Example sentences of "[verb] [det] as [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is tempting to see this as the first occasion when the judges insisted on independence on this principle . |
| 2 | Morant and Newman hoped gradually to develop a comprehensive free health service for children administered by local Medical Officers of Health , seeing this as the first step towards a free health service for all . |
| 3 | The fact that three quarters of those prescribed medication thought it to have been very or fairly effective may be thought to vindicate this as a first line approach , but side effects from anticholinergic drugs are common , and important diagnoses ( for example , a neurological condition ) may be delayed . |
| 4 | The therapist believes this problem is maintained independently of the client 's other problems and thus accepts this as the first goal for therapy . |
| 5 | Of course , that is n't in the agreement that is already signed , so whether I shall be successful or not , of course we do n't know , but I will do that as a first resort . |
| 6 | France , Germany and several other members , stressing its ( more active ) peacemaking potential , saw this as the first major concrete step towards developing the WEU as the " defence component of the European union " as outlined in the Maastricht treaty [ see p. 38658 ] . |
| 7 | Most fishermen worked full-time from small boats with crews of 2 to 5 men but some did this as a second job , with farming or quarrying . |
| 8 | As therapists , we have over the years become suspicious of the adult patient who too openly and easily confesses incestuous experience , putting this as the first and foremost cause of all their problems . |
| 9 | ‘ The chairman has received many letters , as have I , from MPs and people in the local community who see this as the first need for the force . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The chairman has received many letters , as have I , from MPs and people in the local community who see this as the first need for the force . ’ |
| 11 | The small independent bakers , already affected by the supermarket bakeries , see this as the last straw . |
| 12 | Lotus views this as the first step in providing intergroup capabilities for applications like spreadsheets . |