Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the certainties of hopelessness may paradoxically appear as a form of hope , promising to make reasonable what is unreasonable , namely hopelessness itself . |
| 2 | Because EPS files are stored with an accompanying bitmap they must be transferred in binary format and , owing to the screen problems , may only appear as a grey rectangle on the PC . |
| 3 | The exploitation of ethnicity may perhaps work as a form of primitive accumulation of cultural capital , but it does nothing to enlarge the audience or scope of such work , which is why most artists and writers of any stature have rejected this appellation , even if they have benefited indirectly from it . |
| 4 | This should only happen as a last resort in exceptional circumstances and if it does , you should take legal advice as soon as possible . |
| 5 | It really should not come as a surprise to find Lewis , who continues his professional career tonight against Bradford 's Steve Garber at Hull City Hall , owning up to such an unexpected hobby . |
| 6 | If diplomacy is to function in war , then the Armed Forces must also serve as a tool of policy in time and peace . |
| 7 | Sir : Clive Fewins 's article ( Weekend , 7 October ) rightly praised the excellent work of the Redundant Churches Fund , but it should also serve as a reminder that there is still no Redundant Chapels Fund to conserve some of the best examples of Non-Conformist buildings , many of which are in imminent danger of demolition or drastic alteration . |
| 8 | It should also serve as a warning against using the concept of social class in a crude explanatory manner . |
| 9 | However , a definition of the current state of understanding and uncertainty should also serve as a diagnosis to guide future research . |
| 10 | The Buid and Semai examples should also serve as a caution against theories about violence and aggression which treat them as typically involving a contest between two balanced opponents competing for access to a scarce resource . |
| 11 | That he should now figure as an addition to the Modern Masters series is yet another irony of Derrida 's ascent to intellectual stardom . |
| 12 | But my aim was to join Must n't Grumble as a rhythm guitarist . |
| 13 | Even so , dismissal should never come as a bolt from the blue , however exalted your place in the corporate hierarchy . |
| 14 | Discovering Afghanistan Festival of Afghan culture , billed as London 's first of its kind , which may or may not come as a great surprise . |
| 15 | This may not come as a surprise to most of you , but relations between Britain — particularly England — and France are not at their best . |
| 16 | Finally , one must conclude , the tale is left in a state of moral indeterminacy and neutrality , and may thus emerge as a truly " pointless " tale . |
| 17 | In other cases though , it becomes more difficult to pinpoint what might or might not act as a reward without very extensive knowledge of the animal 's previous experience . |
| 18 | Who , after all , would decline a chance to emigrate because they thought they might later qualify as a refugee ? |
| 19 | The research findings indicate that many authorities have a long way to go before their procedures come close to what one might reasonably describe as a partnership with parents . |
| 20 | For example , one might reasonably take as a starting point the observation that the characteristic occupations of men and of women are distinctly different , as are the kinds of relationships with co-employees associated with them . |
| 21 | It was seen as an unveiled hint of royal displeasure at Scots separatists ( the elaborate investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales , at a time when Welsh nationalism was acquiring an increasingly strident tone , had been intended to have a similar impact ) but it might also serve as a text for all the concerns of the monarchy . |
| 22 | The accord might also act as a floor to wages during the recession . |
| 23 | Shils wrote with confidence of the universal value of this centre-periphery model , in a way which might now appear as a paean to a particular vision of the American way of politics : |
| 24 | In some cases gold might even serve as an alloy itself . |
| 25 | A bookshop 's customer base might well change as a result of changing stock profile . |
| 26 | Said by a headteacher to a pupil it might well function as an order . |
| 27 | Ackroyd warns us not to jump to a conflation here , but he is intrigued by the coincidence , and it might almost serve as an emblem of his concern throughout the biography with the connection between poetry and feigning , and with the potency of parody . |
| 28 | But , he favoured her with what she could only perceive as a reassuring smile when , ‘ I 'm on my way to Mariánské Láznë myself , ’ he commented easily , ‘ so that 's one problem you can forget . ’ |
| 29 | In Kober 's pianos the check could only function as a hammer rest and not as a true check because the hammer pointed towards the player . |
| 30 | They were uniform but occurred in such abundance and could so readily be transported that even when they were taken over as currency they could only serve as a rule for small change . |