract " deals as a consumer " in relation to another party if — ( a ) he neither makes the contract in the course of a business nor holds himself out as doing so ; and ( b ) the other party does make the contract in the course of a business ; and ( c ) in the case of a contract governed by the law of sale of goods or hire-purchase , or by section 7 of this Act [ ie other contracts of supply ] the goods passing under or in pursuance of the contract are of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption .
14 Section 12(1) of UCTA 1977 provides as follows : 12 – ( 1 ) A party to a contract " deals as consumer " in relation to another party if ( a ) he neither makes the contract in the course of a business nor holds himself out as doing so ; and ( b ) the other party does make the contract in the course of a business ; and ( c ) in the case of a contract governed by the law of sale of goods or hire-purchase , or by section 7 of this Act , the goods passing under or in pursuance of the contract are of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption .
15 Alec Stewart ran himself out as he tried for a sharp single to cover and found Atherton unwilling to budge at the non-striker 's end .
16 Equally , it is an offence for a private company to pass itself off as being a public company and vice versa .
17 The bear began picking itself up as the train came into St John 's Wood .
18 not to hold itself out as being entitled in any way whatsoever to contract on behalf of the Publisher unless previously agreed in writing
19 not to hold itself out as being entitled in any way whatsoever to contract on behalf of the Publisher
20 not to hold itself out as being entitled in any way whatsoever to contract on behalf of the Publisher
21 not to hold itself out as being entitled in any way whatsoever to contract on behalf of the Publisher .
22 He fired twice and Julie threw herself down as bullets ploughed into the kitchen table .
23 Kendall stormed : ‘ The players are letting themselves down as well as everyone connected with this club .
24 I will hand myself in as soon as they free Boler or I am required to give evidence at Boler 's appeal .
25 I put myself down as well to prove myself wrong .
26 And I could put myself down as in case I get there for a day or two .
27 History indicates that general practice is not so demanding that unqualified people can not pass themselves off as principals for many years and get away with it .
28 But in my panic stricken state I still remember the advice to face forwards with feet stretched out in front to fend off the rocks , kicking myself off as they come rapidly one after the other .
29 ‘ I know that does n't and ca n't excuse the way I came here and attempted to pass myself off as Cara , but I 've otherwise tried to keep to the truth , as far as possible . ’
30 ‘ Order froze the world , Ari , and those who set themselves up as leaders of society used everything they could to control people around them .
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