Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although no clear winner emerged from the debate , most commentators believed that Clinton had performed well enough to consolidate his position as the leading contender . |
| 2 | In spite of Amritsar , he announced himself willing to co-operate with the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms which were unveiled at the end of the year , and only changed his mind as the degree of Dyer 's support in British public opinion was borne in upon him , and as he began to find himself isolated by the more radical elements in Congress , who had either already lost their faith in the British , or had never had any . |
| 3 | This view of language brings philology to life for Julia ; she suddenly sees its object as the product of individual creativity . |
| 4 | The relentless electro-beat of the charts only improved their status as the main alternative . |
| 5 | The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres , a former Tory minister , became the life peer Lord Balniel in 1974 , only to succeed his father as the earl in 1975 . |
| 6 | The common law concept of " exclusive possession " is thus losing its significance as the foundation of the security of tenure of the residential occupier . |
| 7 | Spreadeagled on the roof of the car in a scissors or St Andrew 's Cross position , he concentrated on holding on and not losing his balance as the train gathered speed under the shadow of the Westway and rocked past the desolate terraces of north Kensington . |
| 8 | At the same time they have kept their support tepid enough not to threaten their pose as the Palestinians ' champion . |
| 9 | Private Members ' Bills not only preserve an important margin of policy initiative for backbench MPs , but Westminster 's increasing role as a centre for interest lobbying also strengthens its function as the crucible of interest representation in political life . |
| 10 | Painting represented the choice of an arduous intellectual profession and Angelica Kauffman boldly inserts her self as the intellectual artist making a moral choice by using as the model for her self portrayal one of the key themes used to demonstrate masculine dedication and virtue , ‘ Hercules Choosing between Virtue and Vice ’ . |
| 11 | Rather than ministering to a small elite , these institutions had now established their function as the " education of the upper intelligence groups of the nation " , selected according to criteria which included being " good " at English in school . |
| 12 | Peter White , Managing Director of British Airways Cargo , comments : ‘ Air cargo is increasingly proving its worth as the premier mode of distribution , especially as more companies practice ‘ Just-In-Time ’ inventory controls . |
| 13 | Elsewhere , in Coronation Street Catherine Cusack is presently giving her role as the nanny from hell some considerable welly , using it as a showcase for what promises to be her considerable talent . |
| 14 | So Marion , back on the boards after the death of her boring solicitor husband some years ago , compressed her lips and maintained as well as possible the stately calm that so well suited her part as the Balkan Countess whose family jewels were stolen in this season 's Salt and Pepper offering ( Robson the butler was the master crook , in league with the Countess 's French maid ) . |
| 15 | The business of getting into costume and make-up and then giving his performance as the father in Malcolm Harris 's The Hooded Owl meant that details like confrontations with murderers would have to wait . |
| 16 | The editors proudly proclaim their effort as the birth of applied myrmecology , a subject that deals with the voluminous literature on pestiferous ants and attempts to bring together authorities on problem species in a modern forum . |
| 17 | He was a dangerous individual , capable of anything if it seriously threatened his position as the leader of Russia . |