Example sentences of "it [verb] as a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was a little disappointed in its capacity in relation to its size , for it cheated as a false-bottomed suitcase cheats . |
| 2 | Looking to the future , this conflict should cease to arise ; race-awareness training is now integrated into basic training , where it sits as a natural part of discussions on impartiality and prejudice during the interviewing process and should have the benefits that CAB anti-racist policy intends . |
| 3 | Christianity , as it arose as a messianic reform movement within Judaism in the first century AD , had some characteristics of an early reform Judaism . |
| 4 | The ANC had earlier resisted a meeting with Inkatha on the grounds that this would lend undue national legitimacy to what it regarded as a Zulu organization with a power base confined largely to Natal province . |
| 5 | And for those , especially within the Movement , for whom it ranked as a burning issue , Hitler 's words were clearly taken as a signal and sanction for further radical action and were increasingly treated as a literal description of what was actually taking place . |
| 6 | Only the spire of the church could be saved , and today it stands as a stark reminder of that devastating night in August 1989 . |
| 7 | Rather it stands as a nasty addition this winter to the equation which leads to accidents year in , year out . |
| 8 | The ‘ thick description ’ takes on a type of metaphoric quality : it stands as a symbolic indication of some wider social meaning within the culture which is elicited through critical interpretation . |
| 9 | It stands as a sympathetic appraisal by a critic who is trusting largely to his own intuitive sense of quality : |
| 10 | Consider any form of life : how it starts as a single cell and grows and develops , with the specialization of different groups of cells to form tissues such as the supporting and connecting substances of the body and organs like the heart or liver . |
| 11 | They wanted it to come as a sudden surprise — jolt . |
| 12 | Even if the typical criminal sanction holds out little hope as a general deterrent , does it act as a specific deterrent ? |
| 13 | In particular , it proposed the ending of detention without trial as soon as was politically possible , and it condemned as a serious mistake the establishment of a ‘ special category ’ for convicted prisoners claiming political motivation . |
| 14 | Despite much research , little is still known about the causes of autism , but with an incidence rate of four to five per 10,000 of the population , it ranks as a major form of mental handicap . |
| 15 | The new scheme involves the widening of a minor road through the Aspe Valley — home to a colony of 10 bears — in order for it to serve as a major access highway to a new tunnel under the Somport Pass , across the Spanish frontier . |
| 16 | Approaches that have tended to over-emphasise the cost aspects of RMI and to make it appear as a finance-driven system tend to alienate the service provider groups and often meet with resistance at clinician level . |
| 17 | The whole dictionary is processed in this way , a frequency count for each gram is collected , and each gram has a flag which is set to true if it occurs as a separate word ( i.e. dictionary entry length equals required gram length ) . |
| 18 | It is a gruesome and appalling thought to us ; it seems a reversal of the true principles of nature , and yet , how can it be , when it occurs as a common phenomenon ? |
| 19 | In fact , it came as a complete surprise to the hoteliers of Ramsey when they were given notice to quit their premises within six days , leaving behind ‘ all furniture , bedding , linen , cutlery , crockery and utensils ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ Although Steven said he 'd heard arguing , I never had so it came as a complete shock . ’ |
| 21 | Cooper said : ‘ It came as a complete bombshell . |
| 22 | Gavin , who chose The Crusades , 1095–1154 , as his final specialist subject , said : ‘ It came as a great surprise to win . |
| 23 | Maggie was called to see Mr Parnham during the next morning and it came as a great surprise . |
| 24 | It came as a great surprise to me for some reason or other . |
| 25 | However , it came as a great shock to Richard when , some time later , this friend fell into profanity and drunkenness . |
| 26 | It came as a great shock . |
| 27 | Nasser was not informed of his mothers death until he returned to Khatatba , several months later , when it came as a great shock . |
| 28 | He says it came as a great shock , although when she was a drug addict they had wondered how she managed to pay for heroin . |
| 29 | Glen Coe Still on conservation issues , it came as a pleasant surprise to many when the news leaked that the Countryside Commission for Scotland , who built and own the controversial visitors centre on National Trust for Scotland ground in Glen Coe , had recommended that the centre be moved . |
| 30 | It came as a pleasant surprise and is most gratefully received . |