Example sentences of "[to-vb] it as an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sense of loss of identity causes the voyager to project what he or she encounters so as to perceive it as an external phenomenon , and also to introject elements of the familiar world in order to recreate a recognizable context . |
| 2 | We were persuaded to give the industry a chance to reform its training board , to remodel it as an employer-led body and to alter the basis of levy collection . |
| 3 | Erm , I mean I think if we 're wishing to analyse the application , I I think we must consider what it does n't do for the village , and I think there are a number of aspects that have to be considered , erm , first of all as a village , and I 've heard in this very Parish Council that the reputed view made that there is a need for small village accommodation , this development certainly does not provide that , we 've also expressed a view that it would be nice to retain the existing bungalow , because that is small village accommodation , and although it only has a very limited history , again it would be nice to retain it as an integral part of the village . |
| 4 | The rugged mountain region between Little Loch Broom and Loch Maree is regarded with affection and apprehension by conservationists and mountaineers alike , their concern being to keep it as an unspoilt wilderness against the growing threat of infiltration by unsympathetic tourists and insensitive planners . |
| 5 | It does not take too much distortion to see it as an anti-abortion tract . |
| 6 | In some schools , most pupils use spoken Standard English as their native dialect ; in others , most have to learn it as an additional language . |
| 7 | The new version of the bus , which meets the IEEE 1596–1992 interconnect standard , will be jointly designed by the two companies , and will be manufactured and marketed by LSI Logic , which plans to offer it as an ASIC core through its CoreWare Division . |
| 8 | Thus the Church offered opportunities to the ambitious as well as to the devout , although it would be a mistake to regard it as an egalitarian institution . |
| 9 | With the rise of theories purporting to identify this phenomenon of underdevelopment and to explain it as an active process in the global strategy of capitalist exploitation , First , Second and Third Worlds , despite the emphasis on the nation-state , were usually conceptualized as relatively undifferentiated objects . |
| 10 | GERARD Depardieu 's latest film , Tous Les Matins Du Monde , tries very hard to be a very worthy movie but unfortunately I am unable to recommend it as an entertaining evening at the cinema . |