Example sentences of "[prep] using [pron] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know I 'll watch them and think maybe I 'd like to do that but not , not , you know , judging , not sort of using them as a kind of measure stick you know to judge everybody by . |
| 2 | 1982:Ch. 3 ) , but there was no possibility of using them as the basis for a reorganised local government structure . |
| 3 | But last night , his angry wife accused the Government of using him as a scapegoat . |
| 4 | Although there are problems in directly transferring Belbin 's analysis into educational institutions there does appear to be the basis of using it as a means of managing the issues identified at the start of this section . |
| 5 | Perhaps the best result of the current fascination with ‘ world music ’ is that , after decades of using it as a fashion accessory or status symbol , people have actually begun to listen to music again . |
| 6 | The possibility of using it as a bypass to the village was discussed with the Ministry of Defence in 1985 . |
| 7 | The possibility of using it as a tactical weapon against the king-duke was too valuable an asset to be abandoned . |
| 8 | Whole-tone harmony is part of many harmonic systems , is valuable in many circumstances , and is therefore worth a brief study by all composers , even if they have no intention of using it as a complete system themselves . |
| 9 | A drink problem is less to do with enjoying alcohol than with using it as a means of coping with pressures of various kinds . |
| 10 | You 've lost your ships , you 've lost your friends in Ireland , you 've lost the Lady Emma and the active support of the Pope , but you 're still strong enough to stop Harald of Norway from using you as a base , and you 're no threat to Wessex so long as you get rid of those Normans . ’ |
| 11 | A 300dpi scanner can manage to scan in line artwork but , apart from using it as a guide , photographs are best left well alone . |
| 12 | Mr Ross , who is convinced that eleutherococcus could be a major factor in the fight against physical and mental fatigue , said : ‘ He has validated our claims and by confirming the benefits he has found from using it as an aid to post-flight recovery . ’ |
| 13 | Decision makers should satisfy themselves that current practice is itself worth having before using it as a comparison for a new treatment . |
| 14 | Existing software which incorporates documentation procedures is being evaluated with a view to using it as a basis for this development . |
| 15 | All these , we know , are inversions of the truth , yet by using himself as a reference point , Iago can convince people to the stage where they accept his view unquestioningly . |
| 16 | Some skip the tight fantastic by using them as a jumping rope , others wear them as a scarf or string them up in the garden as a washing line . |
| 17 | The immersion programme in Canada ( described in Stern 1978 , 1983 ; Swain 1978 , 1982 ; Swain and Lapkin 1981 ) involves the teaching of French contingently by using it as a medium of instruction for other subjects on the curriculum . |