Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] to [pron] [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here is a character economically dependent on the opposite sex , and who has instant and sole recourse to her vagina as her bargaining counter in negotiations with these two men . |
| 2 | But there is no masking the truth and , when Costakis learnt of this ‘ bashfulness ’ , it came as a painful blow to his self-esteem as a collector . |
| 3 | And even if the Host is still able to hope that the Monk will show another side to his character as a tale-teller , the Monk will not , and retreats into a sort of sulky silence after being interrupted and asked for something less serious : The Monk as a character is explicitly and repeatedly compared and contrasted with the teller who succeeds him , the Nun 's Priest . |
| 4 | This overall picture of the marriage relationship would not be complete , however , without some reference to its role as a device imposing ‘ decency and respectability ’ by regulating ‘ indiscriminate child-bearing ’ . |
| 5 | The realization came as a shock and she pressed her clenched fist to her heart as if to pacify it . |
| 6 | It bowed its ruined head to its chest as if to inspect the squealing assailant now hanging from its buckled shoulder with frantic claws . |
| 7 | Mrs. Mott asked , holding the brown teapot to her bosom as if it were a precious chalice . |
| 8 | Currently a ‘ non-executive director for hire ’ , he gave up his partnership at Arthur Young in 1987 so that he could devote adequate time to his role as chairman of the Eurogroup for Animal Welfare . |
| 9 | SOUTH Africa 's State President , Mr FW de Klerk , yesterday suffered the first serious blow to his reputation as the great reformer by appearing to acquiesce in a cover-up of political murders carried out by state agencies , including the police . |
| 10 | Many people will remember him from his days at DCVD ( MoD ) , from which he brought much valuable experience to his role as Co-ordinator of the LINK Opto-electronics Systems Programme . |
| 11 | Partition made comparatively little difference to its position as a market town for Donegal , but inevitably the industrial goods of Derry have to get to the mainland . |
| 12 | It owed its rapid expansion to its role as the chief supply centre for the growing metropolis of Edo , above all as the locus of sale and distribution of the rice income of the daimyo and their retainers . |
| 13 | The fact that just on half saw increased income to their business as a benefit from training was one of the best advertisements for the courses . |
| 14 | Gloomy prognostications of Aethelbald 's life being in danger of passing away like a shadow and his soul into eternal perdition — although conventionally expressed — imply an unhappy conclusion to his life as a real possibility . |
| 15 | He had expended himself so much for the people Eva made the long journey to his funeral as a mark of respect . |
| 16 | She held her injured hand to her breast as if frightened it might drop off , and at a nod from |
| 17 | Perhaps most importantly , a clear statement of the Government 's interest could do a great deal to improve industry 's poor image in the eyes of the media and of young people , a factor which has made a major contribution to our failure as a nation to make the best of our reserves of natural talent . |
| 18 | We now face a period of great change and uncertainty in broadcasting , and a considerable threat to its role as a public service . |
| 19 | He has added another successful chapter to his career as part of Blackburn 's 10m transformation from cloth cap country cousins to big time tycoons of British football . |
| 20 | Answer guide : The point here is that at the date of the balance sheet the business did not own the asset nor had it any right to its use as all that had happened at that date was an order had been placed which could easily be cancelled . |
| 21 | Homosexuality does not birth new warriors for liberation … [ it ] is an accelerating threat to our survival as a people and as a nation . ’ |
| 22 | Correct me if I 'm wrong , but I never saw the likes of ‘ Doyler ’ sneaking off the pitch for a quickie , unlike , say , Jimbo Morrison or the boys in Led Zep who considered such interludes to be an amusing challenge to their versatility as artistes . |