Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | We believe that men and women together must free ourselves so as to be able to construct a new form of society . |
| 2 | We 're trying , of course , to position ourselves so as to fool our competitors into delaying or cancelling their capacity increases . |
| 3 | purifying himself just as he is pure . |
| 4 | ‘ ( 1 ) A party to a contract ‘ deals as consumer ’ in relation to another party if — ; ( a ) he neither makes the contract in the course of a business nor holds himself out as doing so ; and ( b ) the other party does make the contract in the course of a business ; and ( c ) … the goods passing under or in pursuance of the contract are of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption . |
| 5 | This restates the previous position at common law , that a person who holds himself out as being prepared to carry out a service is expected to exercise a level of skill that could be expected of a reasonably competent member of the relevant trade . |
| 6 | A party to a contract " deals as a consumer " in relation to another party if — ( a ) he neither makes the contract in the course of a business nor holds himself out as doing so ; and ( b ) the other party does make the contract in the course of a business ; and ( c ) in the case of a contract governed by the law of sale of goods or hire-purchase , or by section 7 of this Act [ ie other contracts of supply ] the goods passing under or in pursuance of the contract are of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption . |
| 7 | Section 12(1) of UCTA 1977 provides as follows : 12 – ( 1 ) A party to a contract " deals as consumer " in relation to another party if ( a ) he neither makes the contract in the course of a business nor holds himself out as doing so ; and ( b ) the other party does make the contract in the course of a business ; and ( c ) in the case of a contract governed by the law of sale of goods or hire-purchase , or by section 7 of this Act , the goods passing under or in pursuance of the contract are of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption . |
| 8 | Equally , it is an offence for a private company to pass itself off as being a public company and vice versa . |
| 9 | I hobbled over to collect the missing shoe and the dress detached itself a press stud at a time , disengaging itself completely as I bent — bottom to camera — to retrieve the shoe . |
| 10 | Do n't be a fool , she scolded herself silently as Michele led the way down the echoing tunnel to a fancy wrought-iron gate at the far end . |
| 11 | ‘ I know that does n't and ca n't excuse the way I came here and attempted to pass myself off as Cara , but I 've otherwise tried to keep to the truth , as far as possible . ’ |
| 12 | He likes Basingstoke and as the youngest member of the cast of 16 , he is enjoying himself immensely as Young Charlie in Little Tramp — he reckons it is the best show he 's been in . |
| 13 | He is persistently encouraged to see himself rather as the person responsible for seeing that learning happens . |
| 14 | Whether we ought to set ourselves up as molders of it is another question . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ How bad it would be , ’ Marty told himself callously as he watched him go , ‘ to have your bed and your bellyful and no worries at all ! ’ |
| 16 | To do this he has to set himself up as one of the scared people of the modern world , a textbook example of homo neuroticus . |
| 17 | Then he raised his wings and lifted himself up as Slorne had done to the very top of his cage . |
| 18 | The bear began picking itself up as the train came into St John 's Wood . |
| 19 | Maybe that was the basic problem , she told herself wearily as she now stared blindly up at the ceiling . |
| 20 | Put your foot down , she told herself weakly as he pulled her gently towards him . |
| 21 | All she was interested in right now , she told herself firmly as she banished tantalising , dangerous thoughts concerning those strong brown hands , was his ability to keep them afloat . |
| 22 | Which was maybe a good reason why it probably would n't happen , she told herself sternly as she stuffed another olive . |
| 23 | ‘ Get a grip , Aurora , ’ she told herself sternly as she rummaged in the cupboard . |
| 24 | And , if she did n't want to be a burnt-out case , too , she 'd better try and get some sleep , Laura told herself roughly as she slipped into bed and turned off the light . |
| 25 | ‘ Stop it ! ’ she told herself scornfully as she blocked the picture out . |
| 26 | Life was going on as planned , she told herself determinedly as she walked down the street to the car rental office with her overnight bag . |
| 27 | ( 4 ) The British Academy of Experts has its own list of members who hold themselves out as being experts in particular fields and available for compiling reports . |
| 28 | Trustees and personal representatives who manage investments ( unless they hold themselves out as providing professional investment services ) . |
| 29 | It is no surprise that Tanzania is the first country in Africa to introduce a less centralised and examination-oriented system of selection for secondary schools and that Zambia intends soon to follow suit , nor that Kenya and Ghana are much concerned with giving primary leavers the skill and the incentive to set themselves up as entrepreneurs when they leave school . |
| 30 | This is not to set themselves up as nutritionists or as medical experts — but to use the knowledge available to them from every quarter sensibly , and to ensure that others are using their knowledge and expertise in the best interests of the counsellee . |