Example sentences of "[adv] as a [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the earl died without male issue in 1373 , he was taken on as a king 's knight by Edward III who , in addition to confirming the earl 's grant , awarded him an annuity for life of £50 . |
| 2 | A century ago it was considered to be as good as the Normande , and better as a butcher 's beast , but a combination of war and frontier changes led to its deterioration ; it was crossed with Danish Red as well as Belgian Red to form the Flemish Red , which is usually whole red , though some have mottled or blazed faces . |
| 3 | But he was n't saying that he was getting eighteen thousand a year from Ffestiniog slate alone as a director 's bonus and he 's a director of the other quarries as well . |
| 4 | Dartingly as a lizard 's tongue he kissed Meh'Lindi on the side of the brow before plunging her too into silence and blindness . |
| 5 | True , even costumed thus as a Trader 's mistress she would be armed — with a garrotte or two , some tiny digital weapons for slipping on to her fingers , phials of the chemicals she used . |
| 6 | She broke off as a man 's voice called from the staircase : ‘ What 's all this dam ’ talking ? |
| 7 | Ulster 's Theatre , 1988 , for example , really started off as a children 's playground ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ I remember she used to tell me stories of a wonderful place where she 'd had a job once as a lady 's maid . |
| 9 | At nine he was employed by an ironmonger at 2s 6d a week and nine months later as a printer 's devil on the weekly Sunderland Herald at 45 6d . |
| 10 | I mean , nobody would ever believe you 'd been brought up as a gardener 's boy ! |
| 11 | However the custody order expressly forbade Miss T. being brought up as a Jehovah 's Witness , the intention being that she should make her own decision when she was old enough to do so . |
| 12 | It was in Nazareth that Jesus was brought up as a carpenter 's son . |
| 13 | OK , so you 'd probably end up getting gunned down by the SAS or something , but that 's got to be a better end for a bunch of real rock terrorists than ending up as a Levi 's advert . |
| 14 | It had started out as a ship 's boiler but Selwyn had acquired it some years before to ensure a plentiful supply of soft water for his garden . |
| 15 | Not quite so even as a Mouse 's Hide |
| 16 | Defined twenty years ago as a community 's ability to collaborate effectively in identifying problems and finding solutions , community competence has recently been associated with improved health outcomes ( Eng , 1989 ) . |
| 17 | Because my elder sister she left home when she was about sixteen I think , she went erm into she was working there as a matron 's maid . |
| 18 | But while I tramcar leaving any suburban area there was always what was known then as a worker 's return . |
| 19 | was built afterwards as a servant 's house . |
| 20 | ‘ Trussed up tight as a smack-smuggler 's arse ! ’ he muttered . |
| 21 | Tight as a duck 's backside ! |