Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the [noun] as " in BNC.

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1 This was a considerable improvement , providing good visibility and protection for the eggs as well as being sturdy enough to withstand machine-filling .
2 As soon as he 'd switched the light off , Zeno had taken the same route through the yard as Sophie had done a little earlier .
3 Davidson gave the reasons for the kite-flying as partly Lloyd George and partly unemployment .
4 Is this wholly due to objections to using behavioural objectives or skills as the criterion as to whether pupils have really learnt from their education ?
5 It also led to closer contacts between the dancers as they moved from picture to picture within the design .
6 Now the choice was hers — she could stay on in the cottage for the weekend as planned , or she could cut her losses and head for home .
7 Taunton is as much a success story for the employees as for anyone else .
8 In January 1975 the contract for the buildings as they now stand was awarded to Messrs A A Quinn of Tandragee at a price of £54932 .
9 The tops of the colours also were borne behind , a chariot , covered in black velvet where the body was , drawn by six horses , and the man that drove the chariot strewed money about the streets as he passed .
10 He 's about as likely to have sympathy for the devil as he is to have satisfaction .
11 Police had been called to Moreton Valence by neighbours , who had some sympathy for the travellers as well as the police .
12 But there 's another blow for the Queen as Elizabeth plunges to 18th place .
13 There are then ‘ tell-tale gaps ’ ( see Chapter 1 ) in a text for the illustrator as there are for the reader .
14 Groups come together for a specific reason and this reason should run like a thread through the liturgy as well as linking it to the whole community of the Church .
15 One wrestles his stocking off the line as the other keeps guard .
16 But I do not think that these circumstances demonstrate a contract between the valuer as principal and the borrower .
17 Vietnam announced its full support for the declaration as did ASEAN 's Western dialogue partners and .
18 Both Revans and Douglas-Smith welcomed the offers made by Jacques , and the latter endorsed the position of the District as the providing body , an important indication of support for the WEA as the attitude of the resident tutor was crucial in the operation of any scheme involving co-operation between the University and the District .
19 Moreover , any initial support for the Japanese as ousters of Western imperialism had for the most part been transformed into armed nationalist movements anxious to oust the Japanese in their turn and achieve real independence .
20 There are plenty of ‘ success stories ’ where governments have not intervened , or where it has not even been acknowledged that farmers and pastoralists have quietly got on with the business of conservation for themselves , and frequently provided sustainable surpluses for the market as well .
21 The castings were not only elegant but functional , providing a substantial backbone for the building as well as allowing plenty of room for line-shafting .
22 Only 10% go to Church in England , but that 10% , many of whom attend meetings during the week as well as Sunday service , represent the biggest single sector in British society that come together voluntarily and regularly in an intentional way that is focused on something to do with how human beings live their lives ( i.e. not sport ) .
23 I found myself mentally putting aside half the afternoon for the task as I struggled over the incomprehensible jargon in my handbook .
24 A police marksman shot Pringle through the neck as fears grew for Leanne , 21 , the mother of his two children .
25 To the career ladies in the minority , however , it is thoroughly depressing , particularly when they see numerous retired gentlemen occupying starting times on Saturday and Sunday mornings who have played several times during the week as well .
26 There would be a frantic dive for the wash-basins as soon as the show finished , as most theatres still only had one basin in dressing-rooms that held well over a dozen Girls .
27 He can then take his foot off the pedal as the revs will now stay at their preset level , rather like a cruise control in a car .
28 I entirely agree with Richard Harwood that those district societies that put the effort into breaking their society down into local groups , small practitioner groups , commercial membership groups and , for that matter , any other group that seems appropriate , have seen the real benefits from this assistance in the vital area of communication and , perhaps an unseen fact , value for money for the subscription as seen through the eyes of the Institute 's membership .
29 The Kolowrat family gave money for the church as one of their family belonged to the Jesuit Order and it was here they chose to be buried .
30 Another appointee might have seen the ideological struggle about money for the arts as politics-as-usual .
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