Example sentences of "as a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | GREAT grand-dad Tommy Kirk is retiring as a meals-on-wheels driver — at the age of NINETY THREE . |
| 2 | The gaming tables are long gone , and the building is now used as a cattle shelter . |
| 3 | He left school with little more than basic education , then struggled to earn a living as a cattle mart dealer and haulage contractor before going into politics full time . |
| 4 | Between the house and the barn is the smallest of the three buildings which has been reconstructed as a cattle byre ( animal house ) . |
| 5 | They nurture organic matter , protect sea lands against erosion , provide habitat and food for marine life , and serve as a cattle forage crop . |
| 6 | And you worked every second Sunday as a cattle look after the cattle every second Sunday . |
| 7 | And a recent trip by the mayor of Las Vegas has raised hopes for the sale of the train as a gamblers ' special to link the city with Los Angeles . |
| 8 | She was dressed as a munitions worker , and when he switched on the light her hair had blazed under the dim bulb . |
| 9 | But the assumption of an explanatory method which can be taken as a priori ‘ above ’ all other social experience and cultural production is itself , when analysed , a fact in the sociology of a particular phase of culture . |
| 10 | In this project we shall examine what preconceptions teenagers have about driving and how these preconceptions change as a functions of age and first-hand experience of driving . |
| 11 | Familiar with army ways , Curran served in the Indian Army in India , Cyprus , and Italy from 1941 to 1945 before completing his degree in history in 1946 with a first class in part ii and joining the British Broadcasting Corporation as a talks producer in 1947 . |
| 12 | As a beekeepers wife I have for many years had to use soap powder rather than scented detergent as bees do n't appreciate the chemical scents in many whiter-than-white products ( Letters NI 208 ) . |
| 13 | It would probably be Gascoigne 's last appearence as a Spurs player before his proposed £5.5 million transfer to Lazio , subject to a medical on his damaged knee ligaments . |
| 14 | Others have had a boomerang effect by wiping out natural predators or by obligingly clearing the habitat for another , though equally troublesome , pest-Herbicides which killed poppies in wheatfields cleared the way for wild oats , so that until the ( very expensive ) sprays had been developed to cope with them , a trip through the eastern counties in midsummer could create the strong impression that oats had made a spectacular comeback as a cereals crop . |
| 15 | Flavia Ormond is making her debut as a drawings dealer with an exhibition of Italian Old Master drawings c.1550–1800 at Douwes Fine Art Limited , from 1 to15 July . |
| 16 | As a florist you 're dealing with most important days in peoples ' lives , very often new babies , weddings , funerals , erm but no , I would n't say if weddings disappeared we 'd all be you know , in a terrible mess as a professionals , but it 's a very important part and an enjoyable part . |
| 17 | As a NAMAS accredited laboratory we require two qualified analysts for site work with practical experience of air monitoring techniques and current regulations . |
| 18 | Maybe we shall have to wait until he 's 50 to see him again , as a Seniors ' Champion . |
| 19 | A tenancy in common is usual in a business situation such as a solicitors ' partnership . |
| 20 | So in 1896 , the new Boys School , was opened , and the Creed Street School continued as a Girls and Infants School , altered at a cost of £225 . |
| 21 | As a doubles player he leaves even Boris Becker behind . |
| 22 | But they did not want to offend the public ; and , most important , they had billed the march as a civil-rights story . |
| 23 | Jason Ratcliffe , 22 , would surely have reached the 1,000 mark for the first time but for the early-season decision to spread Asif Din 's role as a limited-overs opener into championship cricket . |
| 24 | The ‘ Auxiliary ’ section has three jacks : ‘ Tuner ’ , which can be used either for plugging in an electronic tuner or as a non-effects direct out ; ‘ Phones ’ which is self-explanatory ; and ‘ Mastercontrol ’ , a special socket for use with a volume pedal — very useful for electro-acoustics without onboard volume controls , or even violins or mandolins . |
| 25 | As a personnel manager in a Bradford mill put it ‘ Asian ladies are so well behaved . |
| 26 | The communication unit might consist of a number of specialists such as a personnel expert in communications , a journalist , a technical specialist and a back up advisory group drawn from all levels in the organization , and perhaps supplemented by occasional outside consultants . |
| 27 | This is sometimes known as a personnel specification and is an essential part of pre-interview preparation . |
| 28 | These are fairly generalised packages and a lot of work has been done in personnel on enhancing ADI in particular to make it more attractive as a Personnel Information System . |
| 29 | Might the hon. Member for Bolsover ( Mr. Skinner ) want more money for Derbyshire so that it can employ more people such as his brother , who is employed as a personnel liaison officer for Toyota , his sister-in-law , who is employed in the county publicity department — — and such as another sister-in-law , who is employed in the education department ? |
| 30 | As as a personnel manager once said to me , Reference are only worth the amount of work |