Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pron] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Almut Suerbaum , of the university of Munster , has joined us as the new Fellow in German ; as a specialist in Medieval German literature she continues the tradition of her predecessor .
2 St William 's has presented itself as a prime mover and so it falls to St William 's to work out how to express itself as a managing agent .
3 There are many teachers who feel that things are that bad , and for whom , at some tacit level of decision-making , becoming ‘ like that ’ has presented itself as the only sensible , or the only possible modus operandi that is left .
4 One , an older school , has seen him as a noble if embattled statesman .
5 He has shown himself as a devoted family man ; Ms Campbell is twice divorced and childless .
6 Although he left no explicit statement of belief , recent scholarship has shown him as a consistent sponsor of reform , both in his local activities and as an intermediary between suitors and the Crown .
7 ‘ Madam , I must tell you , ’ I replied , ‘ that since he found me , my master has used me as an easy way of making money for himself .
8 It has been referred to only rarely in official Soviet and Afghan statements in the 1980s since the Soviet-Afghan Friendship and Cooperation Treaty of December 1978 has replaced it as the contractual charter determining the relations between the two states .
9 A recent assessment of Beccaria has portrayed him as a cautious conservative who successfully redirected enlightenment thinking away from a potentially much more radical path : ‘ His sudden fame can be attributed to the relief of educated society that it was possible to hold rational ‘ enlightened ’ views on human behaviour without having to accept radical materialism' ( Jenkins , 1984 , p. 113 ) .
10 The Euro-sceptics argue that Mr Major has established himself as a good European merely to carry credibility when he vetoes monetary union .
11 Over the years , Page has established himself as a medieval raconteur , delighting his audience with tales of , say , thirteenth-century Paris ; but anecdotes aside , he has also been refining the presentation and programming so that , almost without realising it , his audiences learn a good deal about the often totally unfamiliar music being performed .
12 Since then the Kettering accountant has established himself as the British No 1 and holds four national road race records .
13 Since 1987 , when he had a difficult first few months while the recently arrived Jonathan Davies was recovering from injury , he has established himself as the freshest , most innovative Welsh analyst of modern rugby .
14 The first of these documents is likely to appear before any published part of the government 's review , and will amount to advice to government on what arrangements the government should make for R&D to best meet national needs Giving ACARD this job as a formal duty is a mark that the Council has established itself as a key body in reviewing and stimulating new industrial technologies .
15 It brought us to a stage of development when , with a student population of almost 5000 , the university has established itself as a viable , innovative , vibrant and mature institution .
16 In only its third year of operating the three and a half mile branch between Bodmin General and Bodmin Parkway , the B & W has established itself as a major leisure attraction and is building a reputation as one of the more progressive preserved railways in the country .
17 This particular project began in Liverpool in 1976 and has established itself as a national model for radical working-class adult education .
18 And of course has established itself as a leading player in this industry .
19 And with a history of political stability , business freedom and international competitiveness ideal for business to grow and prosper , Singapore has established itself as an excellent telecommunications hub and global business centre .
20 Although the Challenge is only a year old it has established itself as the biggest single charity fund raising event in the region .
21 However , the sheer convenience of the compact disc , and its ease of access , has established it as the prime carrier for prerecorded music in the foreseeable future .
22 Either would have regarded it as a special achievement and in either the semi-democratic command structure would have ensured that a number of men would have participated in the decision where to detonate it .
23 The film was a Western , and without guidance Clara would have dismissed it as a childish frivolity , a glorified version of The Lone Ranger .
24 If he had n't adored her he would have treated her as a credulous imbecile .
25 If most of what was sometimes called ‘ the payroll vote ’ attended , the critics would have to carry seven-tenths of the backbenchers and if this had ever happened , the press would have treated it as a total collapse of confidence in the government .
26 ‘ Most of them would have treated it as a nice little Christmas story about this powerful but sad woman with an unhappy family Now it 's all been turned into major crisis . ’
27 ‘ I think she might have done it as a quick way of finding out how the business worked .
28 If she had thought she was showing him a stop-light , however , he must have seen it as a green one , for his arm suddenly tightened and there was a definite amorous gleam in his eye as he edged closer to her and breathed seductively , ‘ I like you so much , Fabia . ’
29 But its disappearance will be of serious concern to the growing medium-sized business needing a serious injection of equity to continue to fulfil its potential and also the venture capitalist who may always have seen it as a desired exit route for an investment .
30 How much better if I could have introduced myself as a fellow poet !
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