Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [art] [noun] as [art] " in BNC.

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1 The star reincarnates his No Name as an avenging ghost in a High Noon -style rotten community , forcing them to paint their town red before he stands up to the killers who are about to ride through and finally saving the place only by burning it down ( a process the US army tried in Vietnam ) .
2 We have proper birth certificates , because my mother must have told a simple lie to the registrar , a discovery about the verisimilitude of documents that worries me a lot as a historian .
3 Vincentius had won himself a name as a reputable physician .
4 ‘ She found herself a job as a telephonist at the GPO , ’ Lily said .
5 David left school with 2 GCE ‘ O ’ level passes , in Art and Woodwork , and the school found him a job as a junior with a commercial art company , The Design Group Ltd. , and although some early press releases said that David was expelled from school , the record shows that he left two or three days early to start the job .
6 They found him a job as a Foreign Office translator .
7 He treats her like this because he wanted to marry Nettie , Celie 's sister , but her father said he would give him a cow as a dowry if he married her instead .
8 His closeness to the king and his enthusiasm for the war would have ensured him a place as a leader of the younger generation of nobles , and his death was yet another misfortune for the king .
9 Late in 1822 he arrived back in London and Place secured him a position as a correspondent for the Morning Chronicle .
10 Parliament could , either directly or through the Local Authorities , implement what the public as a whole demanded .
11 Williams J. said , ‘ In effect , ( the former husband ) says to ( the former wife ) : ‘ If you , who now owe me no duty as a wife , will agree to my stipulation , I will , so long as you observe that stipulation , pay you £6 per month . ’
12 Hands off : the splendid form of Dewi Morris ( left ) is likely to win him the nod as the second scrum-half in the British Lions ' squad , pushing Robert Jones out of the picture
13 Jackie was asked if she would take a Thoroughbred mare who had been abandoned in a field and give her a home as a brood mare — but part of the deal was that she also took the pony who had been left with her .
14 He said the Vincennes ' aggressive attitude had got it a reputation as a ‘ robocruiser ’
15 doing dialect there 's still a things like the wireless and the weather things like that sometimes give it a personality as a .
16 ‘ I have not yet joined the Pioneers , ’ wrote Fritz on 15 November , ‘ but I have got myself a job as a radio reporter with the United Press of America .
17 Before she quite knew what hit her , Mandy had informed Charity that she had personally landed her a job as a cocktail waitress on the outdoor patio — the Susweca Lounge — at the lodge .
18 It has a university and technical colleges , and its large student population has helped to give it a reputation as a trouble-spot Muslim fundamentalist groups are very active in Asyut , and the Coptic population is large .
19 Fool ! she chastised herself , giving herself a shake as the buzzer on the microwave announced that the chicken was ready .
20 At least you 'll be able to choose where you go , Mum had said , giving her the day as a treat .
21 But Peter had insisted on giving her the earrings as an engagement present , with the promise that a ring would soon follow .
22 ‘ In that case , perhaps you 'd better just pay off your debt to me and find yourself a job as a salesgirl in some shop .
23 And the poor owd boy put his hat back on sheepish like and watched the fly zooming about the smithy , giving us a look as the same time .
24 The constable had responded to Joinville 's requests débonairement et … en bon manere , and had given him a knight as an escort who ‘ by his ordinance and advice expedited affairs débonairement' .
25 Mr Malik had given him a job as a janitor .
26 MY HUSBAND bought me a watch as a birthday present , but it kept losing time and I returned it after the holidays .
27 I gave you the vases as a present for your room , and you are perfectly at liberty to dispose of them as and when you see fit .
28 He also headed a number of Courtaulds ' textile businesses at different times but it was mainly his knowledge of viscose which earned him a reputation as a leading world authority on the fibre .
29 Clare , contrite , gave her the doll as a gift .
30 Butler had an easy manner but his searching cross-questioning gave him a reputation as a somewhat intimidating examiner or assessor for appointments , duties that made frequent calls on his time .
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