Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] it as [art] " in BNC.

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1 Then they sold the old market to Citicorp which set about restoring it as a trading floor , aimed at meeting the demand generated by Big Bang .
2 But 95 per cent of the studies he reviews deal with the assessment , causes , and treatment of homosexuality , and in doing so , continue indirectly to define it as a problem .
3 ( iii ) It is important that pupils working towards level 7 and beyond have increasing opportunities to use spoken Standard English , and in particular that those who do not speak it as a native dialect should be helped to extend their language competence so that they can use Standard English with confidence .
4 That is not the proposition , but the fact that one does not ban it does not mean that , with the knowledge that we now possess , we do not regard it as a debilitating and dangerous influence on society , and especially young people .
5 For example , it could be argued that ‘ photograph ’ may be divided into two independent words , ‘ photo ’ and ‘ graph ’ ; yet we usually do not regard it as a compound , but as an affix word .
6 But no one has yet been able to identify ‘ extra ’ income , and enterprises do not show it as a separate category .
7 We do not promote it as a deprived area where there are financial incentives ’
8 ‘ It is a healthy environment — we do not promote it as a deprived area where there are lots of financial incentives . ’
9 Though Abraham receives the promise of the land of Canaan in Genesis 12 and , by God 's terms , takes possession of it in the next chapter , his descendants do not enter it as a people until the book of Joshua , and the business of conquest is not finished till David is secure on the throne half-way through the second Book of Samuel .
10 However desirable it is that they receive training , many do not see it as a practical proposition .
11 It is a powerful alkaloidal poison , but the Zande do not see it as an ordinary poison but as an autonomous mystical power capable of issuing decisions which are taken very seriously indeed .
12 Please do not take it as an example that you may all leap to your feed to make your bids .
13 Do n't view it as a game you are playing .
14 I do n't regard it as a sacrifice . ’
15 I really hope people do n't hype it as a Scottish thing 'cos then the pressure 's on . ’
16 So if you ever start scratching in Casualty do n't dismiss it as the odd gnat-bite .
17 Now Paris may well be the inspiration of poets and troubadours but I do n't remember it as the fabled Athens of the West .
18 let the room thermostat control the temperature , DO N'T use it as a switch
19 The rule-of-thumb that ‘ if it moves , do n't use it as a landmark ’ does not prevent a moving object from acquiring associative strength ( as a century of maze studies with randomly placed discriminative cues has long established ) .
20 But do n't use it as a primer .
21 We can sum up this discussion of exam questions with the following pieces of guidance ( in Chapter 5 , we consider in more detail how you actually write the passages which perform the functions we suggest here ) : * Write an introductory paragraph , but do n't use it as a way to put off answering the question .
22 We do n't see it as a bad quality in women to put themselves down , we see it as a good one .
23 I do n't see it as a waste of time , but I see it as erm , as may be an as a a n a necessary delay .
24 They insist most drivers do n't see it as a toll too far .
25 We do n't see it as a major problem to the properties around the green .
26 ‘ It is still frowned on a little because men do n't see it as a very feminine job .
27 And if there 's any areas or warnings of concern which you feel that you 've both got , because he might think , he 's got any , he 's concerned about an area , but you do n't see it as a concern , and you allay his fears .
28 ‘ It 's strange , and I just hope younger players do n't see it as an example that international football is something you retire from early . ’
29 Women are , however , very often left with the responsibility because , in the same way that they have had to worry about contraception over the years , men often do n't see it as an issue for them , or are reluctant and afraid to discuss it .
30 Very few people have the luxury of starting completely from scratch although those who do seldom see it as an advantage .
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