Example sentences of "as a [noun] of [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from welcoming the new challenges and opportunities , many saw retirement as a kind of bogeyman who trailed in his wake the threats of a lower standard of living , boredom and impending old age . |
| 2 | At the same time , cutting acted as a kind of punishment which , because of her sense of worthlessness , Jenny felt she needed . |
| 3 | As a species of conspiracy it had its persistent weakness : fear of discovery led to revolt before the compromisos were firm enough . |
| 4 | Standard English itself is usually analysed by linguists as a dialect of English which clearly has social prestige . |
| 5 | As a gentleman of leisure it was a breeze . |
| 6 | As a mark of gratitude I sent her a food parcel which , she was good enough to say , miraculously filled the worst gaps in her store-cupboard . |
| 7 | The French horsemen were close enough for Sharpe to see their cadenettes , the pigtails which framed each man 's face as a mark of distinction Their equipment looked good and new , and their horses were well fed . |
| 8 | Personal misfortune was regarded either as a test of faith which had to be patiently endured , or as a punishment for past transgressions requiring deep repentance . |
| 9 | If a curve is plotted of the specific volume of a polymer as a function of temperature it will in general be of the form shown in Figure 3.11 . |
| 10 | When the orbital period is plotted as a function of time it shows a steady decrease : . |
| 11 | Scottish bus users are clearly not regarded as a category of citizenry who must be bought off with window dressing of that type . |
| 12 | As a member of Somiryon she was accused of various activities . |
| 13 | Did you know that as a member of Convocation you may borrow books from the Clifford Whitworth University Library and have access to the Library 's collections ? |
| 14 | question , issue three C two and three er we say that in relation to two as a matter of have categorize this as a question of law we say it probably categories a question of fact because if they 're right in there analysis of law and article eighty directive , all it means is , is that there is no market outside and that the restriction is insignificant if that being so one would answer the question , is not capable as a matter of pure law of infringing article eighty five , but in the light of the discussion yesterday afternoon of course when my learned friend comes to apply for this strike out , we may have difficulty in contesting that provision it 's not , not er , a , a major part of our case that we , we would have to re-consider it and , and I did ask your Lordship erm if your Lordship would minded to find otherwise not to block out at least the possibility of application for leave to amend and of course we 'd have to make , have to consider whether we could make a proper case out of it on what we do |
| 15 | In a major study of poor families in the inner city , it was discovered that a large majority of parents saw the teacher as a person of authority whose action they were prepared to back up , especially if they saw it as strict . |
| 16 | As a man of honour he had little alternative but to accompany his friend to America . |
| 17 | It is more than a coincidence that he is an excellent speech speechreader , a stimulating , well-informed person , recognized by his colleagues as a man of integrity whose opinions are respected . |
| 18 | Vincent declared that as a man of passion he was prepared to try anything . |
| 19 | Arthur Thompson , he said , should be remembered as a man of dignity who was loved by many . |
| 20 | They alighted on Saddam Hussein of Iraq , who in the late 1970s was beginning to portray himself as a man of moderation who might be able to make himself useful to the West , not least by acting as a counter to now-revolutionary Iran . |
| 21 | The ICM develops on top of the outgrowth as a knot of cells which can be removed using a mouth pipette . |
| 22 | He had been visiting the island since 1935 and during his internment as a prisoner of war he worked up plans to establish an observatory on the island after the war . |
| 23 | As a medium of exchange it no longer works , and that 's that . |
| 24 | Like Rolle , Hilton sees prayer as the primary activity , recognising it as a state of consciousness which enables man to receive the gift of God ; and while it does not cause it to be given , nevertheless prayer is a way in which such grace comes ( c.24 ) He sharpens a constant awareness of two modes of activity in the inner life : that of conscious effort , and that of an effortless creative power of love and understanding which is sometimes experienced and believed by the mystics to be the work of God in man . |
| 25 | Nor is Craven 's reminiscence confined to his considerable experiences of watching his beloved Gloucestershire , although the tone of the book as a whole laments the county 's continued failure to win the County Championship , and as a supporter of Sussex one sympathizes . |
| 26 | It was agreed by the parties that if the proviso on its true construction operated as a restraint of trade it could not be justified on the ground of reasonableness . |
| 27 | For example , one of the attractions in my area , Balmoral Castle , as a couple of exhibitions which are open to the public for part of the year , now the entrance fees for that actually goes to charity so it benefits other people apart from the tourists themselves . |
| 28 | The strength of neo-elitism is best seen against the background of pluralism ; as a critique of pluralism it introduces the concept of non-decision-making and points up the failure of pluralist methods to define properly what is meant by the term ‘ key issues ’ . |
| 29 | It is for this reason that the sociology of knowledge is effective as a critique of epistemology which purports to be a purely cognitive activity . |
| 30 | Importantly , deaths overall , including postoperative deaths , were mainly due to coronary artery disease , and when this was combined with stroke as a measure of outcome there was no difference between the two groups . |