Example sentences of "it [modal v] [adv] [verb] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who knows , it may even work as a kind of sick turn-on . |
| 2 | It may even act as a ‘ unifier of elites ’ . |
| 3 | It may even come as a surprise to some to learn that fish and chips is opaque at all ; but one needs only to consider that not any kind of fish , nor any method of cooking and presentation , will qualify for the description , and that this is not true of , say , chips and fish or even fish with chips , both of which are transparent . |
| 4 | Under such a concept the ‘ core ’ is the central base for professional staff who are engaged in the rehabilitation and personal development of individuals living in the homes ; it may also serve as a training base for staff , a research base for the evaluation and monitoring of the service and a place where the residential care staff meet to exchange ideas . |
| 5 | The new church should not be dismayed at trouble within or without in the early stages : it may well come as a result of being on a collision course with the forces of evil who , putting it bluntly , do not want the new church to survive ! |
| 6 | Though any such checklists may be viewed by busy teachers as a necessary evil rather than a welcomed virtue , nonetheless , it may frequently serve as a useful catalyst to further and more detailed thought on the matter . |
| 7 | It may sometimes serve as a companion to the present volume . |
| 8 | It may therefore come as a surprise to learn that there are some species which are not only not ‘ rock-dependent ’ , but are also relatively peaceful , even when breeding . |
| 9 | Sir : Clive Fewins 's article ( Weekend , 7 October ) rightly praised the excellent work of the Redundant Churches Fund , but it should also serve as a reminder that there is still no Redundant Chapels Fund to conserve some of the best examples of Non-Conformist buildings , many of which are in imminent danger of demolition or drastic alteration . |
| 10 | It should also serve as a warning against using the concept of social class in a crude explanatory manner . |
| 11 | It was seen as an unveiled hint of royal displeasure at Scots separatists ( the elaborate investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales , at a time when Welsh nationalism was acquiring an increasingly strident tone , had been intended to have a similar impact ) but it might also serve as a text for all the concerns of the monarchy . |
| 12 | So , in a week that found Hooker registering his fourth UK album success , it could hardly come as a complete surprise to find ol' John Lee celebrating 43 years of chart activity by appearing on Top Of The Pops . |
| 13 | A spokeswoman for his department said it would effectively act as a cap on costs . |
| 14 | The compensation could not be increased if the council had lost it 's appeal and it would therefore remain as a maximum of £1 million . |
| 15 | I recently purchased a frozen meal described as two portions , but it would only do as a meal for one . |
| 16 | It will also act as a catalyst for the regeneration and enhancement of the town , complementing its other nationally-important attractions : the Castle , St. Nicholas 's Church , and medieval Town Walls . |
| 17 | It will also act as a service to the Research and other interested constituencies . |
| 18 | This is written in QBASIC ( as supplied with MSDOS 5 ) , but it will also run as a Quick BASIC program . |
| 19 | Timothy O'Riordan , of the University of East Anglia , thinks sustainability might be accepted as the ‘ mediating term ’ between developers and environmentalists , although he leans to the view that it will eventually languish as a ‘ good idea ’ which can not sensibly be put into practice . |
| 20 | As for the GAF trial , it will probably live as a symbol of prosecution farce and the flaws of the Boesky boom . |
| 21 | First , the very fact that this standard of review is so limited means that it will only serve as a long stop to catch extreme examples of aberrant administrative behaviour . |
| 22 | panel , it will then go as a figure , two million pounds in the budget decide |
| 23 | For example , it can also function as a pointing device . |
| 24 | It can also act as a dilution guide , when the level of foam is related to concentration and as an activity indicator , whereby the formulation is adjusted so that when detergency is exhausted the foam collapses . |
| 25 | A post office is invaluable because it can also act as a bank , not only during the week , but on Saturday mornings when normal banks are usually closed . |
| 26 | It can therefore serve as a helpful guide . |
| 27 | The virtue of artists ' writings for the reader of criticism is that it can often serve as a touchstone for judging the worth of mediators , particularly those presenting views of what the artist intended ; what the artist said may be more to the point . |
| 28 | The category had a profound influence on antiracist activists and intellectuals of British Afro-Caribbean , African and Asian descent , and it can still serve as a powerful descriptive and political signifier . |
| 29 | When you stop , it can actually come as a sort of relief . |