Example sentences of "[be] [adj] as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jonathon is a graduate of the Northern College of Music and has been professional as a viola and violin player for 6 years . |
| 2 | I have seen you on stage , pretending to sensuality , when in truth you are frigid as a winter storm . ’ |
| 3 | Shields and the prizes are lush as a crystal fishbowl . |
| 4 | The report proposes a new structure for the centre , which it says has been underused as a TNO institute . |
| 5 | Exsmokers live longer and are healthier as a result of kissing it goodbye . ’ |
| 6 | Sage can be grown outdoors in cool , temperate climates in spite of its provenance , and will survive all but the coldest winters , provided the soil is well-drained , and the plant has been well-ripened as a result of growing in a sunny position . |
| 7 | This is one reason why cards ( INDEX CARDS ) are popular as a format for keeping notes . |
| 8 | The type of argument exemplified by Strawson 's claim undoubtedly has a strong intuitive appeal , and versions of this approach have , ever since Kant , been popular as a means of seeking to set limits to the use of causal explanations in accounting for human affairs . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , clauses 9.1 and 9.2 are dangerous as a tenant will prefer to know at the outset whether any defects affect the premises and the tenant 's solicitor should amend them as follows : |
| 10 | I shall argue that the conservative and the reformist are both misguided : their views are comforting to many people , but in the end they are untenable as a theory of language . |
| 11 | Class 2 contributions are payable at a flat rate while Class 4 contributions are payable as a percentage of profits . |
| 12 | The law is quite clear on a deduction for employees ' training costs , which are allowable as a business deduction under ss 588 and 589 , ICTA 1988 . |
| 13 | Hay won this title as skip in 1984 and has been prominent as a player and coach in Scotland and Canada since . |
| 14 | Moderator I too would want to resist th th the addendum that has been proposed for number two because it seems to me that we 're concerned as a church with the issue of baptism and initiation and we want to keep our mind and our ideas firmly fixed on that however unpleasant and uncomfortable it is . |
| 15 | Right now you 've told me you 're self-employed as a carpenter , how long have you been running this business ? |
| 16 | This page and View from City Road , page 27 Exchange change : The end of the alpha , beta , gamma system of share classification , as well as a change in the International Stock Exchange 's working hours , are likely as a result of the Elwes committee 's review . |
| 17 | THE END of the alpha , beta , gamma system of share classification , as well as a change in the International Stock Exchange 's working hours , are likely as a result of the Elwes committee 's review of ISE working practice . |
| 18 | ( xii ) What job losses are likely as a result of this reorganisation ? |
| 19 | Also on the A one in the Leeming area the inside lane of the south bound carriageway 's closed at Holby Grange for emergency gas repair works and delays are likely as a result there . |
| 20 | In Selby there 's a demonstration taking place this afternoon it starts at half past one and will go via Barlby Road and Scott Road and some traffic delay delays are likely as a result . |
| 21 | In the Ripon area weekend roadworks mean the Road will be closed as it passes under the A one bridge delays are likely as a result . |
| 22 | Okay on the er A one area that 's the er Bedale area , the earlier north bound lane closures have been lifted and the Leeming area the inside lane of the southbound carriageway 's closed at Holby Grange for emergency gas repair works and delays are likely as a result . |
| 23 | Responses are welcome as a contribution to what may be an on-going debate in the columns of Observations . |
| 24 | Weighing scales are fine as a guide once a week . |
| 25 | Another teacher told me , after attending in-service courses , that while the approach offers an exciting avenue to explore which pupils find rewarding and even mind- blowing , and many of the exercises are valuable as a means of self-awareness , she felt that pupils were being steered towards abandoning the mind as a means of knowing and just accepting the subjectivity of values which do not have to be justified . |
| 26 | What is especially curious is that this questionnaire is strongly reminiscent of others which are well-established as a marketing technique , and are supplemented by actual marketing surveys . |
| 27 | Another young champion , Ketut Widjaya , who had been famous as a child dancer , remarked that he applies what his instructor had taught him . |
| 28 | Oak for building the ships of the British navy has always been famous as a resource essential for our national survival . |
| 29 | However , even though Richard Baxter may have been poor as a theologian and controversialist , he was undoubtedly one of the most outstanding pastors of all time . |
| 30 | But inasmuch as these two chapters show that routine policing exists in the province , they are useful as a corrective to the folk model of policing in Northern Ireland , which assumes that all policing is related to the troubles ; that police officers have been brutalized as a result of their baton guns , face masks , and riot shields ; and that they know or prefer no other mode of police work . |