Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] 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 | ‘ This is a billion pound bruising for the motorist as today 's Budget will bring the Chancellor more than that figure in general revenue . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | There are then ‘ tell-tale gaps ’ ( see Chapter 1 ) in a text for the illustrator as there are for the reader . |
| 8 | No no I have a place for the mince as yet . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It is a valuable acquisition for the museum as it describes an experience which quite a number of Middlesbrough people must have gone through . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | They were only too used to the need for chivvying insouciant students into beginning some work for the module as deadlines approached . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It seemed to her that the long war had been a form of imprisonment for the spirit as well as the body . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | This view had clear implications for the state as actor , but the events of the 1960s showed that it had made a false assumption . |
| 20 | For David Sharland in Zaire , and for wisdom for the mission as there is so much tension in that country . |
| 21 | He 's about as likely to have sympathy for the devil as he is to have satisfaction . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | This is very convenient for the user as it requires the minimum of handling . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | I think we 've got the balance right between spectacular jumps and making it still fairly easy for the beginner as well . |
| 29 | I have n't been able to get any tickets for the Word as yet . |
| 30 | 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 . |