Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb base] as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such consensus was originally explained as the product of a distinct personality which members of the police either possessed before coming to the force or quickly develop as a result of the job ( for a survey of the literature on this see Adlam 1981 ) . |
| 2 | Stress in the nurse can erode the nurse-patient relationship , or even act as a barrier to forming one . |
| 3 | If you have any details of , are related to , employ or indeed work as a scientist , in whatever capacity , please let know . |
| 4 | The two central , baggy-suited dancers , Lynne Bristow and William Trevitt , either mirror each others ' movements ( the old man perhaps communing with his diary ) or else dance as a couple ( the man reliving past relationships ) . |
| 5 | CBP100 may correspond to ICR and thereby function as a repressor of the cAMP response in UF9 cells . |
| 6 | It is hoped that the following chapters , contributed by an international team of acknowledged experts in their own field of scholarship , will help to counter the peripheralization from which Siberian historiography has partly suffered in the west , will illuminate and underline both the importance and the fascination of Siberia 's role in Russian history , and also act as a stimulus to further research and publication in this relatively neglected area . |
| 7 | Hops on the vine : the oils in the hop give bitterness to beer and also act as a preservative against infection |
| 8 | ‘ We discuss the benefits of greyness as it relates to our lives , ’ we explained , ‘ and also act as a support network for those who feel embarrassed at going grey . |
| 9 | Willi Elsener , a member of the 1992 Grand Final judging panel , believes that competitions such as Toque d'Or are an excellent way for students to both learn to stand on their own two feet and also work as a team . |
| 10 | Such a proposal transcends three classes of use : first the existing use as a hotel ; secondly the use of the premises as a non-residential club ; and thirdly use as a swimming pool . |
| 11 | Such systems are therefore used across the organisation and often act as a form of corporate cultural glue , enabling and contributing to the issues discussed earlier . |
| 12 | A number of teachers have of course been exposed to discovery methods , the principles of new maths and new science ; there is , however , a strong countervailing trend in which pupils know from their CPE texts what are the answers , the definitions of the scientific laws , and increasingly regard as a waste of time proving by rudimentary experiments what they already know . |
| 13 | Privately Vitali will feel relieved that his yearning can finally be classed as hopeless — that he need not spur himself recklessly to act in regard to me ; and maybe die as a result . |
| 14 | To possess someone in the mind is to be saved from a brutal repudiation in reality , and instead to love the ethereal , which can neither disappoint nor satisfy , but only act as a goad . |
| 15 | I do n't wish to take this analogy any further but if the teacher-research movement can succeed in raising the profile of research in everyday teaching , I am sure that it would lead to not only an improvement in the status of teachers but also act as a spur to research itself . |
| 16 | Hops , brought to Britain in the 15th century by Dutch brewers , not only add bitterness and aroma but also act as a preservative and prevent infections in the brew . |
| 17 | This would not only provide incentives to cut pollution but also act as a channel for transferring resources to developing countries . |