Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [v-ing] as " in BNC.

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1 I think you 're , you 're often asked to do reactive tasks when I 've done all my tasks , you know I 've got all my staff doing this , and then I 've got to help down on the shopfloor , and it 's not that I 'm doing something that I 'm , you know , I should be doing as a manager , it 's that I 've done all of mine , and I 'm going out to give them a hand .
2 Secondly , he must be acting as agent in a way of business .
3 Together , the observations outlined above raise the possibility that gastrin might be acting as an autocrine growth factor in some colorectal cancers .
4 Second in command , Paul Hancock , says they 'll be acting as back up to the Desert Rats at bases in the north-east of Saudi Arabia .
5 and it 's a case of er if you 're talking to somebody about pension requirement it would be a case of Mr Prospect let's just have a look , let's imagine today is the last day that you 'll be working as a carpenter .
6 If the top does not say anything , they could be acting as if there is full agreement when there is not .
7 The former would be a seminar or course , while the latter could be serving as a local councillor .
8 The critic here may be acting as an exhibition organiser or co-ordinator , critical decisions being mainly limited to selection .
9 The Convention text emphasises the source of the document , and the capacity in which the person concerned is acting ; a notary may be acting as a public officer or as the agent of a private party , and only in the former case will the Convention apply to documents issued by him .
10 Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in a disposal
11 0501.2 Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in a disposal
12 Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in an acquisition
13 0601.1 Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in an acquisition
14 However , they also suggest that while this study can be used to support the view that university residence tends to reduce the probability of non-completion , the possibility that the residence factor may be acting as a proxy for other university characteristics , can not be dismissed ) .
15 This link with the President has given rise to speculation that Mr Morrison may be acting as a pathfinder to the appointment of a special envoy .
16 It is not reasonable to expect a tenant to have to accept construction works which may differ from those in the building documents and accordingly be less beneficial to the tenant than it may be expecting as a result of what the surveyors may be perceived to notice on an inspection .
17 In that capacity he would be acting as an insolvency practitioner and must be qualified so to act .
18 They seem to have concluded that the independent expert would be acting as an arbitrator … ( emphasis added ) .
19 John Blair-Gould , defending , told the court she had left her £15,000-a-year job with a film distribution company a few weeks ago and would be working as a freelance , reviewing books and films .
20 Er , my Lord er I my observations on that issue at this point be that erm it seems to be the defence case that for the purposes of er the defendants avoiding a duty to advise the plaintiffs as to the need for clear financial offers their terms from the bank , Mr was an experienced man of business and er had considerable financial acumen for the purposes of considering er whether under the banks original proposal for finance he would have been successful , they would be trading as a financial disaster .
21 The Venerable David Silk , Archdeacon of Leicester , summing up the theological opposition , said that in ordaining women the Church of England would ‘ cease to be part of the Catholic , apostolic church and would be behaving as if it were the whole of Christianity , or a mere sect ’ .
22 Each aircraft will be acting as an extra set of eyes for the other in an attempt to see before being seen .
23 Sheffield will be acting as host city .
24 You should also make sure that the person who will be acting as receptionist is properly briefed .
25 By mid-1993 one location — still to be named — will be acting as testbed for the improved HSE audit procedures .
26 Anne Connor , a member of the Enterprise Steering Committee , will be acting as a consultant on evaluation issues and will be heavily involved in the review and revision of this ‘ framework for evaluation ’ .
27 Mr McGimpsey , whose brother Chris will be standing as an Ulster Unionist candidate in the Court ward , admitted last night : ‘ It is a bit of a blow .
28 He will be working as an administrator in the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life .
29 David Ashworth , a former Unify divisional manager , has joined as general manager of UK operations and Steve Husk , a regional director at Oracle Corp , will be working as regional manager for European strategic accounts .
30 We then put together a package of care within the resources that are available within the community to meet their individual needs and this will be changing as the sufferer 's condition deteriorates .
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