Example sentences of "be [vb pp] as [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These may not be recognized as symptoms of stress — that is , until the stress is reduced and the symptoms disappear . |
| 2 | Its meaning has begun to leak away through indiscriminate extensions beyond its original significance , extensions to cases which would normally be distinguished as cases of non-violence . |
| 3 | The multiplication of life tenures , the scramble for reversions , and the attempt to make posts hereditary are all indications that offices were coming to be regarded as forms of property rather than as jobs to be done . |
| 4 | While they might be regarded as disorders of sleep , and will be discussed in the chapters on sleep problems , they are so prevalent , so much a part of normal life , that , like sleepwalking , they deserve a place in any account of normal sleep and dreaming . |
| 5 | One other possible objection is that the difference which we are describing may be real but should not be regarded as part of syntax , rather as a variation that comes into play only when we focus on the correlation between linguistic expressions and external non-linguistic phenomena . |
| 6 | It follows that the money supply should not be regarded as part of NW since by far its largest component are bank deposits , a magnitude technically referred to as ‘ inside money ’ : the assets of depositors are matched by the liabilities of bank creditors . |
| 7 | Prosodic components should be regarded as part of intonation along with sequential components . |
| 8 | However , one particular aspect of stress could be regarded as part of intonation : this is the placement of the tonic stress within the tone-unit . |
| 9 | If , however , Morgan v. Palmer and Steele v. Williams are properly to be regarded as cases of extortion colore officii the same must be true of Hooper v. Exeter Corporation , which followed them . |
| 10 | Just as linguistics is not primarily concerned with individual utterances ( parole ) but with the language system as a whole ( langue ) , the structuralist proposal is that individual works should be regarded as instances of parole informed by rules which belong to a general literary langue . |
| 11 | These are obviously relevant to the act of speaking but could not themselves properly be regarded as components of speech . |
| 12 | Again , they need a proper descriptive and classificatory system , but this is not something that comes within the scope of this course , nor in my opinion should they be regarded as components of intonation . |
| 13 | In this instance the reader is concerned that marks or stamps the auditor made on a document in the course of preparing accounts could mistakenly be regarded as evidence of authentication when such had not in fact occurred . |
| 14 | It is generally accepted that odours per se do not cause a risk of infection and it is doubtful whether nausea , sleeplessness , mental strain or depression , commonly suffered by people exposed to odours , would be regarded as evidence of prejudice to health , as they affect a person 's general well-being , rather than threaten a clinical disease . |
| 15 | From this point of view , which could make no place for miracles understood as cases of divine , supernatural interference with the laws of nature , reports of alleged miracles could only be regarded as evidence of credulity and ignorance on the part of those who originated and passed on the stories . |
| 16 | ‘ We should all be regarded as people of faith who are pilgrims together and as we seek to understand and appreciate each others traditions and values then we shall be gaining rather than losing . ’ |
| 17 | It is difficult to know whether contractions of grammatical words should be regarded as examples of elision or not . |
| 18 | Secondly , there is no doubt , as we have seen , that a number of existing cases can be regarded as examples of proportionality . |
| 19 | My suggestion that some " metaphors ' in The Inheritors be treated as cases of underlexicalisation rather than metaphor , so splitting off underlexicalisation from metaphor proper , clarifies Golding 's procedure and permits an analysis which captures more precisely the nature of the fiction . |
| 20 | Non-standard usages should be treated as objects of interest and value , and not ridiculed . |
| 21 | Van Dijk raises the question as to whether the denials of prejudice should be treated as expressions of impression-management rather than of genuine attitudes . |
| 22 | Thus my suggestion that many of the structures in the novel which may appear metaphorical should be treated as examples of underlexicalisation seems to be supported by the argument implied by the novel . |
| 23 | Such a split in self-perception is , I think , more likely to occur in girls than in boys at the time of puberty because the physiological changes which a boy undergoes are likely to be treated as marks of manhood , whereas what happens to a girl is more likely not to be mentioned , although in many ways the signs of her having reached puberty are more obviously visible . |
| 24 | We must first examine within this society both those elements that resisted the change and those that would be considered as instruments of progress . |
| 25 | All dividends should be reported as appropriations of profit . |
| 26 | For the last six years he has been assistant curate at St. Barnabas ' Church in Linthorpe , Middlesbrough , and he will be instituted as vicar of Saltburn in July . |
| 27 | Can interrupt lovemaking , although putting condom on could be enjoyed as part of loveplay . |
| 28 | The Golders Green and Hendon Group urges Amnesty 's British Section to examine the circumstances in which ‘ non-conscripted military personal ’ may be adopted as prisoners of conscience , ‘ with a view to full clarification on the issue ’ . |
| 29 | Proof of postage will not be accepted as proof of receipt . |
| 30 | PROOF OF POSTING CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED AS PROOF OF RECEIPT . |