Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The author of Acts identifies himself as a man named Luke , and modern scholars concur that he is identical with the author of Luke 's Gospel . |
| 2 | In Christianity , the problems in the emotional life of humanity are handled by one of the company of brothers offering himself as a sacrificial victim to the father , to redeem the brothers for the murder of the father — the original sin which haunts the brothers . |
| 3 | This solid , reliable book has a number of features to recommend it as a starting point in the discovery of Picasso , not least the interesting thematic chronological charts which cover topics such as ‘ Stages in the discovery and appropriation of primitivism ’ e.g. ‘ Autumn 1906 , Derain and Matisse return to Paris , each having acquired his first African mask ’ , and ‘ Stages of the revolution in papier colles ’ . |
| 4 | Wordsworth 's changing of sides has always laid him open to this sort of comment ; later generations of poets regarded him as a moral coward or a fallen idol , attitudes best summed up in the first stanza of Robert Browning 's poem The Lost Leader : |
| 5 | A poll carried out by the Mori organization claims to show that the UK public 's interest in environmental issues has fallen significantly since July last year , when nearly one-third of respondents identified it as a prime concern . |
| 6 | [ She arranged a chair for BELVILLE as Judge and a line of chairs facing it as a Dock . ] |
| 7 | At one time , the Orphic cult of extremists regarded him as the Creator of the world . |
| 8 | When opened , relates David Gieve in his bicentenary history of the famous tailors , it disclosed a small life insurance policy and a charming letter in which he said he wished the proceeds of the policy to be applied to settling his final account , and if there was a surplus he would be glad for Gieves to keep it as a modest token of his gratitude for a lifetime 's service . |
| 9 | The Romanian Government , WHO and UNICEF have taken a great interest in our education programme and are actively looking for ways to use it as a model for Health Education in Romania . |
| 10 | But suddenly the sheer numbers of people quietly bedding down in doorways strikes me as an augury of Labour defeat . |
| 11 | It is frightening how dependent upon drugs we are all becoming and how easy it is for doctors to prescribe them as the universal panacea for our ills . |
| 12 | It relates to places of entertainment such as cinemas , theatres , dance halls , and proprietary clubs and permits the sale or supply of liquor for consumption on the premises to persons frequenting them as an ancillary to the entertainment provided . |
| 13 | Outside the field of fiction ( and possibly , biography ) , coverage is not wide enough for librarians to use them as a regular source of selection information . |