Example sentences of "[noun] as the [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other powers are given by such acts as the Firearms Act 1968 ( persons , vehicles in any public place can be searched for firearms ) ; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ( permits the police to stop and search for controlled drugs anywhere ) ; Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and various Wildlife Conservation Acts . |
| 2 | No distinction is made for the Metropolitan Police , much the largest force in the country , where the Home Secretary has formal responsibility as the police authority . |
| 3 | Eric Nixon did not have a genuine save to make all afternoon as the Rovers rearguard excelled . |
| 4 | Well we should use X-networking standards , and at the moment if a network complies to T C P I P as the communications protocol then we can work with that . |
| 5 | Not only has it hived-off its drug side into Zeneca but also , unlike most chemical companies , it is coming out of the recession with no cash worries as the rights issue for the Zeneca shares will pay off most of its debt . |
| 6 | Nor is Stephen Wall , the Foreign Office man who has been picked to replace Sir Charles Powell as the foreign-affairs adviser at Number Ten . |
| 7 | Instead he will , in best bib and tucker , be performing his last official act as the Masters champion . |
| 8 | AFTER eight years as The Times man in the north of England , Peter Davenport has left ‘ The Thunderer ’ to become a partner in the expanding Harrogate public relations , design and contract publishing company Paul Sowerby Associates . |
| 9 | We shall continue to consult organisations as the negotiations progress . |
| 10 | The truth , since that seems to be the painful area we are now entering , is that when I was last measured , which was in the fifth form at school , I entered the official records at 5ft 8½in , thanks largely to a tempestuous hairstyle , and by the cunning device of raising myself onto my toes as the sports master lowered the wooden measure . |
| 11 | MIDLAND BANK launches its first nursery today in Sheffield , spearheading a national drive to retain and recruit staff as the jobs market tightens , writes Helen Hague . |
| 12 | It is VITALLY IMPORTANT that ALL fees are paid promptly , particularly P.A.F. and Insurance as the Sports Council Grant Panel will expect us to prove that we are measuring up to their requirements in the Autumn and we can only do this by showing monies actually received and in the Bank . |
| 13 | Real-life husband and wife Ian Holm and Penelope Wilton star as the parents Pod and Homily , with Rebecca Callard ( daughter of actress Beverley Callard , who plays Liz in Coronation Street ) stars as their daughter Arietty . |
| 14 | Directed by Val May , this archly absorbing escapade also features Deborah Watling ( Emma Kent ) , and Rowland Davies as the police inspector with an eye for apprehension . |
| 15 | My stint as the early-hours man really was a killer . |
| 16 | So too are wallflowers , particularly the ‘ Fair Lady ’ mixture and ‘ Orange Bedder ’ which shows a subtle colour change from tawny red to apricot orange as the flowers age . |