Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If his plan worked , he would have an hour or two to himself dawdling along the reef , which was a better way of spending the afternoon than acting as nanny to four Latinos . |
| 2 | Rather than taking as gospel what the manufacturers tell us , SD-Scicon is busy researching what levels of system security users actually want so that CEC can make recommendations . |
| 3 | The Chairman then thanked Hilda Lodge , who , although retiring as Vice-Chairman , was continuing to serve as Chairman of the Publicity Committee and introduced Joan Daniels the new Vice-Chairman ; she then went on to thank Kay Maskell and Jean Parmiter the retiring Chairmen of the Finance and Training Sub-Committees . |
| 4 | ‘ At least you 'll look most elegant while acting as hostess in the office today . |
| 5 | These include allegations that she was unfit through drink while acting as duty officer in charge of the force on July 24 , 1990 ; that she swam in a pool with a male officer while dressed only in her underwear ; and that she later shared a jacuzzi with the same officer . |
| 6 | While serving as deputy chairman of ICI he became ill and was advised to take life a little more quietly . |
| 7 | While serving as ambassador at the court of St James Sancy 's brother sold the stone to James I. When James II fled to France he took refuge at St Germain and sold the stone to Louis XIV . |
| 8 | Kajiyama had caused widespread outrage in the USA in September 1990 when , while serving as Justice Minister , he gave an impromptu press conference in Tokyo and compared the influence of blacks in the USA with prostitutes [ see p. 37715 ] . |
| 9 | Hannington returned to work as a lathe-turner and while serving as convener of shop stewards was elected a national organizer of the AEU in November 1941 . |
| 10 | Kucan 's victory in the presidential election reflected the great personal popularity he had earned while serving as president of the Slovene League of Communists in 1986-89 for his defence of Slovenia 's political reform process in the face of fierce opposition by the hardline leadership in Serbia . |
| 11 | While serving as agent in Canton for merchants in India and Singapore , and dealing in export and import commerce , he speculated in the opium trade which , although illegal , offered the greatest profits . |
| 12 | Hisashi Shinto , 80 , one of Japan 's most senior industrialists , was on Oct. 9 given a suspended prison sentence of two years for having accepted bribes in the Recruit shares-for-influence scandal whilst serving as chairman of the privatized Nippon Telephone and Telegraph ( NTT ) . |
| 13 | Bloch , who had spent 30 years in the foreign service , gained international notoriety in 1989 when he became the subject of an intensive FBI investigation into allegations that he has passed classified information to the Soviet Union whilst serving as deputy chief of the US embassy in Vienna in 1983-87 . |
| 14 | The official receiver whilst acting as receiver of the estate has the same powers as a receiver appointed by the High Court and is entitled to dispose of any perishable goods or any other goods the value of which is likely to be diminished if they are not disposed of ( s 287(2) ) . |
| 15 | Whether acting as orgone accumulators or not , light phenomena have certainly been observed in such locations . |
| 16 | Landlord and Tenant — Covenant — Release by accord and satisfaction — Assignees covenanting directly with landlord to perform covenants — Landlord releasing defaulting occupying assignee from all liabilities in return for immediate surrender of lease and goods — Whether release by accord and satisfaction — Whether operating as release of intermediate assignee from obligations under direct covenant |
| 17 | As well as acting as presenter of the various scenes Richard Baker displays his talent as a pianist , singer , and even for one moment as a dancer ! |
| 18 | The third team was put in the charge of Billie Balmer , a former Everton full-back , while Jack Foster , a former Sunderland and Huddersfield centre-forward , was given the running of the reserves as well as acting as scout . |
| 19 | For all complex deal management roles but specifically when acting as lead adviser it is important to establish detailed responsibilities from the outset . |
| 20 | ( 2 ) But on a sale by auction or by competitive tender the buyer is not in any circumstances to be regarded as dealing as consumer . |