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Example sentences of "[noun] as a [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1	The reason why many ethologists would now prefer to explain ritualization as an arms race is that they have increasingly come to realize that selfish competition among individuals is the rule in the animal world .
2	A Scottish lord told King James that Andrewes ‘ did play with his text as a jackanapes does , who takes up a thing and tosses and plays with it and then takes up another and plays with it .
3	I reach that conclusion , I hope , having properly considered the pros and cons of the situation ; the fact that he has this particular advantage as a police officer in marshalling evidence ; considering the issues .
4	I reach that conclusion , I hope , having properly considered the pros and cons of the situation : the fact that he has this particular advantage as a police officer in marshalling evidence ; considering the issues .
5	His arrogance , his pompous manner , and the way he trades on his friendship with Major has offended colleagues perhaps jealous of his natural talents as a Commons and Whitehall performer .
6	In themselves they 're historic , but it was Ponting 's expertise as a stills cameraman that has given the world a stunning pictorial account of a legendary expedition .
7	His expertise as a children 's bookseller was highly valued by his colleagues , and he made a great contribution over a number of years to the work of the BA 's Children 's Executive , as a member and , more recently , as a vice-chairman .
8	General hospital units were being developed within the catchment area of the hospital and its function as an admissions unit would eventually be superseded .
9	Flavia Ormond is making her debut as a drawings dealer with an exhibition of Italian Old Master drawings c.1550–1800 at Douwes Fine Art Limited , from 1 to15 July .
10	The bequest is described as a legatum but the action as a fideicommissi persecutio .
11	‘ Jones was at the club as a YTS player when I arrived .
12	That 's why sports cars went through such doldrums for so many years too , and shy we think of the sudden plethora of ‘ traditional ’ small sports cars as a sports car ‘ revival ’ .
13	He started his carrier as a lyrics writer and then went on to the Daily Telegraph .
14	He left school with little more than basic education , then struggled to earn a living as a cattle mart dealer and haulage contractor before going into politics full time .
15	He is a chartered engineer and has served with the Royal Air Force as an aerosystems engineering officer .
16	But they did not want to offend the public ; and , most important , they had billed the march as a civil-rights story .
17	yep If the procedure owner thinks that more substantial discussions are needed then we prepare something based on model assignments paper which summarises the erm , in put so far making the proposal as a bases .
18	As a florist you 're dealing with most important days in peoples ' lives , very often new babies , weddings , funerals , erm but no , I would n't say if weddings disappeared we 'd all be you know , in a terrible mess as a professionals , but it 's a very important part and an enjoyable part .
19	She was hardworking and industrious , and in her work as a contracts officer enjoyed the challenge of getting value for money when it came to servicing the needs of the company 's departments .
20	After drumming as a semi-professional in the 1960s , Stan took a degree as a mature student at Birmingham University , leading to ten years ' work as a careers officer , In 1979 Stan became the Musicians ' Union 's South-East district organizer , and subsequently the Central London branch secretary and co-editor of the union 's award-winning Musician magazine .
21	I mean like with Kevin and Bill , we negotiated but even that we would n't talk about their professional work as a careers officer
22	Initially rebuffed by NBC in Chicago , Reagan found work as a sports announcer for a small radio station in Davenport , Iowa .
23	He had to be patient , but his wish finally came true last year , when at the age of 40 , his work as a sports photographer brought him face-to-face with the biggest desert of them all — the awe-inspiring Sahara .
24	Her father 's order book was better filled than it had been for years , her mother 's health seemed good , Eileen was happy in her work as a pools clerk , and Tony and Helen were happily planning their wedding .
25	E&Y paid $400m to the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at the end of last year , as full and final settlement of any outstanding claims relating to its work as a savings and loan auditor ( see ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 15 ) .
26	I want to be remembered for my skill as a stills photographer .
27	Myeloski was beginning to realize that he could be taking on forces that encompassed the very people who ran the Soviet Union , the powermasters who employed him to keep the peace as a police officer .
28	Apart from the political objections many Latin American governments would have to the purchase of Soviet armaments , the traditional predominance of the United States as supplier of military hardware to the region , along with the increasing strength of Brazil as an arms exporter ( $1 billion worth in 1981 ) , are highly significant obstacles to the expansion of Soviet arms sales to Latin America .
29	No , er I think it would be wise to separate the provision for increments from pay awards , they are quite separate er items of expenditure , the increments I refer to here , these are the annual increments which the County Council as an employers contract to take an individual as he addresses through his particular salary rate , will that
30	By the beginning of 1982 a team had been recruited to develop the BDA as a consumers ' organisation and pressure group with the primary aim of eliminating discrimination against deaf people and of improving their quality of life .