Example sentences of "as [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time . |
| 2 | And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time . |
| 3 | McAllister was touted as MOTM by Sky 's reporter . |
| 4 | In 1753 , for example , Provost William Christie of Stirling sought Lord Milton 's intervention with Lord Loudoun on behalf of his son-in-law , Ensign Gunning , who wished to purchase from Charles Elphinstone his commission as Lieutenant of Stirling Castle , or if that was not permitted , the commission of the Ensign of the Castle . |
| 5 | His appointment as lieutenant of the Tower in June 1660 placed him in a position vital to the maintenance of order in the City . |
| 6 | Edmund of Lancaster , loyal to the end , was to play a major part in the Anglo-French diplomacy of the 1290s and died represent-ing his brother as lieutenant in Aquitaine at Bayonne on 5 June 1296 . |
| 7 | In 1900 he received a regular commission as lieutenant in the 6th battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers . |
| 8 | In 1822 he was commissioned as lieutenant in the 9th Royal Dragoons , transferring to the 12th Lancers in 1826 . |
| 9 | But they 'll take stage victories , not the big prizes , and may often be deployed as super-domestiques to younger and more eager men . |
| 10 | Thus far , the effective popularisation of basic Keynesian arguments would help strengthen a socialist case for the social planning of investment as in the interests of workers , both immediately ( in terms of employment prospects and living standards ) and in their capacity as savers for the future . |
| 11 | Fran gasped , her whole body stiffening as wave after wave of heat enveloped her . |
| 12 | He had left Najaf in 1977 , finding asylum in France and a new operational base from which to beam his messages to the populace , such as calls for the creation of the revolutionary ‘ komitehs ’ that sprang up ‘ in many parts of the capital ’ and appeals to the army to desert . |
| 13 | Acting as midwife to the enterprise has been Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios who was assisted by Roberto Valeriani . |
| 14 | In a wider sense , we need to consider the effects of world issues such as damage to the environment by pollution of air , soil and water ; the rapidly diminishing rain forests ; wars , famine , and the nuclear threat . |
| 15 | Witchcraft itself never became illegal ( as on the continent where the Inquisition held sway ) , only the alleged effects , such as damage to goods , or death and injury to people . |
| 16 | Primary or public health standards were aimed at protecting the most susceptible part of the population from adverse effects , with an adequate margin of safety being included , while the more stringent secondary standards were aimed at protecting public welfare , such as damage to vegetation , wildlife , materials , and so on . |
| 17 | If the building is regarded as a complex structure , then damage to one part of the structure , caused by a hidden defect in another part , could be treated as damage to other property . |
| 18 | Mr Hamilton submitted that there were situations where injuries could continue to be sustained , such as damage to hearing from excessive noise levels over a lengthy period . |
| 19 | He 'd travelled half round the world , seen and done things she could only guess at , while she 'd never been further than Kingswood when she 'd been taken to be viewed as apprentice to a nailmaker . |
| 20 | Taylor was educated at home and at a private day-school , and as apprentice to his father . |
| 21 | He was recruited because a man could not be found to act as porter for the annual salary of £27 . |
| 22 | Should the state merely have a ‘ regulatory ’ function in such matters as the allocation of frequencies for broadcasting , or should it have a more active role as guarantor of the mass media and their ‘ public service ’ ? |
| 23 | Thomas Mountford , Warwick 's retainer , acted as guarantor of an arbitration by Gloucester and was given an annuity by him after his accession , while his kinsman John was one of the duke 's chaplains . |
| 24 | Relatively poorly documented up to this point , Louis 's career already showed promise : his conduct during the revolt of 833 – 4 had proved his capacity for independent thought and action , and his restiveness thereafter was understandable , given his father 's evident preference for Lothar as guarantor of young Charles 's claims . |
| 25 | He also knew that these tensions could be turned to his advantage , for their existence provided an internal " threat " which fully justified his permanence as guarantor of the nation 's stability and integrity . |
| 26 | Thomas Mountford , Warwick 's retainer , acted as guarantor of an arbitration by Gloucester and was given an annuity by him after his accession , while his kinsman John was one of the duke 's chaplains . |
| 27 | If there is a potential claim of this sort , for example for late delivery or mishandling an order , action will often be taken in the first instance by the exchange , as guarantor of market standards . |
| 28 | The French government has agreed to act as guarantor on the insurance of loan collections of works of art worth over FFr300 million ( £31.5 million ; $63 million ) in toto , brought into the country for temporary exhibitions organised by ‘ national public establishments ’ , but not local authorities . |
| 29 | The federation shall act as guarantor for the liabilities of the Special Fund . |
| 30 | Brian — better known as BK to his friends — went to the Ukraine in November on a visit organised by the Life Church of Mobile . |