Example sentences of "have [verb] as a [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd worked as a prostitute long enough to know she 'd survive , but she did n't fancy six cocks one after the other without respite . |
| 2 | Finally it has been suggested that the likenesses between the Andokides Painter 's work and the Siphnian frieze might be explained by his having started as a sculptor there , then come on to the Kerameikos to invent red-figure under the inspiration of relief-colouring . |
| 3 | Similar market-places are likely to have acted as a focus elsewhere . |
| 4 | They tend to they tend to be a bit noisier than the others , but actually they are very constructive , and on Banbury School Governors it 's not the political appointees that erm I 've seen as a problem particularly . |
| 5 | Great Britain , he said , had emerged as a force once more after their victory over Australia in Sydney last year and their recent wins over New Zealand , and next summer 's tour was a vital preparation for the visit of the Australians in the autumn of 1990 . |
| 6 | Great Britain , he said , had emerged as a force once more after their victory over Australia in Sydney last year and their recent wins over New Zealand , and next summer 's tour was a vital preparation for the visit of the Australians in the autumn of 1990 . |
| 7 | She had worked as a secretary before , at the age of 19 years , marrying Mr. O'Brien . |
| 8 | It had functioned as a workshop throughout , in contrast with the other two which remained entirely agricultural . |