Example sentences of "[noun] it [modal v] [verb] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is the deal it must accept as a condition of a £3 million grant from the Sports Council . |
| 2 | Said by Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson at the scene of a murder it might function as an interpretation . |
| 3 | The fundamental issue is this that if the Labour Party is to remain a party of labour it must have as an integral part the trade union movement , it 's as simple as that , colleagues ! |
| 4 | It may function as a store of wealth , so that an individual or society can put away the wealth it may generate as the surplus between production and consumption . |
| 5 | In an area with the history and past of Ryedale in rural North Yorkshire it should come as no surprise that restless spirits wander abroad . |
| 6 | In addition to examining ways to generate resources it would act as a consultative group linking potential donors and beneficiaries . |
| 7 | Said by a husband to a wife in the middle of the night it might function as an expression of worry . |
| 8 | The book is complementary to Durant and Fabb 's Literary Studies in Action , published by Routledge in the Interface series in 1990 , and in many ways it could serve as a useful introduction to that volume . |
| 9 | In this respect it could feature as an aspect of the internal audit of a company . |
| 10 | In this sense it could act as a model for ‘ non-aligned naval support ’ for the USSR . |
| 11 | For example , if you have just one Snotling base in your army it will count as a unit on its own . |
| 12 | To most westerners it may appear as a mere decorative embellishment reflecting the ubiquitous presence of the Cobra all over India , or possessing some remote significance in terms of local superstition or religious belief . |
| 13 | Now of course it 'll come as no surprise to you to use up all your yeses . |
| 14 | He tells her , too , about the toy drawer in which the pencil-case was originally lost , and the characteristic choking dusty smell it would develop as the toys in it became mixed up with each other to form a kind of solid pudding , which had to be taken out at the end of each school holidays , and separated once again into its components . |
| 15 | But nevertheless diamond is the unstable form and if we crystallise carbon at atmospheric pressure it will form as the more stable graphite . |
| 16 | To human beings it might appear as a random jumble of instrumentation , but to those of the Doctor 's civilisation one glance at its internal configuration would enable the pilot to work out his position in time and space . |
| 17 | In the short-term it might work as a morale-booster for players to see a fresh face , but in the long-term I do n't think anybody else could do any better than Howard . |
| 18 | Considering the nature of the ailment it will come as no surprise that one of the major causes is thought to be constipation and , again , the straining involved in evacuating a hard faecal mass . |
| 19 | It may consist of a tape-slide sequence which can be shown to classes and groups or viewed singly by individuals , and conveying a particular unit of information or stimulus ; it may , on the other hand , be half a term 's work programme for a class , meeting twice weekly for an hour and three quarters each time It may appear as a number of elements in a schedule of work which also includes directed teaching , use of text book , and practical formal exercises , as well as enquiry work , the consultation of sources , and a problem-solving exercise involving the study of a filmstrip in relation to a work-sheet or a passage in a novel . |