Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part-time jobs and contract work are increasing everywhere as firms demand flexibility and seek to dodge hefty non-wage costs and employment protection laws . |
| 2 | Areas of true wilderness were maintained solely as hunting preserves for the ruling élite , whose sporting exploits were commonly used to illustrate their potency as rulers and conquerors ( MacKenzie , 1989 ) . |
| 3 | BMW 's model range is used today as industry code for different market segments , a rile model that car companies everywhere have tried to emulate . |
| 4 | 1967 ; minds were blown ; dance was left behind as beats stretched out into timelessness ; rock acquired a whole new chromatic and spatial vocabulary , as new kinds of instrumentation were added and the studio itself became an instrument ; the first dabblings with stage effects and multi-media experience were made . |
| 5 | SHARES and sterling were becalmed yesterday as dealers looked to company results to provide a clear lead on the UK economic outlook . |
| 6 | Confusion was compounded by local guidebooks and publications , the western stream being named therein as Kingsdale Beck with some justification , since it is a continuation of the stream of that name in its higher reaches ; and the Twiss/Doe/Greta now appeared in print as Dale Beck . |
| 7 | The lead was given both as composer and as publisher by Byrd 's pupil Morley . |
| 8 | A VITAL , hitherto forgotten point was raised yesterday as preparations were made for a controversial public inquiry . |
| 9 | Electrogenic ion transport was measured directly as SCC recorded by voltage clamping the tissue at zero potential , as described previously . |
| 10 | more landmasses are above water than usual — although this may be a chicken-and-egg effect because during an ice age much of the world 's water is locked up as ice , so that ocean levels are lower |
| 11 | Images of London 's wartime blitz were conjured up as children taught their parents how to use gas masks . |
| 12 | A pedestrian is blown over as hurricanes and snow storms hit Atlantic City on the U.S. coast |
| 13 | At Sciennes , homework is phased in as children approach high school age . |
| 14 | As you join us tonight , a torchlight procession is getting underway as doctors and patients protest against plans to cut services at their hospital . |
| 15 | Barr Thomson Engineering was relaunched yesterday as BTE ( Glenrothes ) , after an 11-week negotiation culminated in an innovative rescue package involving a partnership with a major customer , Tecnomarine Services of Aberdeen , and a consortium of backers from both the public and private sectors . |
| 16 | Suggestions following each heading are intended merely as indications of the scope of the topic , and are not of course exhaustive . |
| 17 | Female sexuality and reproduction were seen particularly as representative of the mortality that separates us from the eternal and binds us to temporal corruptible life . |
| 18 | This conferring is mature and quiet , and no disagreements occur : leadership is acknowledged and obeyed , and the attack is carried out as Jack wants it to be . |
| 19 | PROPOSALS to form a Premier League second division were thrown out as England 's top clubs achieved a rare showing of unity at a London meeting yesterday . |
| 20 | Karr 's ship was docking even as Tolonen rode the sealed car out to the landing bay . |
| 21 | The budget deficit is rising alarmingly as recession cuts revenues and drives up unemployment . |
| 22 | Now if the child can not interpret and relate the symbols to the animal , then he 's left wondering what the symbols mean , he ca n't relate the symbols to understanding that a cow is spelt verbally as C O W , and he 's left quite mystified , and he does n't know what we 're talking about . |
| 23 | Later the woman 's benefit was cut off on the grounds that she and her lodger were living together as husband and wife , and he must therefore maintain her . |
| 24 | The couple were listed simply as Extract 41 — the 41st wedding to take place in registrar Molly Croll 's district this year . |
| 25 | Every mishap , every fatality is held up as evidence in an attempt to prove the case that light aviation is hazardous not only to those who commit it but the public at large too . |
| 26 | Darkness was falling rapidly as Campeanu eased his way past the narrow gap . |
| 27 | Inside the house Janine was crying quietly as Sarah spoke . |
| 28 | The failure to attend to the Palestinian problem was put aside as Israel stood its ground with dignity . |
| 29 | ‘ Ma , I do n't — ’ Kevin 's excuse was cut short as Nellie came forward with her children . |
| 30 | The sentence was interrupted abruptly as Hitch fired . |