Example sentences of "[vb base] as an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking on the day of the ruling , David Lange , the New Zealand Prime Minister at the time of the bombing , described the 1986 accord as an agreement forced upon him by French threats from " the highest level " . |
| 2 | I mean as an acquaintance I could tolerate her but I . |
| 3 | In what follows I am going to use a general procedure for reading texts to examine specific features of racist discourse to be found in ‘ Fighting talk ’ and ‘ The last laugh ’ and to suggest a series of questions which they raise as an agenda for further research and debate . |
| 4 | The Greiner administration , which had lost its tiny majority because of Metherell 's earlier decision to leave the Liberal Party and sit as an independent , then recovered its position when the Liberal candidate won the by-election in Metherell 's former seat . |
| 5 | I cite as an example the urban areas of the city which I partially represent — I speak for all of Birmingham when I speak on this issue , and I am trying to raise an important matter in which there may be some common cause . |
| 6 | They often appear as an omen before storms , though they are more gentle-natured than mermaids . |
| 7 | It is very rare that we disagree as an industry , but it is equally rare that we speak in a co-ordinated way , ’ he said . |
| 8 | then — squat as an armchair — |
| 9 | I regard the existence of flourishing humanities research as an index to the civilisation of our society ; Labour , however , has committed itself prematurely to the establishment of a humanities research council . |
| 10 | The coincidence between let and the infinitive is slightly obscured here by the use of let as an imperative . |
| 11 | The use of let as an imperative implies that the speaker feels that the mere impinging of his will upon that of the other people involved in the situation will be enough to get the infinitive action accomplished . |
| 12 | It is mind-blowing , and I speak as an expert . |
| 13 | There an auditor was to certify the value of shares " and in so certifying … shall … act as an expert and not as an arbitrator " . |
| 14 | 4.2.1 act as an expert and not as an arbitrator |
| 15 | What 's more , the paints act as an adhesive so you can combine sequins and glitter in with your design . |
| 16 | But it is the Duchess herself who most obviously embodies those qualities of courage and fidelity that act as an antidote to the surrounding evil . |
| 17 | fresh leaves , will help heal skin blemishes and act as an astringent , for complexion , use in baths , an ingredient of Hungary water , to flavour toothpaste |
| 18 | The localised states thus act as an electron reservoir , keeping the effective density of mobile electrons constant over ranges of V that have widths proportional to the number of states in the mobility gap . |
| 19 | Festivals held in his honour were attended by priests carrying reindeer pelts , and devotees of his cult would drink a beverage of the powdered ‘ velvet ’ from the tips of the antlers , said to produce visions and act as an aphrodisiac . |
| 20 | These changes had been occurring , at a varying pace , for most of the present century and affected individuals in a number of ways , As a result , people have looked to the radio to provide explanations , give advice and act as an arbiter of social morality . |
| 21 | They also act as an insulation |
| 22 | The resulting flows as institutions adjust towards their desired portfolio position are of importance because they act as an equipoise to international imbalances in savings and investment through their influence on asset prices and exchange rates . |
| 23 | The WRU , however , thought that it would be fairer ( and also act as an incentive ) to pitch the Wallabies against the highest placed club in the Heineken League , other than Neath and Llanelli . |
| 24 | The drivers also act as an interface between hardware and software . |
| 25 | The second is ‘ Welcome the Asian Games ’ , the international event scheduled long ago for September 1990 which the authorities both welcome as an opportunity to demonstrate normality and fear as a possible platform for dissident protest . |
| 26 | Both had for a period apprenticed their ideas to those of Graham Sutherland and both paid homage to Picasso , Vaughan equating him with Auden and Bartók as an artist who had evolved ‘ a coherent vocabulary of form appropriate to our life ’ . |
| 27 | A checker that did not have wether in its lexicon would flag wether as an error ( correctly or not ) , but one with a comprehensive dictionary would fail to do so . |
| 28 | In general , however , we would stop at this point and accept as an explanation that he killed himself because he found his personal circumstances intolerable and sought to escape from them . |
| 29 | But before he does , I add as an appendix , ‘ Wo n't you give me a taste ? ’ |
| 30 | Last autumn , Mr Alton threatened to quit or even stand as an independent after the party 's Harrogate conference endorsed a strong pro-abortion line . |