Example sentences of "[adv prt] as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've been using Dream On as a kind of practical research , testing the possibilities . |
| 2 | Visitors to the National Fishing Heritage Centre sign on as a crew member of a 1950 's steam trawler and journey to the Arctic fishing grounds . |
| 3 | The good news is that Don is prepared to stay on as a board member . ’ |
| 4 | It was laid on as a surprise by Nick 's colleagues at Norfolk county council . |
| 5 | Marks and Spencers would n't take anyone on as a supplier unless you could produce at least two hundred dozen a week on one site . |
| 6 | Coming on as a second-half substitute after two years out with an elbow injury , Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to three scores in the fourth quarter to clinch a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions . |
| 7 | The Sheffield Wednesday striker was livid at finding himself back on the bench just 28 minutes after being sent on as a second-half substitute at Norwich on Saturday . |
| 8 | ‘ Apart from his match-winning goal against Oxford United , I was pleased with his overall contribution when he came on as a second-half substitute . |
| 9 | Provision of the means to wage an atrocious war had been agreed on as a sign of good faith . |
| 10 | Building extends the grammar , by correlation ; but it can also be looked on as a way of extending the vocabulary of the learner . |
| 11 | His departure is described as amicable and he will stay on as a consultant . |
| 12 | David found himself caught between the demands of the receivers on the one hand and his old boss , who stayed on as a consultant . |
| 13 | But the car lived on as a classic . |
| 14 | ‘ In the long-run I 'd like to be looked on as a composer rather than a stick player . |
| 15 | Why do you think it did n't fail er early on as a strike , er a as the fact it was only predicted it would last two or three weeks but it was obvious at the time it was gon na go on . |
| 16 | He took small parts in ballets by Ashton ( a courtier at the ball in the premiere of Cinderella , one of the revellers in the cave scene of Apparitions ) and de Valois ( Checkmate , Don Quixote and Job ) , walked on as a pall-bearer in Helpmann 's Hamlet , and appeared in the classics , where his most prominent parts were a mazurka dancer in Swan Lake and a marquess in the hunting scene of The Sleeping Beauty . |
| 17 | A Dessie Edgar corner was neatly side-footed home in 79 minutes by Victor Welch who had just come on as a sub . |
| 18 | It 's Beethoven 's Ode to Joy , the the last movement of Beethoven 's ninth symphony , erm , you 'd know the tune , you 'd recognise it , particularly if you had a better singer than me on as a accompaniment . |
| 19 | When the earl died without male issue in 1373 , he was taken on as a king 's knight by Edward III who , in addition to confirming the earl 's grant , awarded him an annuity for life of £50 . |
| 20 | As the search for a suitable guitarist proved fruitless , it appeared that The Smiths would not be carrying on as a unit . |
| 21 | He 'd do a standard trunk escape , but come on as a clown to test the chains . |
| 22 | The only outings I remember being taken on as a child were once with the school to the zoo and once by my mother to a seaside promenade . |
| 23 | But failure to appreciate the force of this distinction can also shipwreck attempts by observers to understand religion — to read correctly what is going on as a person performs a religious ritual or speaks religious words ( see Chapter 10 where an assessment task on this is suggested ) . |
| 24 | In October 1922 , employees ' wages were reduced by three shillings a week ! conditions at that time were severe ; men had to serve for several years on the seasonal staff before being taken on as a regular . |
| 25 | Charles had been wounded in the fighting but had recovered and signed on as a regular at the end of the war . |
| 26 | It can be looked on as a discussion document and its coincidence with the real world is verified in discussions with the various users . |
| 27 | Nearly 100,000 TR6s were built over the next 7 years and 90% went to America , where it caught on as a winner on road and track . |
| 28 | Nearly 100,000 TR6s were built over the next 7 years and 90% went to America , where it caught on as a winner on road and track . |
| 29 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
| 30 | The General looks on as a cadet is singled out to deliver his orders to others from his platoon . |