Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] as an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Said by a husband to a wife in the middle of the night it might function as an expression of worry . |
| 2 | Said by Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson at the scene of a murder it might function as an interpretation . |
| 3 | The absence of mathematics eliminates any advance treatment , but it could serve as an introduction text and as a source document . |
| 4 | In each of these three cases only one animal at a time was sacred , chosen for its special markings , and it could act as an oracle for the god . |
| 5 | In this respect it could feature as an aspect of the internal audit of a company . |
| 6 | However , he reversed an earlier decision ( announced on Feb. 23 ) to dissolve the PDG , declaring that it would continue as an element of the RSDG grouping . |
| 7 | It would act as an incentive . |
| 8 | Alone again , she eyed the soup in her mug malevolently , convinced it would act as an emetic . |
| 9 | ‘ If this interest be not determinable so long as the tenant complies with the terms of the agreement , it would operate as an estate for life ; which can only be created by deed … |
| 10 | The view from this room where I write these last pages is small , but it will serve as an epitome of the gentle unravished English landscape . |
| 11 | I have seen this kind of thing so often , and it will serve as an example to indicate at least five fundamental errors which are extremely common : The principal errors are : |
| 12 | It is precisely because it is thought to be binding that it can serve as an expression of identification . |
| 13 | Rainbow says it can serve as an alternative to Sun 's internal host ID . |
| 14 | It can act as an inspection tool , for instance to determine whether the design of postage stamps is correct ; alternatively , the computer can feed instructions about the shape of objects to a robot in enough time for the machine to pick it up . |
| 15 | Baldwin 's speech sets out the boundaries within which the press must operate : it can act as an adjunct of the political parties , it can be the mouthpiece of the parties or politicians and it may even criticize governments in power , but it can not transgress the real line which marks off dependence on , from independence of , the political parties . |