Example sentences of "as [art] [noun sg] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was Morrissey who would eventually encourage Stephen to write more songs ( for the set that would become the No.1 album , ‘ Viva Hate ’ , at the beginning of 1988 ) , it was Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr — now one half of Electronic with New Order 's Bernard Sumner — who provided him with the opportunity to learn his craft as the guitar player 's producer par excellence . |
| 2 | ( Duncan Cubitt ) Above : Warbird reflections as the fighter Collection 's Hellcat , a pair of Beech 18s and the Dutch B–25 Mitchell enjoy a brief period of sunshine during Sunday 's display . |
| 3 | They have also rediscovered long-forgotten old ones , such as the Home Secretary 's prerogative to do whatever is ‘ reasonably necessary to preserve the peace of the realm ’ , which in the case in question meant supplying plastic bullets and CS gas to the police without consultation with Parliament and against the wishes of local police committees ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
| 4 | My lips quivered as I entered the small , plastic roadsweeper 's hut which now acted as the home team 's changing room . |
| 5 | Officially described as the lady Anne 's companion , Joan had no place in the royal reunion and must remain behind in their apartments . |
| 6 | Colin Prockter is excellent as the downtrodden cook- cum -coachman , with a particularly revolting bloodstained apron . |
| 7 | Spot checks on any consumer 's use of electricity would also be possible ; and as the Electricity Council 's Energy Management Task Force said in its 1981 report : ‘ the remoteness and automation of the meter reading process has ‘ Big Brother ’ overtones . ’ |
| 8 | Balanced with a diet of the gospels , I would look on it as the church planters ' manual . |
| 9 | A royal occasion — such as the Queen Mother 's birthday — caused the cottage to be decked with red , white and blue bunting . |
| 10 | Hughes readily admits to being something of a sexual tearaway but he is uncomfortable at the thought of superseding Michael Ignatieff as the thinking woman 's crumpet . |
| 11 | Whitehead Mann 's dynamic and determined style and no-nonsense approach have appealed to the most sophisticated users of search ; Dr Mann is seen as the thinking businessman 's headhunter . |
| 12 | THANK goodness that the Nintendo and Euro Disney generation still thrill to an old fashioned puppet show such as the Parasol Children 's Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland at the Redgrave Theatre , Farnham this week until Saturday . |
| 13 | Urine acid output was expressed as the urinary H + /creatinine ratio for each sample tested . |
| 14 | The 30-year-old former Davis Cup squad member — ranked seventh in Ireland last season — acted as Pied Piper as the Boat Club 's teen-machine reclaimed the title from Belfast rivals Windsor . |
| 15 | Alsace is known as the wine merchant 's wine . |
| 16 | Some time ago , Matza and Sykes ( 1961 ) suggested that this is because among ‘ respectable ’ people criminal motivations exist at the ‘ subterranean ’ level and only surface on special , licensing situations such as the business man 's night on the town , carnivals , office parties , student rags , and so on . |
| 17 | You may find it useful to have a user directory for the LIFESPAN Manager ; there will be certain command files etc. which you may wish to build for routine activities , and keeping them out of SYS$LIFESPAN : is helpful , as discussed in Appendix A. Whether you then choose to have this directory or SYS$LIFESPAN : as the LIFESPAN Manager 's default directory is up to you . |
| 18 | ( Some of the LIFESPAN administrative activities require you to set your default to SYS$LIFESPAN : , hence the example uses this as the LIFESPAN Manager 's default directory ) . |
| 19 | Others prisoners released included members of other Islamic groups such as The Prophet Mohammad 's Army and the Palestinian Hamas organization . |
| 20 | He lived as a village carpenter 's son . |
| 21 | 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 ! |
| 22 | 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 ) . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Bill joined the BBC as a radio engineer 's assistant in 1932 and went to the fledgling Television service a few years later . |
| 28 | As a Radio Rentals ' customer you really can enjoy freedom of choice and total flexibility . |
| 29 | At one time , there was a good chance that Weir would be picked in a No6 jersey as a blindside flanker cum utility forward . |
| 30 | 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 . |