Example sentences of "it as [art] joke " in BNC.
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| 1 | He meant it as a joke but Fiona looked alarmed . |
| 2 | Fiona said anxiously , ‘ But , Tremayne , Sam meant it as a joke . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ A lot of our traders , particularly the younger ones , compete to see who can wear the most outrageous clothes , ’ says a spokesman , ‘ There was a discussion to do it as a joke but there was not a real consensus . |
| 4 | So I went over and said , ‘ That 's all … break to your corners ’ — took it as a joke . |
| 5 | For the first two weeks the office treated it as a joke . |
| 6 | ‘ People might see it as a joke , but it 's really wearable , ’ says Udo . |
| 7 | But an EastEnders spokesman reckons its a load of blarney : ‘ He must have said it as a joke . |
| 8 | Then he decided to treat it as a joke and giggled . |
| 9 | Dexter meant it as a joke but Blanche stared at him for a moment , as if the comment was intended as a serious criticism , before she chuckled softly . |
| 10 | They laughed , although she had not meant it as a joke . |
| 11 | New Democracy , the antics of whose leaders had encouraged much of the media to treat it as a joke , was led by Count Ian Wachtmeister and had been formed in late 1990 as a populist " party of discontent " , campaigning on a platform which featured an overtly anti-immigrant stance . |
| 12 | This , showing that he is interested in what they have said unlike Banquo who treats it as a joke . |
| 13 | But he said , I said it as a joke when she was asking me about my flying and I said I do n't do as much flying as I 'd like to , I 've , I 've got a wife to support and she takes all the money . |
| 14 | And we only did it as a joke ! you ! |
| 15 | And he means to do it as a joke does he ? |