Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While such tests should ideally sample structural , semantic and pragmatic aspects of language , this is seldom feasible and frequently language screening occurs as part of a more general screening assessment which considers other aspects of a child 's social and psychological functioning . |
| 2 | The department acts as host to 6–8 visiting speakers from Scandinavia annually and functions as an informal centre for Scandinavian exchange students ( both undergraduate and postgraduate ) resident in Edinburgh . |
| 3 | The extract reads as gobbledygook if it is read as a speech by one individual . |
| 4 | Wordstar text files are automatically converted to either carriage return stripped format so the target word processor can re-format for new margins or with hard carriage returns as ASCII files . |
| 5 | In a passive sentence the person or thing affected by the action of the verb occurs as subject of the sentence : |
| 6 | Changes in the routines of law enforcement , the increased mobility of the police , changes in what the law counts as crime , fluctuations in the vigour with which the law is applied , and shifts in public attitudes and tolerance — these must all be counted within the hidden dimensions of the manufacture of crime figures … |
| 7 | The element of performance referred to under Dramatic playing occurs as part of a participant 's expression but it has such clarity and selectivity of communication to other participants that it acquires the ‘ adjectival ’ , descriptive characteristic of performing . |
| 8 | An extract from his work appears as Chapter 9 . |
| 9 | Hofland was apparently still hopeful , although a list of his qualifications for the work gives as air of desperation to his letter . |
| 10 | They visited three tribal villages where cotton stalks are a major crop residue : Goral , Kanpur and Choriwad , They found that , when wood became expensive , the poor villagers relied on cotton stalks as fuel . |
| 11 | At the same time this differentiation acts as agent of effective phrasing by tellingly setting off the two heterogeneous themes from one another provided the director is aware of Mozart 's signs and interprets them correctly with greater sharpness for the strokes . |
| 12 | Also a focal point for technical and commercial information on a number of ICI ventures , the team acts as co-ordinator for the various plastics businesses within the company . |
| 13 | Lucas Industries announced that it will make at least 4,000 job cuts as part of a three-year restructuring programme . |
| 14 | This was a polemical exaggeration : as in the United States today , many lawyers were closely connected with local life and later with business concerns as company lawyers . |
| 15 | He recalls that a petrol engine is only about 20 per cent efficient ; most of the energy of its fuel appears as heat in its radiator and exhaust . |
| 16 | Besides honeymooning in deepest China ( off the traditional tourist route ) she still helps to organise the modern pentathlon ( run-swimshoot-horseride-fence ) Varsity matches as President of the Old Blues Association . |
| 17 | Thus , on exercising his right of resale , the seller re-sells as owner . |
| 18 | The BMC move comes as part of a wider campaign to persuade the Government to intervene and secure the estate , described as one of Europe 's most important conservation and winter mountaineering areas , for the nation . |
| 19 | The move comes as part of IBM 's evolving relationship with the Computer Systems Division of Harris Corp . |
| 20 | The move comes as part of IBM 's evolving relationship with the Computer Systems Division of Harris Corp . |
| 21 | Order 6 , r 5 provides that in mortgagee possession actions — that is where the plaintiff claims payment of money secured or possession of the property mortgaged — the particulars of claim must state : ( 1 ) the date of the mortgage ; ( 2 ) the state of the account , giving particulars of the amount of the advance , the periodic payments required , the amount of any interest in arrear , the amount of the unpaid instalments , the amount of any costs or fines or insurance unpaid ; the daily rate of interest and the amount remaining due under [ and required to redeem ] the mortgage ; ( 3 ) what proceedings ( if any ) the plaintiff has taken against the defendant in respect of the money secured by the mortgage or the mortgaged property and , where payment of such money only is claimed , whether the plaintiff has obtained possession of the property ; ( 4 ) where the plaintiff claims possession of the property , whether or not the property consists of or includes a dwelling house within the meaning of s 21 of the County Courts Act 1974 ; ( 5 ) where a plaintiff claims as mortgagee possession of land which consists of or includes a dwelling house , he shall state , in his particulars of claim , whether there is any person on whom notice of the action is required to be served in accordance with s 8(3) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 and , if so , he shall state the name and address of that person and shall file a copy of the particulars of claim for service on that person ( Ord 6 , r 5(1A) ) . |
| 22 | Nana Akuoko Sarpong , Secretary for the Interior , denied the existence of any political prisoners , dismissing the Amnesty claims as part of a " propaganda war " against developing countries . |
| 23 | Exchanges may wish to alter any daily price limits as volatility changes . |
| 24 | But the sign acts as shield as well as pointer . |
| 25 | Most manufacturers describe their exterior wall paints as masonry paint . |
| 26 | The hilltop is now completely wooded over , but the name remains as witness to a possible mark . |
| 27 | At the moment , the divorce is given and then , often , the real bitterness starts as husband and wife fight over cash and kids . |
| 28 | The relationships are not named but it might be that STUDENT takes COURSE and that STUDENT has as tutor ACADEMIC STAFF . |
| 29 | If price volatility increases as delivery approaches , and price volatility increases as volume increases , it is implied that volume increases as delivery approaches . |
| 30 | The Scottish Office White Paper includes as priority areas : Coronary Heart Disease , Cancers , and Road Accidents ( among others ) . |