Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under new proposals expected to be brought in by the IAAF , starters are likely to lose their power as the final judges of what is a false start . |
| 2 | Imaging their amazement as the single peach on the tree grows to enormous proportions and James climbs aboard for the journey of a lifetime . |
| 3 | Industrialists exploited their workers , and western nations exploited the rest of the world — but those who succeeded in the struggle were only too willing to see their success as the driving force of progress . |
| 4 | For 150 years , police have regarded their job as the control of crime and criminals , of coping with social deviancy . |
| 5 | The Montanist prophets required everyone to acknowledge their utterances as the true work of the Holy Spirit . |
| 6 | Now canals slap on either side , brimming with garbage and dead wood , an old man sleeps in an oilcan next to a garishly decorated lorry , men in vests and wide trousers , grouped playing cards by the light of oil lamps , raise their heads as the car 's headlights sweep into their precarious privacy , and stare at her . |
| 7 | Weak or not , in her opinion men should be given their rights as the dominant sex . |
| 8 | For their part , the MRP leaders had presented their movement as the " party of fidelity " ( i.e. fidelity to de Gaulle ) and had , in the end , opposed the first constitutional draft . |
| 9 | The Springbok all-rounder of the 1960s and 1970s has been appointed coach of Transvaal in what can be seen as a determined bid by the lions of the north to regain their position as the top dogs of South African domestic cricket . |
| 10 | They 'd as soon relinquish their privileges as the Seven . ’ |
| 11 | Natural philosophers of the seventeenth century would present their work as the search for order in a universe regulated by an intelligent Creator . |
| 12 | With Labour now likely to bury their tax madness in their charge to the right , the Tories have to stay well ahead of them and consolidate their position as the party committed to cutting public waste and bringing down tax rates . |
| 13 | Having made their name as the most mischievous men in pop , their audience watched uneasily as Madness turned down the corners of their mouths . |
| 14 | THE return of the Tom Bancroft Orchestra confirmed their place as the most adventurous contemporary big band in the country . |
| 15 | At midnight on New Year 's Eve on the harbour , all the ships sound their foghorns as the Noon Day Gun booms . |
| 16 | The attack on the village along the road was still going on , wounded and dead Commandos were being placed against the walls of the cobbled farmyard , waiting their turn as the jeeps ferried to and fro through the village . |
| 17 | Bales ' ideas have been adapted by a number of British researchers , notably Rackham and Morgan ( 1977 ) , who have used their version as the basis for improving skills in inter-personal relationships . |
| 18 | They were respectable ; they and their like inherit and sustain their respectability as the aristocracy guard the family silver — an ultimate resource . |
| 19 | By twos the rest of their squad followed , stowing their gear as the Staff Sergeant followed them in . |
| 20 | The spear-shaped leaves of the gum tree were dappling their faces as the sun moved towards the Andes . |
| 21 | Such are the rigours of their adulthood ( working in bons , never eating till 11pm ) that many Hoorays remember their schooldays as the happiest time of their lives ; their schoolfriends are those they feel most at ease with , even if at the time they could n't stand them . |
| 22 | Had the Conservatives lost another general election they might have lost credibility as a potential party of government , and this could well have damaged their role as the integrating force of the political right . |
| 23 | At the outset , it was decided to use direct observation of how clients spent their time as the principal measure of effectiveness . |
| 24 | Supermodels are on top because of their metamorphic ability to bend their looks as the photographer demands . |
| 25 | The girl 's eyes lost their sparkle as the faintest of rumbles came to her ears , and Mr Beckenham was sorry he had drawn her attention to it . |
| 26 | The Sadat crouched low , clasping their heads as the red carpet and the wooden poles holding red and blue ropes flew into the air around them . |
| 27 | Many had no time to save their possessions as the filthy , sewage contaminated water surged into their homes . |
| 28 | Musicians will be sensitive to the mood of the congregation and adapt their material as the service proceeds . |
| 29 | The relentless electro-beat of the charts only improved their status as the main alternative . |
| 30 | The screams reached their peak as the remaining males descended to the ground and started charging through the group . |