Example sentences of "as a [noun sg] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lived as a village carpenter 's son . |
| 2 | All manner of dogs have won , including a Pekingese who saved a mother and daughter from carbon monoxide poisoning , right up to a sandy-coated mongrel who learned how to climb a ladder in his apprenticeship as a window cleaner 's assistant ! |
| 3 | Smith says that quantitative methods are inappropriate to linguistic inquiries and cites as a warning Labov 's work in New York City , which he represents thus : ‘ The classic example of a quantificational linguistic study is provided by Labov 's investigation of the determinants ( age , class and casualness ) of New Yorkers ’ pronunciation of /r/ , pre-consonantally and finally , in words like ‘ fourth ’ and ‘ floor ’ ' ( 1989 : 180–1 ) . |
| 4 | As a result Edinburgh 's 5-star rating in medicine earned it £3.6 million , with Glasgow 's 3-star rating netting £1.8 million . |
| 5 | As a result Robin 's stomach is in turmoil throughout the ceremony and the evening of the wedding ; in the marital bed he tells his new wife what has happened . |
| 6 | We may presume that , if the events of 1989 had taken place in 1965 , not only would de Gaulle 's prophetic powers have been universally recognized , but as a result France 's influence in the world would have been dramatically enlarged . |
| 7 | Shakespeare 's dramas of Hamlet , Romeo and Juliet and Othello have many subtle touches of humour and tenderness , as do his lighter works such as A Midsummer Night 's Dream . |
| 8 | Bill joined the BBC as a radio engineer 's assistant in 1932 and went to the fledgling Television service a few years later . |
| 9 | As a Radio Rentals ' customer you really can enjoy freedom of choice and total flexibility . |
| 10 | At one time , there was a good chance that Weir would be picked in a No6 jersey as a blindside flanker cum utility forward . |
| 11 | In fact , SuperCalc has become best known as a power user 's tool , more likely because of its serious outlook , rather than any vast superiority in the features stakes . |
| 12 | As a family Queen 's Park Baptist Church means a lot to us , and it is good to be going into this task with such a strong church behind us . |
| 13 | As a supermarket manager 's wife put it : |
| 14 | This , combined with an impeccable knowledge of his business from the bottom up he worked as a lift fitter 's mate for a year and the quality of the Pickerings product are the reasons that the company should see off the imminent dip in profits . |