Example sentences of "[num] as the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nagumo raised the ‘ Z ’ battle flag of the rising sun on December 4 as the task force neared the launch point , some 230 miles north east of Pearl Harbor , where the fleet halted . |
| 2 | The Cheshire player took 5–32 as the home side struggled . |
| 3 | It is to be presumed membership reached 200 as the entrance fee was re-imposed for the bond Redemption Fund which then stood at £35 11s. 1d. … enough to redeem 1 x £25 bond . |
| 4 | It possesses a most interesting tower porch ( clocher-porche ) originally three-storeyed but now only two as the bell chamber has disappeared . |
| 5 | A success both in front of the box and on the critics ' pages CHANCER created a vogue out of a rogue — the identity of Stephen Crane ( Clive Owen 's role ) catching the attention of the country and reflecting the social changes in the early 90's as the enterprise culture began to take a tumble . |