Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 31 | They resumed their seats as the Lionisers retreated . |
| 32 | In Germany interest groups like to present their views as the product of exhaustive research rather than of a distinctive philosophy . |
| 33 | For example , Zambian government officials claimed that a story ( in the Times of Zambia , June 23rd 1970 ) to the effect that clothing factory workers believed they might lose their jobs as the result of a new duty on imported cloth , was the work of clever lobbying by clothing manufacturers and retailers . |
| 34 | All over Britain it was the same story — with shops re-stocking their shelves as the rush to read our stunning scoop continued . |
| 35 | At the same time they have kept their support tepid enough not to threaten their pose as the Palestinians ' champion . |
| 36 | A number of authors ( Akerlof and Yellen , 1985 ; Mankiw , 1985a ; Parkin , 1986 ) have argued that if firms have set optimum prices , a small change in the optimum may not persuade firms to change their price as the gain in profit is marginal . |
| 37 | However , insiders are convinced that Drummond and Cauty , who have previously released material as The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu , The Timelords and The JAMS , are likely to end their term as The KLF , and return after their sabbatical in Mexico under an entirely new guise . |
| 38 | Patients reported about three times as many undesirable events in the six months preceding their illness as the comparison group over the same period . |
| 39 | It 's left to Nicky Henson ( who also does a mean pirate impersonation ) and Mark Tandy to have their moments as the unlucky actors attempting to portray the fictional brothers in the stage play . |
| 40 | Others shuffled and stamped their feet as the cold from the frosted pavement penetrated the thin soles of their shoes . |
| 41 | Such occurrences have been rare at the Masters but we must eliminate them entirely if our patrons are to continue to merit their reputation as the most knowledgeable and considerate in the world . ’ |
| 42 | Indeed the kinds of arguments that are mustered ( Jesus did not ordain women and that is a fact , the church has not ordained women and that is a fact , women in all societies have been subordinate to men and that is a fact ) become no arguments at all when we realize the context in which Jesus did what he did , when we know that the biological views on which Thomas Aquinas ' views were founded were false , and live in a world in which ( in our western societies at least ) women are coming to take their place as the equals of men . |
| 43 | The troopers of the Kha-Khan 's guard who were detailed to line the processional route had been pressed into service to clear away the debris , and their facial expressions reflected their feelings as the dye from the cloth stained their hands and surcoats . |
| 44 | Rather than ministering to a small elite , these institutions had now established their function as the " education of the upper intelligence groups of the nation " , selected according to criteria which included being " good " at English in school . |
| 45 | In the early eighteenth century the West Indian islands had established their position as the overseas area that meant most to Britain , and had become completely dependent on sugar and on slaves to grow the sugar . |
| 46 | They have become coordinators largely because they have established their reputations as the first to counteract those years of neglect , but they have themselves suffered more from that neglect than the new generation of community language teachers which is at last emerging . |
| 47 | The editors proudly proclaim their effort as the birth of applied myrmecology , a subject that deals with the voluminous literature on pestiferous ants and attempts to bring together authorities on problem species in a modern forum . |
| 48 | Many of the sheriffships were also heritable offices , which again conferred powers of private patronage upon their holders where this had not been specifically reserved to the Crown , and a great magnate who had inherited a small empire of such judicial rights had considerable powers of influence in his region , both from the offices themselves and the opportunities which they gave to oblige friends , and from the powers of the courts , for regalian jurisdiction was extended over the possessions of landowners who held their estates as the vassals of the magnate . |
| 49 | Observers held their breath as the former Derry City and Shelbourne star took to the pitch for his first game but the thunderous greeting that cascaded down from the Windsor stands proved it was unnecessary caution . |
| 50 | Downing Street strategists planning their tactics as the battle for hearts and minds over monetary union enters a crucial phase would be wrong , therefore , to assume that Bonn is a natural ally . |