Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun sg] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They were respectable ; they and their like inherit and sustain their respectability as the aristocracy guard the family silver — an ultimate resource . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I accept his statement as the word of a right hon. Member of this House . |
| 5 | Musicians will be sensitive to the mood of the congregation and adapt their material as the service proceeds . |
| 6 | 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 . |