Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun] as [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Moderator I declare my interest as a member of the panel on doctrine but I wanted to enquire whether Professor would be willing to include not only the problem of anti-semitism but what seems to me to be the opposite problem which also exists today , which is the problem of Zionism . |
2 | " Most people have an affection for trees and think they 're beautiful and necessary to the landscape and so on , but it 's important that we also realise their value as a national asset . |
3 | We are particularly concerned about the anxiety and deprivation that result when people lose their jobs as a result of the changing international climate . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | MARK Briers will finally realise his ambition to play first-class cricket when he makes his debut against Somerset today at Darlington who also make their debut as a County Championship ground . |
6 | But we know that people disagree to some extent about the right principles of behaviour , so we distinguish that requirement from the different ( and weaker ) requirement that they act in important matters with integrity , that is , according to convictions that inform and shape their lives as a whole , rather than capriciously or whimsically . |
7 | Shareholders who hold their shares as an investment without knowledge of the detailed affairs of the company are also unlikely to give warranties or indemnities . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | By 692 the king felt politically strong enough to countenance the seizure of some of the estates of the church of Ripon and project its restoration as a bishopric . |
10 | Langdon 's maps , drawn of estates in about fifteen counties , are distinctive and their embellishments with Elizabethan strapwork ornamentation show his skills as an artist and draughtsman . |
11 | Few party members challenge his diligence as an MP , but they claim he has lost touch with the party and treats all critics as extremists . |
12 | And there 's a very special offer for you if we receive your request as a result of this notice . |
13 | And there 's a very special offer for you if we receive your request as a result of this notice . |
14 | So that any X any number you give to me , you give me X , I 'll g say if I 'm the function , if you give me X as the input , I 'll give you X squared plus four . |
15 | However I run my boat as a charter boat and cater for a masochistic fringe who would sail on Christmas day if I were to let them . |
16 | Because speakers view their voices as an important part of their self-images in this way , they are often unhappy about being recorded without their knowledge . |
17 | They wear their professionalism as a decent gentleman will wear his suit : he will not let ruffians or circumstance tear it off him in the public gaze ; he will discard it when , and only when , he wills to do so , and this will invariably be when he is entirely alone . |
18 | Durham open their innings as a first-class county , as Paul Parker ( left ) and John Glendenen go out to bat against Oxford University in the Parks |
19 | At midnight on New Year 's Eve on the harbour , all the ships sound their foghorns as the Noon Day Gun booms . |
20 | It called for strong winds in order to execute the full range of manoeuvres ; but it also had sufficient lifting power for Don to go on television and demonstrate its use as a crop sprayer , photo-ship or bird scarer ! |
21 | The auditor should ascertain the audited body 's system of recording and processing transactions and assess its adequacy as a basis for the preparation of financial statements . |
22 | They enjoy their status as a family company and intend to retain it . |
23 | Today the three main candidates give their answers AS an international trading nation suffering from a consistently declining balance of trade , which must be paid for , exports are vital to our prosperity . |
24 | Cynics — who adopt their attitude as a defence to protect themselves against their hopes being dashed — may ridicule you . |
25 | They were respectable ; they and their like inherit and sustain their respectability as the aristocracy guard the family silver — an ultimate resource . |
26 | The rest of this chapter will discuss Mary Leapor 's poetry against the background of her economic position , and examine her experiences as a working woman . |
27 | He heard Lady whine her disappointment as the taller , quicker dog snapped another piece of Frankie 's sandwich from the air and swallowed it in a single gulp . |
28 | I am following my hon. Friend 's contribution closely and I appreciate his concern as a constituency Member . |
29 | One of them , Gerard Cochran , boasted that he personally ‘ would kill Joseph and scalp him and wear his scalp as a bridle ’ . |
30 | Of these , the memorials to the two wives ( died 1674 and 1680 ) of Sir Samuel Morland [ q.v. ] , in Westminster Abbey , demonstrate his skill as a letter-cutter , for not only are the inscriptions incised in Roman letters , but some texts are also in Greek , Hebrew , and Ethiopic characters . |