Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] as a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The US Congress at the end of March 1988 allocated humanitarian aid to the contras which enabled them to continue as a force , but Nicaragua from May 1988 unilaterally extended the Sapoá ceasefire on a monthly basis throughout 1988 and for most of 1989 [ see pp. 36421-22 ; 36681 ; see also below ] .
2 Most of them arose as a result of an all-Russian phenomenon in 1922 — the lack of co-ordination and exchange of information between the centre and the localities , together with nonchalant neglect of provincial problems so long as they did not affect central political issues .
3 The college says the exercise will build up the young people 's confidence and help them to work as a team .
4 Old Stevenson would go spare if he knew , and I 'm not certain whether he 'd try and get me moved as a danger to junior staff , or you moved as a wicked woman .
5 But as a general principle the right of animals to be animals , to live in their space on God 's good earth , is a moral principle I commend as a rule of thumb .
6 The theory which I commend as a guide to the fruitful development of international law in the control of force may be called ‘ ethical ’ or perhaps ‘ functional positivism ’ .
7 Although bathed in a sentimentality of its own , the concept appeals to me because it reminds me of a trip I made as a student to the Maison Savoye in the summer of 1957 , when this great Corbusier villa was a ruin surrounded by waist-high grass and nettles .
8 Image ‘ I would n't mind if it was someone I respected as a player and a hard-man .
9 Well the girl yeah that girl that came with us , she had , I mean as a rule I , I do n't have
10 Yeah , course I mean as a bat er pitched a bat on this is a beau a beauty but are there are rough spots which you 've helping the slow left arm , or help any spinner .
11 What are the other techniques you do , if you 've do a bit of I mean as a sales trainer , I tend to walk around quite a lot and talks about what ?
12 This is emergency-speak ; life on red alert : ‘ For the first twenty-five years of my life I lived as a criminal , and the next twenty-five were spent as a second-class citizen , deprived of equality and human rights . ’
13 I lived as a beggar , scrounging what I could , but then winter came , not only early but cruelly , one of the sharpest , coldest winters for decades .
14 In yet another case quoted by Afshan , the girl went to ask the help of someone regarded as a community leader .
15 I was n't sure I qualified as a surfer yet , but I hoped I might benefit from this general disposition .
16 Frances explains : ‘ I decided to go into special education two years after I qualified as a teacher .
17 Eventually I qualified as a teacher and attended a course at Coburg ; nowadays I specialise in teaching disabled people , but also enjoy being an ordinary member of a local class ( which the Vicar kindly helps advertise ) .
18 He asked me whether I was a country person I asked what the qualifications were he said country born and bred , well I was born in Liverpool spent my childhood and early adolescence in rural Nottinghamshire , moved to Highfields , emigrated to the West Indies and now live in sub rural Blavey so I do n't know whether I qualify as a country person or not , but I 'd like to bet that I 've milked more cows by hand than he has if that 's any qualification .
19 Now that my sons are becoming more independent , I have time for myself and confidence in middle age that I lacked as a youngster .
20 ( Or were some people very quiet ? ) 4 Did people listen to what other people were saying ? 5 Did everyone understand clearly what they had to do ? 6 How did the group agree on its answer ? 7 How did everyone feel about the answer that was agreed ? 8 Was it an equal group , or did someone act as a boss ?
21 I trained as a Theatre Designer , but all three are about space and volume with people in it .
22 I trained as a physicist and spent many years in laser research , first in Canada and then at the NPL in Teddington .
23 This was one reason why I became a postnatal supporter for a year and why I trained as a breastfeeding counsellor .
24 I trained as a lawyer and I think that helps .
25 When I trained as a reader , I had to write essays on a range of Biblical subjects , and then discuss them with a tutor .
26 if I do M D space put here , it will create a sub-directory , below the one two three directory , but if I want as a sub-directory from the roots directory , I have to type M D back-slash put .
27 I had tied a three inch strip of webbing between the shafts , which I used as a harness .
28 I had another l pipe , piece of water pipe , which I used as a balancing device , but I found , with the watering pipe you are so stable you feel it 's a shame to be seen holding on .
29 The ‘ Snowball turnips that I used as a catch crop wherever a patch fell vacant were deliciously tender and sweet ; so too were the young ‘ Early Nantes ’ carrots I cropped among the ‘ Topper ’ shallots .
30 Among the interesting personalities I encountered as a CBC Talks Producer was the vigorous gnarled-looking retired Indian civil servant , Sir Robert Holland , who lived on Beach Drive in Victoria with his charming niece , Miss Small .
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