Example sentences of "[det] as a [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in case we should be so facile as to see this as a Grimes leitmotif in the Wagnerian sense explicitly rejected by Britten , we must notice the somewhat complex history of the theme after its first full appearance , as well as the fact that almost every theme in the opera ( apart from the non-recurring tunes of some , but not all , of the individual songs ) could be called a " Grimes " leitmotif , which would leave us where we began . |
| 2 | You must not see all this as a Machiavellian plot . |
| 3 | Under the overseas person exemption , many types of investment business which are actually carried on in the UK ( albeit from a non-UK office ) , are in effect treated as carried on outside the UK for the purposes of the FSA ( and so do not require authorisation under the FSA ) if the firm does not have a UK office from which it carries on investment business and : ( 1 ) The firm deals with or through , or arranges transactions with , an FSA-authorised person , such as a UK stockbroker , or an exempted person , such as a listed money market institution , acting within the terms of its exemption ( para 26 of Sched 1 ) ; this applies even if that person is an affiliate ; ( 2 ) the firm did not solicit the business in contravention of the FSA 's restrictions on the issue of investment advertisements and cold calling ( para 27 of Sched 1 ) . |
| 4 | Instead , it encourages students to act out confrontations , such as a US Soviet conflict over oil in disputed territory , without resorting to nuclear attack . |
| 5 | heavy horse , a land horse such as a Suffolk , as most of them were , erm but times were so tight that there was a farmer who used to send his horse with his horseman right past here and go another mile down the road to , to the next village to Kettleborough where there was ano , there were two farriers there |
| 6 | An RS232 interface is provided so that output can be picked up by another device such as a BBC micro with a disc drive . |
| 7 | A journey which once took weeks by camel lasted half a day in a fast motor such as a Range-Rover , rarely more than four days in the most heavily laden truck . |
| 8 | It could be different density midsoles with a firmer density on the medial side , or possibly a specific motion control device inserted into the midsole or upper , such as a Nike Footframe or Adidas Riemans . |
| 9 | Whereas business users can pick up a leading handset such as a Nokia Cityman 190 for £200 , Lifetime and LowCall subscribers will typically have to pay £100 more for the same equipment , according to one phone dealer we spoke to . |
| 10 | Noverre called his fourth group character dancers , that is those whose physique and movements were not necessarily of the finest but whose abilities when playing some comic or dramatic role such as a Cyclops or Fury were most valuable . |
| 11 | The sessions feature fun elements , such as a Cromadex version of the TV quiz show Mastermind , where the specialist subjects are related to the business . |