Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Producer Lord Grade wants Lowe to star as a writer whose aunts are using their basement as a mortuary . |
| 2 | The advertising is in black-and-white and is authentically ‘ French ’ — concentrating on moments or happenings in which French people , young and old , are enjoying their Janneau as a part of their everyday life — relaxed with that indefinable French quality of style which instils ordinary events with a particular panache , whether it be over a meal or simple as a complement to civilised living at any time of day . |
| 3 | It was the image which counted — if we 're to hold our position as the largest security organization on the Continent . |
| 4 | It implies that we should decide first whether we are considering its value as a means or its value in itself . |
| 5 | ITALIANS are hailing their election as a political earthquake . |
| 6 | On minute one one four , I 'm using my privilege as a chair to hang on to that ; the fact that the Poly are to hold a conference on health and housing in the new year . |
| 7 | In doing so the student will not merely be preparing in the best possible way for his examination : he will also be developing his mind as a working instrument and preparing himself for legal practice . |
| 8 | When contemplating a buy-out of the company or part of its business , he will also be considering his position as a future shareholder . |
| 9 | Lane Bodine ( Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ) , former lover of arms dealer Rourke , appears to be making her loot as the go-between in the arms scam . |
| 10 | By stabilising that part of the world , we would be making our contribution as a building block to better world monetary arrangements which will be important once the ecu is a means of exchange and a currency that can look the yen and the dollar in the face . |
| 11 | When I graduated in Economic and Social History from Bristol in 1982 I had no idea that I would be earning my living as a thatcher , one of the few women working in that field , some eight years later . |
| 12 | Following his nature , and before his sixteenth birthday , Edward Thomas had somehow combined a love of nature and of literature , twin aspects of realized contemplation that were to characterize his life as a writer of prose and verse . |
| 13 | As indicated above , the environment in which Catholic religious education takes place is important if religious education is to perform its function as a mode of catechesis . |
| 14 | The Panel is proving its worth as a forum for the discussion of new procedures and for bringing practical information to the attention of Lending Services . |
| 15 | Berwick Kaler gives a peculiarly charmless performance as the Pope , Frances de la Tour is wasting her time as the witch , and one wonders why the producers thought it was worth transferring this dismal exercise to the West End from the West Yorkshire Playhouse . |
| 16 | They come not a moment too soon , if Switzerland is to preserve its position as a front-ranking international financial centre . |
| 17 | ACTRESS Britt Ekland is to try her luck as a novelist following the failure of her eight-year marriage to toy boy ‘ Slim ’ Jim McDonnell . |
| 18 | The motions in causal interaction with the facing of facts are incipient motions towards goals , spontaneous desires or aversions , and to prefer one inclination in the light of ‘ Face facts ’ is to choose its goal as an end . |
| 19 | Philip 's selection is also a boost for the North-East which each season is developing its potential as a major hockey force . |
| 20 | WHOOPI GOLDBERG , queen of the movie-stealing cameos , is to reprise her role as a medium for Ghost II . |
| 21 | ‘ The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 22 | The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 23 | But the headings indicate the kinds of functions that a course can and should perform , if it is to justify its existence as an improvement on independent study . |
| 24 | Responsibility for their welfare and early learning experiences has traditionally rested with the family , but some would argue that the family is losing its viability as the primary provider for children . |
| 25 | Skin colour is losing its meaning as a factor in economic life . ’ |
| 26 | But also , I guess , he is exercising his right as a laibon to prophesy . |
| 27 | Flavia Ormond is making her debut as a drawings dealer with an exhibition of Italian Old Master drawings c.1550–1800 at Douwes Fine Art Limited , from 1 to15 July . |
| 28 | Within services as well as manufacturing , the south is increasing its role as the ‘ core ’ of the space economy , through its concentration of corporate headquarters , R and D activities , availability of venture capital and so on . |
| 29 | Lott quotes Grady : ‘ An awareness of the different social and economic conditions for women and men can not be left to sociologists if psychology is to maintain its integrity as a science ’ ( 1985 : 160 ) . |
| 30 | DIESEL fuel needs a new PR agent to clean up its image in the minds of the public if it is to take its place as the efficient , environmental fuel of the future that many would like it to be . |