Example sentences of "as [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As faith in the League declined , some called for a new alliance system — and a new Government — to stand up to fascist aggression . |
| 2 | In the 1970s and 1980s , as faith among British teachers in our English national heritage or in Leavis 's great tradition became less influential , there was a growing fascination with problems thrown up by new methods of cultural analysis . |
| 3 | The aims and objectives of the curriculum and the particular assignment — the specific areas the pupils are expected to explore , the scope for individual research and the expected outcome of the task — will largely determine the depth of keyword indexing as well as coverage of the database . |
| 4 | Had there ever been a a feeling amongst the members of the lodge that erm that with this in increasing involvement with outsid outsiders , the local M Ps , the ministers of religion , the er Transport and General Workers ' Union , et cetera , as well as coverage by H T V and the B B C that there would be a kind of accumulation of pressure and you would they would give in ? |
| 5 | The problem is such that some scientists are warning of increased skin cancers and eye cataracts in Europe and America as a result , as well as damage to crops . |
| 6 | Hawksmoor , who had already had a great deal of experience as an architect , was brought in as clerk of works and it is quite likely that the design was by both men . |
| 7 | He was chosen as Clerk of Works to Charles II for his Hertfordshire home , Audley End , and also created an early ‘ theme park ’ at Hyde Park , known as ‘ Winstanley 's Waterworks ’ , a fine display of fountains and waterspouts . |
| 8 | The applicant , who was strongly connected to the voters of Angus , sought Panmure 's assistance to obtain a post of inspector of customs for his son , Robert Fullerton , who had served for five years as clerk of the customs and had acted as inspector when some of these officers were under suspension . |
| 9 | After this it is a relief to find a letter from Attorney-General Coke , opposing the appointment of one Wiseman as Clerk of Outlawries and insisting that this was not an office which should be bought or sold . |
| 10 | Parliament was then dissolved and he did not enter fully upon his duties as clerk of the House of Lords until the assembly of the Short Parliament in April 1640 . |
| 11 | However , at the first meeting of the convention on 25 April 1660 the House of Lords ordered Scobell to return the records to Browne , who was reinstated as clerk of the parliaments , making a declaration of loyalty to Charles II on 30 May . |
| 12 | Although not a profound scholar like some of his immediate predecessors as clerk of the parliaments , Browne consolidated their work during his long term of office by bringing order and regularity to the procedure of the House of Lords . |
| 13 | In 1760 he was employed , first as carpenter and then as clerk of works , at the building of Kedleston Hall , Derbyshire , under Robert Adam [ q.v. ] , an experience which constituted his architectural education . |
| 14 | Page chose as his architect John James of Greenwich ( c. 1672–1746 , q.v. ) , who had succeeded Nicholas Hawksmoor [ q.v. ] as clerk of the works at Greenwich , and who designed a restrained Palladian house : a ground plan and cross-section through the rooms were included in Vitruvius Britannicus , volume iv , by J. Badeslade and John Rocque [ q.v. ] , 1739 . |
| 15 | He was described as clerk to Sir Edward Powell , a master of requests , in the earlier 1640s , and later in the decade he served on various commissions for Surrey or Westminster or both , including those for the assessment , the militia , and sequestrations . |
| 16 | As clerk to the Parish Council I have received complaints about the recent flooding and road closure notices on Gubberford Lane . |
| 17 | As clerk to the local Parish Council I should like to point out that Nether Wyresdale Parish Council have been asking for a footpath along this stretch of highway for the last twenty years . |
| 18 | ‘ But as Physician Scawsby will testify , as Clerk to the Justices I have viewed enough corpses and have some knowledge of … ’ |
| 19 | The book includes detailed descriptions of the principles involved , as well as blow by blow accounts of training missions in a Tornado . |
| 20 | As layman to layman … what 's your gut reaction ? ’ |
| 21 | Once there , a visit to the Spanish Riding School in Hofburg is essential in order to see the Crown Jewels , as well as marvel at the world famous white stallions . |
| 22 | John regards him as Saviour of the world and records Jesus ' declaration to be the light of the world ( John 8:12 ) . |
| 23 | While is possible that Ryde have signed him in his other capacity as Saviour of the World , the official reason is that regular ‘ keeper Ian Lloyd is having trials with York City . |
| 24 | No doubt Clinton will soon be as shit as every previous president : breaking promises , screwing up the economy , stomping on small countries . |
| 25 | Stanley also told the Committee that Scott was about to rebuild the Foreign Office and he would suggest ‘ that as unity of design is essential , Mr. Scott should be appointed to undertake the work ’ . |
| 26 | Thereupon the applicants , who had been unable to plead justification as defence in the libel action , applied to the Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) , as the court to whom the implied undertaking had been given by B. , to vary the undertaking to permit B. , who was anxious to co-operate , to disclose to them the authority 's documents in the interests of justice to enable them to plead justification with full particularity and in the expectation that admissible evidence would become available to support the plea at trial of the action . |
| 27 | With walls built as defence against artillery shells , a beautiful interior has been created using Stoddard Mercia Carpet . |
| 28 | If a settlement has accumulated income , any capital sums paid to the settlor or his spouse directly or indirectly or through a connected company may be taxed as income to the extent that the trust has accumulated income . |
| 29 | Proposals were therefore announced in March 1991 to recognise exchange differences on monetary assets and liabilities as income at the time they accrue . |
| 30 | Corporation tax on capital gains made by companies will be charged as income at the normal corporation tax rate ( 35 per cent or 29 per cent ) . |