Example sentences of "be [verb] [to-vb] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is pointed out , for example , that if a government , having lost the confidence of the House , attempted to continue in power in breach of that convention , it would ultimately be forced to act illegally as Parliament would not grant it supply . |
| 2 | It was late in the afternoon , almost evening by now , and the restaurants were beginning to fill up as people emerged from their siestas and began to promenade the streets . |
| 3 | In the Politburo Nguyen Van Ling is expected to stay on as secretary-general , even though he is 75 and said to be in poor health . |
| 4 | FURTHER signs emerged today that the property market is set to take off as fund managers prepare to increase their stakes in UK property companies . |
| 5 | TOTTENHAM 'S uneasy boardroom truce is set to end today as Alan Sugar and Terry Venables rejoin battle in the High Court . |
| 6 | Steve Howey picked out David Kelly , who was allowed to run through as Brentford played for offside , to bury a right-foot shot inside the near post . |