Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The local creamery refused to accept milk from the area as dust was floating in it . |
| 2 | The assassins rushed out of the tunnel , their feet ringing on the stones , emerging onto the promontory in time to catch sight of the punt as it rounded a pillar . |
| 3 | In these circumstances staff then employ working norms which serve as rules-of-thumb to impose order on the judgment as to whether action is necessary . |
| 4 | It was a scene straight out of one 's worst nightmares , and she had to clutch hold of the door as shock took the strength from her limbs . |
| 5 | Grey skies failed to cast gloom over the pilgrims as they greeted friends made on previous pilgrimages and settled in their coach seats determined to make the most of their time together . |
| 6 | Thomas Cook 's foreign exchange businesses also did well last year , with small businesses using the company to send money around the world as well as the traditional travel cash and travellers cheques operations . |
| 7 | In effect , Franco had extended his all-encompassing grip on the present to ensure control over the future as well . |
| 8 | Production in one division does not have to match production in the other as surplus can be sold to the market or shortfalls bought from the market . |
| 9 | It was unfortunate that Blackburn J. chose to describe liability under the rule as resting upon ‘ an absolute duty to keep it [ sc . |
| 10 | An appeal for funds is being established now so that there will be enough money in the kitty to be able to commence work on the locomotive as soon as it is taken out of service next year . |
| 11 | He 's about as likely to have sympathy for the devil as he is to have satisfaction . |
| 12 | This shows that Anselm was quite as ready to face exile for the primacy as he had been for obedience to the pope . |
| 13 | Erm the economic development unit of the borough , Mr Allenby , should know more about it than me , but they have done studies of the firms in Harrogate that can be expected to seek relocation within the borough as they sort themselves out over the next five years , and erm their own calculations for the next five years is more than the county 's whole calculation for the next fifteen years , which suggested to us again that there was a problem about the understanding that the county had on the matter of relocations within Harrogate compared with what was going on locally . |
| 14 | Andreas Osiander , a contemporary of Copernicus , referred to the prediction that Venus should appear to change size during the year as ‘ a result contradicted by the experience of every age ’ . |
| 15 | Residential workers need to take part in the decisions as to whether to admit children to care , and , if so , when and on what basis . |
| 16 | I fear that I may not be able to take part in the debate as I intend to cause trouble for the Government over Oxleas wood , which is in my constituency and that of the hon. Member for Woolwich ( Mr. Cartwright ) , but I hope that my hon. Friend will regard my support as being with him throughout the debate . |
| 17 | Mr Erlund said the firm was ready to take advantage of the market as soon as conditions improved . |
| 18 | The system allows doors to be assembled separately and fitted to the car at a late stage , to improve access to the car as it proceeds along the line . |
| 19 | You ca n't expect us to dance attendance up the stairs as well . |
| 20 | To establish a public right of way it was necessary for Mr and Mrs Lauder to show use by the public as of right for 40 years before May 1972 . |
| 21 | 6 If you wish to make use of the scripts as they stand or in some adapted form for some purpose and use distinct from those outlined in paragraphs 2 and 3 above , you will please first seek our written permission to do so . |
| 22 | In addition the company is pushing applications in manufacturing where the card will be able to store information about the product as it trundles along the assembly line . |