Example sentences of "[adv] as [art] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was dedicated by the Reverend Norman Boyd , Chapman 's vicar at St Mary 's , Hendon , who acted unofficially as the club 's chaplain .
2 I see it rather as an actor 's bag of tricks , and not a very apposite one for the role .
3 A century ago it was considered to be as good as the Normande , and better as a butcher 's beast , but a combination of war and frontier changes led to its deterioration ; it was crossed with Danish Red as well as Belgian Red to form the Flemish Red , which is usually whole red , though some have mottled or blazed faces .
4 It is specifically designed to evolve current Sparc-based applications to System V.4 and acknowledges Sun 's Solaris operating system only as an System V.4 subset .
5 But he was n't saying that he was getting eighteen thousand a year from Ffestiniog slate alone as a director 's bonus and he 's a director of the other quarries as well .
6 Dartingly as a lizard 's tongue he kissed Meh'Lindi on the side of the brow before plunging her too into silence and blindness .
7 True , even costumed thus as a Trader 's mistress she would be armed — with a garrotte or two , some tiny digital weapons for slipping on to her fingers , phials of the chemicals she used .
8 Such effects could take place at a number of different levels within the political system : an individual 's relationship to another could change as a result of the media just as an individual 's relationship to an institution could change as an outcome of media work , and so on .
9 Conversation trickled away as the Women 's Word public relations officer , a bouncy young woman in a tight bodice , said a few welcoming phrases and introduced Linda Finch .
10 The move towards greater equality between the unions and individual party members will ‘ evolve ’ over time , according to party officials , an indication that Mr Kinnock would prefer the union vote to shrink gradually as the party 's membership rises .
11 NUCLEAR power and more competition were offered to the Conservative conference yesterday as the Government 's answer to protecting the environment and safeguarding the future of planet Earth .
12 On the contrary , ‘ few things are regarded so cheaply as an animal 's life
13 ‘ I remember she used to tell me stories of a wonderful place where she 'd had a job once as a lady 's maid .
14 At nine he was employed by an ironmonger at 2s 6d a week and nine months later as a printer 's devil on the weekly Sunderland Herald at 45 6d .
15 Not quite so even as a Mouse 's Hide
16 Defined twenty years ago as a community 's ability to collaborate effectively in identifying problems and finding solutions , community competence has recently been associated with improved health outcomes ( Eng , 1989 ) .
17 Because my elder sister she left home when she was about sixteen I think , she went erm into she was working there as a matron 's maid .
18 But while I tramcar leaving any suburban area there was always what was known then as a worker 's return .
19 was built afterwards as a servant 's house .
20 ‘ Trussed up tight as a smack-smuggler 's arse ! ’ he muttered .
21 Tight as a duck 's backside !
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