Example sentences of "as [art] sports [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The truth , since that seems to be the painful area we are now entering , is that when I was last measured , which was in the fifth form at school , I entered the official records at 5ft 8½in , thanks largely to a tempestuous hairstyle , and by the cunning device of raising myself onto my toes as the sports master lowered the wooden measure . |
2 | The capital income used to finance that income ( 7.0bn in 1984/5 ) can be raised from several sources including 1 ) capital grants from the government or , occasionally , other bodies ( such as the Sports Council ) ; 2 ) sales of land , property , equipment and so on ; and 3 ) loans . |
3 | Plas y Brenin is well known as the Sports Council 's National Mountain Centre — a centre of excellence for rock climbing and mountaineering skill training . |
4 | It is VITALLY IMPORTANT that ALL fees are paid promptly , particularly P.A.F. and Insurance as the Sports Council Grant Panel will expect us to prove that we are measuring up to their requirements in the Autumn and we can only do this by showing monies actually received and in the Bank . |
5 | Detailed coverage of Sports Car races is also included as the Sports Car still has its special appeal and aura . |
6 | It was known as the Sports Car World Championship from 1953–61 and the title went to the leading manufacturer . |
7 | He worked as a sports salesman , a bingo hall caller and a fruit seller before joining the Royal Navy . |
8 | Well there was er the one who had the most important influence in my school life was Albert Edward , do you remember the printers , he was a teacher and he used to teach standard four , that was your last standard in the junior , and he had a big influence on , on me because er he wanted me to go into the printing trade as an apprentice , but I , me leaving school at thirteen and going into full-time work straight away I could n't do , do that but oh there was er , , he was an officer during the war he was in the and there was oh our , our school teacher , we used to call , we used to call him his name was actually Arthur I think , but he was always , he was a little bit addicted to the lit little whisky bottle , he used to keep a little bottle in his desk and he 'd be having a nip of whisky , but he was what was approximated as a sports master now , he used to look after the football team , we used to call him , I suppose his name was Arthur but his name was . |
9 | He had to be patient , but his wish finally came true last year , when at the age of 40 , his work as a sports photographer brought him face-to-face with the biggest desert of them all — the awe-inspiring Sahara . |
10 | For the previous five years I 'd worked solely as a sports photographer , and had really enjoyed it , but my work on the Hoggar Marathon was different , because I was just as interested in the scenery that surrounded me as I was in the race itself . |
11 | Using the EA to live , Smith has freelanced as a sports reporter , a music critic , and a fanzine publisher . |
12 | ‘ He used to say that the first obligation as a sports writer was not to be in the least boring ; that you had to try and retain the excitement of the event in your writing — without taking liberties with the truth or manufacturing drama . ’ |
13 | The hotel is run as a sports club and offers a vast selection of sporting activities ( 1 June to 30 Sept ) included in the price . |
14 | Initially rebuffed by NBC in Chicago , Reagan found work as a sports announcer for a small radio station in Davenport , Iowa . |
15 | He certainly keeps busy , editing a cricket magazine and running around as a sports manager for Pakistan International Airlines . |
16 | That 's why sports cars went through such doldrums for so many years too , and shy we think of the sudden plethora of ‘ traditional ’ small sports cars as a sports car ‘ revival ’ . |
17 | Frankly , as a sports journalist , I find the hatchet jobs being done on Graham Taylor embarrassing . |
18 | As every sports writer visiting Bucharest knows , the Romanian Rugby Federation is virtually bankrupt . |