Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 31 | But if you 're in a situation where that 's not possible then you 'll do the very best you can , but you 're always going to be on the look out for the priorities as they change , cos once the person stops breathing they become unconscious , they stop breathing , their heart stops , then everything else has to wait and you have to try and get on with that , okay ? |
| 32 | Now the choice was hers — she could stay on in the cottage for the weekend as planned , or she could cut her losses and head for home . |
| 33 | This is very convenient for the user as it requires the minimum of handling . |
| 34 | led wo late Tranmere strikes made it safe for the Merseysiders as they consolidated their second place in the Division One table . |
| 35 | Occasionally a light showed silver , faint in one of the streets below , and but for that , and for the sounds as their feet struck the timbers of a bridge , they might have been walking in some open courtyard instead of in narrow alleys raised between the walls of tall buildings . |
| 36 | It never crossed her mind — that was the bad part of the mistake — that for the prince as well the marriage could not be an end in itself . |
| 37 | for the artist as well as developing an awareness of the variety of the theoretical and practical skills which aid good visual impact and help others see that you mean , there is added value in exploring the subject in an historical contact . |
| 38 | But perfectionist Noureddine Morceli felt his two all-comers ' marks — 3:50.70 for the mile as well as 3:34.73 for the 1,500m en route — were no consolation for just missing out on Eamonn Coghlan 's world mile record . |
| 39 | The internal power filter is possibly the best choice for the beginner as it is very easy to maintain ( follow the rules for foam filters above ) and the powerhead on top ensures a good flow of water . |
| 40 | I think we 've got the balance right between spectacular jumps and making it still fairly easy for the beginner as well . |
| 41 | I have n't been able to get any tickets for the Word as yet . |
| 42 | The decision was particularly sensitive for the Government as P&O 's chairman , Sir Jeffrey Sterling , is a special adviser to the DTI — a post he has held since 1983 . |
| 43 | The context of the partisan struggle was altered as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 , which modified the relationship between the Crown and Parliament , created new issues for the government as England became involved in major European warfare , and transformed the relationship of the two parties towards the Court as the Whigs came to hold political power for the first time and the Tories discovered what it was like to be in opposition . |
| 44 | The RA 's modest total of 145–8 looked a tall order for the champions as the weather deteriorated . |
| 45 | Was Cyril Burt as responsible for the development as he claimed or does it derive more from distinct European or American traditions ? |
| 46 | The original current accounts constituted loans to participators under s 286 , TA 1970 , and C and G were assessed to income tax for 1980/81 on the grounds that by substituting B for the taxpayers as debtor , the company ‘ released ’ the taxpayers from their obligation to repay the loans under s 287(1) , TA 1970 . |
| 47 | Yorkshire Television , the independent broadcaster and programme maker , brightened shareholders ' screens yesterday with a full year 's pre-tax profits up from £15.64million to £18million and a dividend payout of 11.3p for the year as against 9.6p last time . |
| 48 | Vic becomes even more convinced that this was the motive for the call as it proceeds , because Stuart Baxter has nothing new to communicate . |
| 49 | The Act also contains guidance for the courts as to the factors which they should take into account in deciding whether any of the statutory exceptions to the presumption in favour of bail apply in a particular case . |
| 50 | Life is sacred , not just for the humans but for the androids as well . |
| 51 | Dr Wringe also questions the Conservative sense of respect for the law as being a responsible acceptance of the legal code , its interpretation and its enforcement . |
| 52 | Three cases , two from that other period of great division , the 1930s , set the tone for the law as it stood in 1979 . |
| 53 | The state will pay the same price for the electricity as it pays to hydroelectric power stations , while the capital cost of the generators will be born by the distilleries , saving the state the US$8,000 million cost of a new 3,000-MW hydroelectric power station . |
| 54 | We were late for the dance as it was , so the whole thing only lasted five minutes . |
| 55 | Whether you 've been asked to open the discussion or not , you should prepare yourself for the tutorial as follows : |
| 56 | In addition , the signal has to be correlated with observable future events ( e.g. , a ‘ bad ’ signal has to be correlated with future insolvency while a ‘ good ’ signal has to be correlated with future survival ) , and the cost of sending a false ‘ good ’ signal has to be greater than the cost of sending a ‘ true ’ bad signal for the firm as well as the manager . |
| 57 | ‘ That spoke volumes for the character as well as quality of our squad — no matter what others might think . ’ |
| 58 | You should learn from this that it does not matter what side you choose for the base as long as you choose the correct Perpendicular height to go with the base . |
| 59 | The perversity of the decision should not detract from the flaws it appeared to expose in sport 's crusade to eradicate drug abuse , nor the manner in which it showed that financial considerations were as responsible for the debacle as the gross ineptitude of the DLV . |
| 60 | This claim might not unreasonably be held to cover such examples as we see in the following subject phrases : ( 15 ) the bicycles damaged all had red handlebars the line defective is the one to the outside a dose strong enough would put him out all night In all these cases , prenominal position would also be acceptable and appears to give the same cognitive meaning for the sentence as a whole , hence encouraging us to accept a solution to the first question , above , in terms of " emphasis " or " focus " . |