Example sentences of "not [verb] a [noun sg] as [art] " in BNC.

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1 The voice , so accustomed to obedience , continued in courtesy , but its ring of conviction was sharpening , and Miranda sensed that Anthony Everard had reached the point when , if he could not phrase a command as a request , he would assert his authority undisguised .
2 For example , you can not pass a colon as a literal string parameter in an ON …
3 Although the 1624 Act against letting an individual hold a monopoly meant that no businessman could take the place of a trading company , there was no reason why an individual should not hold a charter as a great landlord .
4 Er , I mean it 's ancient , it 's for things where you ca n't give a path as an argument .
5 I really do n't see a handicap as a handicap , I just enjoy Becky for who she is and what she is . ’
6 You could n't get a job as a Nippy if you had anything more than an eighteen-inch waist . ’
7 And going on as you are , you wo n't get a job as a fireman . ’
8 She could n't get a job as a washer up could she ?
9 I was mortified , because we did n't appear at the presentation ceremony and I did n't receive a medal as a memento of the occasion .
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