Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] it as the " in BNC.

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1 So beautiful is this emotion that some scientists and poets regard it as the elixir of life and pursue it for no other reason .
2 Seaforth also tops the line 's efficiency league , ahead of European ports of call , and ACL uses it as the first and last calling point to take advantage of the growing links with the Mediterranean , Northern Europe , the Baltic States and Ireland .
3 The left side of his face , in the region of the jaw articulation , looked at first sight as though it had been smashed by a blow , but Wycliffe recognised it as the wound of exit of a bullet which had probably ricochetted inside the skull .
4 bella was of the opinion that Randall had done them all an immense favour by dying when he did , but Louise regarded it as the greatest of all his cruelties .
5 The distance estimate is important because astronomers use it as the first rung in the distance ladder they extend across the Universe .
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