Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To treat them simply as statements of objective fact , to be proved or disproved by appeal to observation of the world around us , to the speculations and arguments of metaphysical philosophy , or even to the authority of the Bible understood as a collection of ‘ divine truths ’ , is to misconceive their nature and function . |
| 2 | It is true , these same trivial errors did cause me some anxiety at first , but once I had had time to diagnose them correctly as symptoms of nothing more than a straightforward staff shortage , I have refrained from giving them much thought . |
| 3 | ‘ I know that does n't and ca n't excuse the way I came here and attempted to pass myself off as Cara , but I 've otherwise tried to keep to the truth , as far as possible . ’ |
| 4 | Whether we ought to set ourselves up as molders of it is another question . ’ |
| 5 | Yes , it is too bad about the Kuwaitis ; but oil is a commodity and Iraq will have to sell it just as Kuwait did . |
| 6 | This is not to set themselves up as nutritionists or as medical experts — but to use the knowledge available to them from every quarter sensibly , and to ensure that others are using their knowledge and expertise in the best interests of the counsellee . |
| 7 | It is no surprise that Tanzania is the first country in Africa to introduce a less centralised and examination-oriented system of selection for secondary schools and that Zambia intends soon to follow suit , nor that Kenya and Ghana are much concerned with giving primary leavers the skill and the incentive to set themselves up as entrepreneurs when they leave school . |
| 8 | He has told civil servants at the DTI to address him henceforth as president rather than as the traditional Secretary of State . |
| 9 | The words sent a sudden hurt through her , causing her to regard him steadily as questions were dragged from her . |
| 10 | Relatives want someone to take them seriously as individuals , not just treat them as ‘ appendages to a case ’ . |
| 11 | No wonder he 'd been so eager to sign her on as Anna 's companion . |