Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sceptics may baulk at such an idea , but given the attested presence of such equally implausible-sounding objects as a block of portable eighteenth-century soup ( ex Captain Cook ) , Inuit seal-gut underwear , African cobweb hats and other equally exotic objects , the concept of dressed fleas may seem more acceptable . |
| 2 | The following year Arthur Woods directed They Drive by Night ( 1938 ) , which makes evocative use of such ordinary English surroundings as a dance palace and the roadside cafés along the Great North Road for the story of an ex-convict hunted for a murder he did n't commit , who comes back to London to hunt down the real killer , a weirdo with books like Sex in Relation to Society and The Thrill of Evil in his briefcase . |
| 3 | Equally contentious is its inspirational source , and experts have suggested that it represents a stylized version of such diverse objects as a pine cone , a cypress tree , a leaf , a foetus , a male sperm and the Zoroastrian flame . |
| 4 | But undulating side-wings are not such powerful propellants as a thrashing tail , so the manta can not swim as fast as its shark cousins or rival them as hunters . |
| 5 | ‘ With hop oils you can get the best from the hops , the essential oils and essences that can replicate the aroma and bitterness of two such disparate varieties as a Fuggle and a Golding . |
| 6 | In his dealings with Washington , Gorbachev soon proved adept at public relations , adopting a US-style Presidential image , and announcing such dramatic , unilateral concessions as a moratorium on nuclear tests . |
| 7 | When Weissbräu has finally mopped up the market for popular , easily-drinkable wheat beers , it will be glad to have such tasty , characterful brews as a specialist line . |
| 8 | In order to obtain such vital things as a ration card or a job , it was necessary to be able to provide evidence of loyalty to the regime , by means of an official certificate or a letter signed by a person who was , in turn , accredited as " approved " by the regime . |
| 9 | Denis Healey , nevertheless , had to contend with a wide range of critics , from socialists such as Benn who claimed that his successes resulted from such right-wing nostrums as a wage freeze and cutting public spending , to the monetarists of the Policy Studies Committee who attacked him for being far too dirigiste . |
| 10 | It wants a more detailed report , but Llewellyn , though free now to continue playing , will eventually be subject to the same disciplinary measures as a player sent off at home . |
| 11 | He had a large place , with as many modern conveniences as a sandhole like Dead Rat could offer , but it was n't what someone with his skills could rate in a PZ . |