Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] [noun] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will normally be in the best interests of a child of sufficient age and understanding to make an informed decision that the court should respect its integrity as a human being and not lightly override its decision on such a personal matter as medical treatment , all the more so if that treatment is invasive . |
| 2 | Supposing the sentence read : ‘ It is also argued that it is inconsistent with human dignity that a man should use his muscles as a crane for transporting someone else 's goods ’ ; or ‘ that a woman should use her vocal cords for the delectation of others ’ ; or ‘ that a person should use his or her brain to work out someone else 's income tax ’ — would these substitutes carry convictions ? |
| 3 | Elected in 1978 , it is hardly surprising that John Paul should see his task as the re-establishment of order and confidence on pretty traditional lines , though his charismatic personality shown forth throughout the world in an unending series of exciting international tours for a time almost concealed what was going on . |
| 4 | There was eagerness and excitement in his voice at once , echoing the emotion which must have been obvious in Hornblower 's tone — Hornblower took notice of it , and as he buckled his waistband he reaffirmed his resolution to be more careful how he spoke , for he must regain his reputation as a silent hero . |
| 5 | And few would disagree that , given the fanaticism and sheer ferocity of tabloid prejudice , it would be unreasonable for gay people to expect that Labour should adopt our cause as an election issue . |
| 6 | Police say they 'll treat her remarks as a formal complaint . |
| 7 | Police say they 'll treat her remarks as a formal complaint . |
| 8 | " Yet if I could make him notice me perhaps he might consider my suitability as a wife . |
| 9 | I therefore asked Eliot if I might quote his name as a reference . |
| 10 | But if it 's a lie , then you 'll end your days as an old maid , Ann , for I 'll not marry a liar , and no other man will have you either , not while I 've aught to say about it . " |
| 11 | If The Lord of the Rings should approach too close to ‘ Gospel-truth ’ , to the Christian myth in which Tolkien himself believed , it might forfeit its status as a story and become at worst a blasphemy , an ‘ Apocryphal gospel ’ , at best a dull allegory rehearsing in admittedly novel form what everyone ought to know already . |
| 12 | If FUNCINPEC emerged as a clear victor , Prince Ranariddh might supplant his father as the natural leader of Cambodia . |
| 13 | For example , Zambian government officials claimed that a story ( in the Times of Zambia , June 23rd 1970 ) to the effect that clothing factory workers believed they might lose their jobs as the result of a new duty on imported cloth , was the work of clever lobbying by clothing manufacturers and retailers . |
| 14 | In that case he might offer his decision as a surprising interpretation " of the statute or precedent when it is really nothing of the kind . |
| 15 | Having obtained the names of potential customers , the salesperson , if appropriate , can ask his customer if he may use his name as a reference . |
| 16 | Nothing very dramatic here , then , but at least he was in the buying and selling game , not a wage slave , and there can hardly have been a time when it was not easier to sell the odd pork chop or two than it was to convince an employer that he ought to buy your skills as a craftsman . |
| 17 | She could make her living as a potter if she wanted to ; she 's a natural . ’ |
| 18 | Since the characters that helped the individual to succeed in the battle were the traditional Protestant virtues of enterprise , initiative and thrift , Spencer could project his philosophy as a new foundation for traditional morality , despite its tendency to encourage indifference to the suffering of those who still needed to be taught a lesson by a wise but harsh Nature . |
| 19 | They could either resist by rejecting dominant models of femininity — by dressing down and by going out like boys , for example — or they could use their femininity as an oppositional weight at school — by wearing make-up and clothes which were forbidden , for example . |
| 20 | But the company , which loses its ITV franchise at the end of this year , was anxious to find partners so it could keep its status as an independent producer . |
| 21 | It was important that she meet this fiancée as soon as possible , so that she could judge her suitability as a mother for Kirsty . |
| 22 | Above all the farm worker could establish his reputation as a skilled and knowledgeable craftsman among his fellow workers . |
| 23 | MORE than 600 of Northern Ireland Electricity 's 3,750 staff could lose their jobs as a result of privatisation , a leading economist claimed today . |
| 24 | I could imagine her discomfiture as a natural approval of this evidence of my religious feeling vied with her conviction that normal people did not go to church unless compelled by the Sabbath . |
| 25 | I could imagine my aunt as a young girl asking for the latest of the books for birthday or Christmas until she had them all . |
| 26 | still had no prospects of employment and I do n't think er , er my parents had any erm particular ideas and my father who worked for erm Roads and Bridges Department was speaking to the Chief Clerk at that time , that was , er , his name was in fact and erm he was a very sympathetic character and er he said he 'd have a word with erm with somebody in the County Council and erm see if they could find me employment as a typist and erm using the argument of course that the Education Department had up to that time at the R N C erm paid the balance of the fees for my course , erm I could just mention to you that the scholarship was worth forty pounds a year fee . |
| 27 | The final communiqué was notable for its extraordinary length and a good deal of self-congratulation ( as when it referred to ‘ the age-old tradition of tolerance and universality ’ which the assembled countries personified ) , yet no-one could deny its significance as a symbol of the Third World renascence . |
| 28 | Now she was using her pathetic pleading little voice , the one that still could affect him even though he knew she was performing , using all the tricks she used to keep her place as the most important member of her bloody drama group . |
| 29 | European champion Benichou , who used to earn his living as a contortionist and highwire walker , showed amazing reserves of courage . |
| 30 | There is also no suggestion in any of the evidence that the mother would forego her responsibilities as a mother and would be prepared to leave the children in Australia and come to England without them . |