Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [pron] [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lane Bodine ( Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ) , former lover of arms dealer Rourke , appears to be making her loot as the go-between in the arms scam . |
| 2 | The spear-shaped leaves of the gum tree were dappling their faces as the sun moved towards the Andes . |
| 3 | Berwick Kaler gives a peculiarly charmless performance as the Pope , Frances de la Tour is wasting her time as the witch , and one wonders why the producers thought it was worth transferring this dismal exercise to the West End from the West Yorkshire Playhouse . |
| 4 | Responsibility for their welfare and early learning experiences has traditionally rested with the family , but some would argue that the family is losing its viability as the primary provider for children . |
| 5 | Within services as well as manufacturing , the south is increasing its role as the ‘ core ’ of the space economy , through its concentration of corporate headquarters , R and D activities , availability of venture capital and so on . |
| 6 | Vanguard was breaking up and its supporters were either rejoining the Unionist Party or moving to Paisley 's DUP , which was consolidating its position as the more militant and more populist loyalist party . |
| 7 | By his death , the membership had doubled , the MCC was developing its role as the judicious lawgiver of the game , and there were many more cleaner-cut fixtures , with schools and the universities , for example . |
| 8 | Paul wrote that he was doing his work as the Lord 's servant . |
| 9 | Aged twelve , living in France and betrothed to the dauphin , Mary was asserting her position as the adult reigning monarch of Scotland . |