Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could that remain intact as the channel strives to keep advertisers happy ? |
| 2 | Common philosophy : What is becoming clear as the partnership progresses is that BP and Unipart share a common philosophy — based on quality products , a focus on giving customers the best possible service , and a commercial drive to get more bang for fewer bucks . |
| 3 | And : ‘ Constantine now stands alone as the saviour of the world . |
| 4 | Although this has clearly been recognised as a ground of challenge for abuse of power ( see Anisminic , for example ) , it is difficult to find examples where it stands alone as the ground for attacking the decision . |
| 5 | In more wooded country with old hedges , you will almost certainly come across the field rose R. arvensis , the hips of which tend to be more orange than red , becoming blackened as the winter progresses . |
| 6 | All order became lost as the battle opened out and a struggling press of men fought for the ramparts , the rooftops , the alleys between buildings . |
| 7 | The seductive influence of Italian style and fashion is made manifest as The Face has us ‘ kitting up for the World Cup ’ with Italian soccer casuals . |
| 8 | Over the next decade that prophetic vision was made real as the landscape of Irish politics underwent revolutionary change at the hands of men and women who had been moulded and inspired by the events of 1916 . |
| 9 | Warrender proved his mastery of diplomacy by looking enigmatic as the ambassador continued to fulminate . |
| 10 | Greetings became elaborate as the leader indicated the four glasses in front of each of us . |
| 11 | It became obvious as the system model was expanded to activity and then information level that the volume of data produced was becoming impossible to handle and comprehend using manual methods only . |
| 12 | International players were made to look foolish as the ball swirled capriciously in the wind that howled around the ground from start to finish . |
| 13 | His face turned thoughtful as the waiter approached with the main courses . |
| 14 | management responsibilities tend to overlap and become confused as the size of the management structure gets larger . |
| 15 | Virus F/x-01–74482 , soon referred to as , simply , the Mahon virus was , as far as she could understand , a unique example of something that up till now had only been postulated : that deep in the ocean , under the terrific pressure and in temperatures approaching absolute zero , there had remained chains of biochemicals , primitive viruses that had been part of the great ‘ organic soup ’ at the creation of life , remaining unchanged as the rest of the primordial swamp had undergone the long evolutionary journey to form all the complexities of life on earth . |
| 16 | Prospects for the highest-rated shares to open at a premium of up to 30 per cent continued to look good as the stock market held steady yesterday . |
| 17 | Prospects for the highest-rated shares to open at a premium of up to 30 per cent continued to look good as the stock market held steady yesterday . |
| 18 | Although many sociologists use the terms social inequality and social stratification interchangeably , the importance of seeing social stratification as a specific form of social inequality will become apparent as the chapter develops . |
| 19 | Walter Priesnitz , the state secretary in the Inter-German Ministry in West Germany said yesterday that he feared the situation inside East Germany could become explosive as the anniversary approached . |
| 20 | The early freshness , the attractive blondness , the amiable , even features can become anonymous as the hair thins and the face subsides into middle age . |
| 21 | The pink tubes feeding her nose became redundant as the heart stopped pumping , Rose 's blood left her face , and Lee herself started gasping for breath . |
| 22 | After dinner it gets packed as the audience settles for the live , outdoor cabaret . |
| 23 | Subsequently , guidelines concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ) have become widespread as the procedure has become more familiar . |
| 24 | And vaccine supplies start to run dry as the flu outbreak reaches epidemic proportions . |
| 25 | Feelings were running high as the meeting continued . |
| 26 | The instrument monitors were reading normal as the equipment started up . |
| 27 | The informal meeting , in Hertfordshire , has now become crucial as the prospect of a trade war heightens . |
| 28 | It felt cold as the powder reached his tastebuds . |
| 29 | I stopped walking and stared wide-eyed as the rest of the senescent strollers proceeded out of this dimension . |
| 30 | She must have dozed a little and the train grew stuffy as the sun hit the windows . |