Example sentences of "as [verb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stockdale even went as far as praising Laurent for having surveyed , and a foreigner at that , without the knowledge of the language and ‘ by eye alone … without the use of instruments and in the coldest part of the year … in less than two months two towns for some miles in circumference , with all their intricate communications . ’ |
| 2 | In minutes he was dressed and looking for his signallers at the Dutch HQ , for as second in command of the Company he must warn headquarters and the platoons in their hill positions above the town , as well as contacting Sparrow Force , whom he did not know were under attack the same night . |
| 3 | On appeal by the taxpayers , the Appellate Committee having heard the appeal but before judgment referred it to an enlarged Appellate Committee to determine the question whether the existing exclusionary rule relating to the construction of statutes should be relaxed so as to enable Hansard to be consulted as an aid to construction : — |
| 4 | Widnes 's coach , Doug Laughton , says that the asking price will be ‘ realistic ’ so as to enable Grima to move quickly to a new club . |
| 5 | The contrast during the week of mission was so extraordinary as to affect Ramsey 's life . |
| 6 | The chances of seeing wildlife on a wildlife trail are about as good as seeing Frank Sinatra play a gig at The Milton Motor Hotel in Fort William . |
| 7 | He had felt distress and pity for the sufferings he had seen about him , but they had not struck home to his heart as seeing McAllister brought so low had done . |
| 8 | It was pride , she supposed ; deep down the prospect of fading away , giving up , was just as terrifying as seeing Luke Denner again . |
| 9 | The £230 million package to provide more than 100,000 new opportunities for the long-term unemployed and the , widely expected , go-ahead for joint Government/private sector involvement in the three huge capital projects were also seen as underlining Mr Lamont 's commitment to a Budget for Jobs . |
| 10 | All hell broke loose , Mount Stewart was besieged by the media , and one Fleet Street paper went as far as accusing MacDonald of duplicity . |
| 11 | Surely Lorton would n't be so foolish as to kill Newley ? |
| 12 | Guo 's comments , and other remarks by Chinese officials earlier in the month , were interpreted as reflecting China 's intention of stepping up pressure on Chris Patten , Hong Kong 's Governor-designate , in order to dissuade him from considering any major changes in the colony or attempting to amend clauses in the Basic Law which would determine Hong Kong 's position under Chinese rule from 1997 [ see p. 37248 ] . |
| 13 | These moves will ensure that the programme better supports the longer term strategies of our business , as well as maintaining AEA 's recognised technical excellence in the scientific community and giving more value for money . |
| 14 | Worse , two of Lear 's plates , of the ptarmigan and the peregrine falcon , are cited as proving John Gould to be ‘ the first delineator of ornithology of the day ’ . |
| 15 | This is in marked contrast to the position before last September when the priority was to kill off inflation so as to preserve Britain 's competitive position within the ERM in the expectation that growth would recover as a consequence . |
| 16 | This is in marked contrast to the position before last September when the priority was to kill off inflation so as to preserve Britain 's competitive position within the ERM in the expectation that growth would recover as a consequence . |
| 17 | There is no evidence that the law of the place of incorporation of I.B.C. , Liberia , impinges on these points so as to incapacitate I.B.C. in any relevant way . |
| 18 | He used to be 100% sure of what was needed … but not only the defensive problems … things so obvious as using Deane and Whelan when he should be using Deane/Wallace . |
| 19 | Some find her inconsistencies maddening , failing to understand how a right-on feminist could have done such a thing as using Mandy Smith in her show at the very height of the tabloid fuss over Smith 's under-age relationship with Bill Wyman . |
| 20 | As well as bringing Informix more into line with its competitors , the data dictionary products are aimed to address the demands of a growing number of users — corporate and governmental — with high-end , Unix-based development environments , as well as those downsizing proprietary environments to open systems . |
| 21 | He did not take his readers back into history so much as bring Thomas Paine , William Hazlitt , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , Sir Walter Scott [ qq.v. ] , and others forward , as if they had suddenly walked in from the street . |
| 22 | Punch lace ( as I shall call it ) is almost as easy as knitting Fair Isle . |
| 23 | Although the new law would require Berlusconi to dispose of his controlling interest in the daily newspaper Il Giornale , its provisions were significantly less stringent than originally proposed , and it was criticized as allowing Berlusconi 's dominant position in the Italian media to remain largely unchecked . |
| 24 | Mr Rifkind , the Transport Secretary , retained his Edinburgh Pentlands seat — a result seen as justifying Mr Major 's decision to confront demands for devolution and separation by emphasising his support for the continued union between Scotland and the rest of the UK . |
| 25 | As expected Mal Donaghy reverts to centre back to cover the absence of injured skipper Alan McDonald ; Bingham believes the match is too big to ‘ blood ’ new recruit Pat McGibbon . |
| 26 | Papal troops in south Italy could be seen as protecting Frederick II 's rights . |
| 27 | More strictly , they should be seen as blending Hobbes and Coke , since the idea of reason Dicey and Oakeshott each have in mind is the artificial reason and practical knowledge of the common law . |
| 28 | Folly wondered just how she could have been so naïve as to accept Luke 's explanation of the porter 's tale . |
| 29 | Rapper Derek B and singers Lizzie Tear and Princess have failed to pay their dues , as has Rowland Rivron and Sigue Sigue Sputnik drummer Ray Mayhew . |
| 30 | Goram has not played since receiving a kick on the knee against FC Brugge ; Gough has missed Rangers ' last five matches because of a hamstring problem ; Steven has played only once during that time , as has Ferguson ; while Huistra last featured in Smith 's team against Arbroath ten days ago when Arbroath were eliminated from the Scottish Cup ten days ago . |