Example sentences of "for [pron] [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was still running in New York , where Ellen Burstyn had won a Tony award for her performance as the mistress whose married lover conducts their affair on a once-a-year , same-time-same-place basis . |
| 2 | Leonora , aware of Penry 's warmth in every fibre , found the security of his arms an effective antidote for her fear as the Angharad butted her way across the choppy waters of the sound . |
| 3 | ACTRESS Jean Marsh is not flattered by a description of the rose she had named after her for her role as the maid , Rose , in Upstairs Downstairs . |
| 4 | MARTI Caine is to go ahead with plans for her role as the Red Queen in Snow White at Cardiff 's New Theatre — even if cancer strikes her again . |
| 5 | The Loire valley region is especially noted for its châteaux as the fifteenth century court was not yet fixed in Paris and this hunting area was a favoured one for the royal house , who visited loyal subjects in their castle homes . |
| 6 | Although Woolf stated that ‘ there is no single cause of riots ’ ( para 9.23 ) it may not be too great a distortion to say that he saw the lack of legitimacy of the prison for its inmates as the key factor in explaining the disorders . |
| 7 | Small children , watching the falling snowflakes from inside the hut , began to cry and reach for their parents as the snow-slope parted and two strange , spindly creatures clad only in red thermals and inner boots emerged like primordial reptilian embryos . |
| 8 | Thus the case was presented on the footing that the documents concerned had come into being and were held by the solicitors for their client as the result of a suspected intent by a third party to use them for the purpose of furthering his criminal activity . |
| 9 | Your Committee is pleased to report that they have reached agreement in principle with the owner of suitable premises adjoining Bull House , Bull Street , Bishop 's Castle , for their use as the Bishop 's Castle Railway Museum . |
| 10 | The prosecution say Mr Probyn was laying the ground for his defence as the search for his wife continued . |
| 11 | He says : we 're looking for a millionaire to buy it for his wife as the ideal shopping car . |
| 12 | Mr Colson , 61 , won the 1993 Templeton Prize for religion for his work as the founder of the Prison Fellowship , which seeks to rehabilitate prisoners by spreading the gospel in jails in the United States and 55 other countries . |
| 13 | ANTHONY Hopkins ' appearance on The South Bank Show is well timed — the following day he is in the running for an Oscar for his performance as the monstrous Hannibal Lecter , In Silence of the Lambs . |
| 14 | As the plaintiff was as much to blame for his injuries as the defendants , his damages were reduced by 50% . |
| 15 | The idea was originated by Guinness and produced by a team of technical experts led by Anthony Daniels , an actor best known for his role as the golden robot C3PO in the Star Wars series of films . |
| 16 | ‘ I will be hoping that would lead to special attention for our problem as the most peripheral region in the north west of the European Community . ’ |