Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [pron] [noun] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a lymphocyte is presented with an antigen that fits its receptor as a key fits a lock , the lymphocyte is literally ‘ turned on ’ , with its metabolism rapidly increasing . |
| 2 | War is in some sense a feature of life that loses its distinction as an element of malice . |
| 3 | Now , there 's an , there 's an alternative being put forward as a compromise , but a a compromise is n't a compromise , the compromise as it looks er involving us , and we 're all Party members , as already indicated , as individuals and saying top up , let's top up , we 're already paying are n't we , the political levy , let's pay a bit more , right , is actually one that reduces our input as an organization . |
| 4 | An approach that considers your people as an integral part of the system , right from the start . |
| 5 | The work of Askew and Ross ( 1982 ) stresses the ever-present fantasy images of the tough , macho heroes and challenges its appropriateness as a sole model of manhood . |
| 6 | According to a report by the Automobile Association — Women and Cars — the typical British woman motorist enjoys driving , is confident behind the wheel and sees her car as a necessary tool for work and a social life . |
| 7 | He loves driving , rather than seeing his car as a way of getting him from A to B , and sees his car as a status symbol , and means to power and freedom . |
| 8 | He first appears speaking prose ( As You Like It , I.ii.149 ) , but when Orlando not only defeats his wrestler but reveals his identity as the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys , the Duke moves up to verse to give his displeasure more force ( 224ff . ) . |
| 9 | It is worth growing for the effect of its foliage alone , but doubles its value as a garden plant in late summer with graceful pale green stems that grow some 5ft tall . |
| 10 | Any legitimacy that nuclear weapons may have is in respect not of their potential use , but as regards their possession as a means of ‘ deterrence ’ . |
| 11 | As regards its notoriety as a ‘ land of damnation and chains ’ , a domain of perpetual punishment and pain — this , too , is grimly rooted in the very real sufferings of generations of convicts , rebels , revolutionaries , common criminals and multitudes of often innocent men , women and children , who for nearly four centuries have dragged themselves along the ‘ road of chains ’ ( kandalnaya doroga ) leading beyond the Urals . |