Example sentences of "and [verb] as a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was taken under the paternal wing of MGM who launched him in 1942 in tiny roles in prestige films like Mrs Miniver and Random Harvest , finally allowing him his first major role in 1945 in Son of Lassie , and to blossom as a leading man opposite leading ladies such as Judy Garland ( Easter Parade ) , June Allyson ( Two Sisters from Boston ) , and Elizabeth Taylor ( Little Women ) . |
| 2 | SRI LANKA 'S Tamil Tiger guerrillas announced yesterday that they had renounced violence and registered as a political party . |
| 3 | Alternatively they may be subsumed within the department and treated as a poor relation . |
| 4 | Thumb Sucking — If this is done frequently and perniciously it must be taken in hand and treated as a bad habit . |
| 5 | A consultant 's job can be divided roughly into three areas of work , all of which are interrelated , but each of which may be taken and given as a separate service . |
| 6 | They recognise that mixture of theatre and dance as a general trend in the dance world . |
| 7 | Currently a Deputy Chair of the USSR Council of Ministers and Chair of its Bureau for Machine Building , and regarded as a moderate reformer , Silayev defeated Mikhail Bocharov ( reportedly Russian President Boris Yeltsin 's favoured candidate ) in an inconclusive first round , and standing unopposed and with Yeltsin 's public endorsement in a second round he was backed by 163 of the 220 deputies present . |
| 8 | He led a field of seven candidates in an inconclusive first round , and in the second round run-off he defeated Oleg Lobov , currently the second secretary of the Armenian CP and regarded as a pro-Gorbachev reformer . |
| 9 | Three weeks ago , the 102nd Airborne Division , Russian-trained and regarded as a crack unit , was rushed from its base at Asmara to the front line , but it too has been mauled by the rebels , who swept through the mountains flanking the main road , capturing all the towns as far as Woldiya . |
| 10 | The second is ‘ Welcome the Asian Games ’ , the international event scheduled long ago for September 1990 which the authorities both welcome as an opportunity to demonstrate normality and fear as a possible platform for dissident protest . |
| 11 | If Grimbergen is closed , and developed as a residential area , or even worse , if factories are built there , the loss of a convenient airfield to attract business and executive aircraft will be far reaching to the ‘ hub of Europe ’ , ie Brussels . |
| 12 | A chip off the old block without a doubt , but updated and designed as a fellwalking boot ( the ‘ L ’ stands for Lady ) . |
| 13 | Written with Arabic-speaking students in mind , and designed as a commercial reader with a story line of setting up a company . |
| 14 | A board of directors could not exist and act as a corporate entity if it were composed of two groups of people , each deriving its authority from and answerable to a different principal body , the one liable to be in conflict with the other ; for it would in fact be a negotiating committee . |
| 15 | When debt and equity securities fall into neither of the previous two categories , they would be classified as securities available for sale and reported at fair value , but any unrealised gains and losses would be excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders ' equity . |
| 16 | The air-conditioning of the Palace was designed and installed as a single system . |
| 17 | His best work has a direct simplicity , benefits from its autobiographical inspiration , and stands as a worthy memorial to all those who died in the Spanish civil war . |
| 18 | The laugh curled around her , beginning as a soft chuckle , evolving through a deep guffaw , and ending as a childlike giggle , once more behind her . |
| 19 | In other words , the success of user education as a continuous process between each of the educational sectors depends on the success of education itself being regarded and pursued as a continuous process . |
| 20 | " Petticoat government " and paternalism must be replaced by a supportive approach wherein each staff member is valued and trusted as a responsible adult . |
| 21 | Whitlock pulled himself to his feet and winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg . |
| 22 | It aims to expand into an international festival which would perform both a social function for local residents and act as a major tourist attraction . |
| 23 | Very oily skins will probably feel far more comfortable without moisturiser , but a light application of oil-free foundation will even out your skin tone and act as a protective barrier . |
| 24 | Compact discs can store data too , and act as a superb archiving medium for large databases , while videodiscs give instant access to thousands of high-quality photographic images on one 14-inch disc . |
| 25 | It will provide a comprehensive district-wide service for the first time , and act as a central focus for the community . |
| 26 | The red ones take care of the cholesterol , and these yellow and black torpedoes check acidity and act as a mild purge . |
| 27 | It was to be on a new site and act as a combined station for suburban and express services . |
| 28 | Instead , because of the numbers involved , they renounce the aim of their love , and act as a united group . |
| 29 | While the female 's childhood preparation for domesticity is ‘ informal ’ , there are , nevertheless , regular procedures involved which span many of the differences between groups in our society and act as a common denominator in the socialization of women . |
| 30 | Now Mr Ferguson hopes that a victory over Brian Clough 's Nottingham Forest will reassure his side and act as a timely impetus in the championship campaign . |