Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] them as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when the great general of the Civil War , Oliver Cromwell , lost his temper with the Rump Parliament for trying to monopolize power , and made himself supreme instead , he regretted this war between Protestant countries and set out to make peace between them as soon as possible . |
| 2 | Ataturk was able to control the mullahs and to find a place for them as well as for merchants and intellectuals in the new Turkey . |
| 3 | Think about the shape of the flowers that you are pressing and try to place the blotting paper on top of them as carefully as possible to ensure that they will lie flat under the weights , because once they are permanently pressed you can not start again . |
| 4 | There had been so much else to do : such as leaving a brief note for Julie , and also contacting her office to explain the problem and that she 'd be in touch with them as soon as possible . |
| 5 | I resolved to explain the situation to them as briefly as possible , make a plea for money and then very rapidly leave . |
| 6 | • Several tasks are required to be performed simultaneously and the subject is required to distribute his time between them as efficiently as possible . |