Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that energy for comparatively few sales , but she will get them for the paperback as she is very much the rising star of Black American fiction . |
| 2 | As we have seen , there are distinct limitations on what can be achieved by way of conditions on a planning permission ; this can often be as awkward for the developer as it is for the planning authority . |
| 3 | Thus , a survey in November 1979 showed that 69 per cent preferred Edward Kennedy as the Democratic candidate for the presidency as compared to 31 per cent for Jimmy Carter . |
| 4 | Bales had been arranged for the jury as they had been on the night of the fire . |
| 5 | The Martian encampment they find may be deserted but the lichen-like vegetation , triggered into accelerated growth by a light drizzle of rain , proves more than just a minor hazard for the astronauts as they race against time to repair the ship . |
| 6 | ‘ This is a billion pound bruising for the motorist as today 's Budget will bring the Chancellor more than that figure in general revenue . ’ |
| 7 | Naturally , Fourie will be back to defend his title , a welcome injection for the championship as three more well-known names of yesterday look forward to joining the Tour — Malcolm Gregson and Spain 's former World Cup partnership of Angel Gallardo and Tenerife-born Francisco Abreu . |
| 8 | There are then ‘ tell-tale gaps ’ ( see Chapter 1 ) in a text for the illustrator as there are for the reader . |
| 9 | No no I have a place for the mince as yet . |
| 10 | No matter that she had no idea of the story behind the dance , she watched entranced for the half-hour as the orchestra played , fauns cavorted , lovers kissed and villains fought . |
| 11 | Clearly you would n't write in the same way for the Sun as you would for the Times or the Financial Times or the Guardian , or the Cambridge local paper . |
| 12 | The springs ' curative properties were well enough known to attract visitors from other provinces as well as several soldiers ; the latter raise the possibility that Bath was an official convalescent centre for the army as with some spas in Germany . |
| 13 | It is a valuable acquisition for the museum as it describes an experience which quite a number of Middlesbrough people must have gone through . ’ |
| 14 | For the blokes as well |
| 15 | On a view of the facts as a whole , and making every allowance both for the finding as to the intention of the plaintiffs and for the fact that the learned judge saw and heard the witnesses , which we have not , I conclude that the facts found by him were not sufficient in law to constitute adverse possession . |
| 16 | It 's as difficult for the stewards as it is for us , ’ he said . |
| 17 | They were only too used to the need for chivvying insouciant students into beginning some work for the module as deadlines approached . |
| 18 | Life was fraught enough for the Stevenses as it was , with the constant care of Jennifer , without her adding to their problems , and besides , she had come to value her privacy and her independence . |
| 19 | I entirely agree with Richard Harwood that those district societies that put the effort into breaking their society down into local groups , small practitioner groups , commercial membership groups and , for that matter , any other group that seems appropriate , have seen the real benefits from this assistance in the vital area of communication and , perhaps an unseen fact , value for money for the subscription as seen through the eyes of the Institute 's membership . |
| 20 | Nature herself feels free to impose secrecy as regards the composition of some of her polymers and one of the most interesting fields of polymer research today is that of bio-polymers , where the techniques of the explorer are as important for the researcher as those of the polymer chemist . |
| 21 | For the rules as to jurisdiction in relation to bankruptcy proceedings including debtors ' petitions , see Chapter 1 , Sections 2 and 3 . |
| 22 | It seemed to her that the long war had been a form of imprisonment for the spirit as well as the body . |
| 23 | For the Delphi as with the Victoria Centre it is important that schools recognize their needs but for Roger this is based upon a mutuality of interest which is unimpeded by the operation of specific criteria . |
| 24 | He will take action in the courts equally for the State as for the individual against any local authority acting ‘ ultra vires ’ , that is , beyond their powers . |
| 25 | This view had clear implications for the state as actor , but the events of the 1960s showed that it had made a false assumption . |
| 26 | For David Sharland in Zaire , and for wisdom for the mission as there is so much tension in that country . |
| 27 | At the major shows , winners are often exposed to the glare of television lights , and expected to parade for the cameras as well , before journeying back home after a long day . |
| 28 | We agonised over the decision before selling to the management and I 'm absolutely convinced with hindsight that the decision was not only right in people terms but it was also the right business decision for the shareholders as well . |
| 29 | No I think it was the rose fertiliser , they said use it for the tomatoes as well . |
| 30 | He 's about as likely to have sympathy for the devil as he is to have satisfaction . |