Example sentences of "doubles as [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Called the Odjob , and made from recycled material , it is a small but robust polythene drum , with a screw-on calibrated watertight lid , which doubles as a water measure . |
| 2 | Because the Kurecolor KC-400 Brush Pen range is easily portable — all 60 pens fit into a compact work station with a rest that doubles as a carrying handle — I took it with me for some outdoor sketching . |
| 3 | The S120 has its own stereo chorus which is dealt with by the remaining two rotaries on the front panel , the second of which doubles as a presence control . |
| 4 | The library doubles as a gentleman 's room , or , failing that ( for Kerr remarks elsewhere that ‘ the ladies are not exactly excluded ’ from it ) , they are sure to have the billiard-room to themselves , while the young of the sex may ‘ do as they like ’ in the odd room . |
| 5 | Everyone mucks in at the Stearsby yard , which doubles as a sheep and arable farm . |
| 6 | During the evening , the dining room doubles as a lounge and bar . |
| 7 | The integral digital clock also doubles as a minute minder for precise cooking and acts as an automatic timer for the main oven . |
| 8 | The software packages allow for bar charts and pictograms to be easily incorporated into the body of a report , while a high-quality laser printer doubles as a photocopier so that large numbers of perfect copies can be easily produced . |
| 9 | But the most intriguing thing is the Beata Electa Chapel which doubles as a mausoleum and grotto . |
| 10 | The plastic protective cover doubles as a wall hanger , keeping the tool safely out of children 's reach |
| 11 | Behind the façade there are hundreds of rooms ; most famous perhaps is the Indian Anny Memorial Room directly behind the Grand Entrance , Which doubles as a museum and an ornate function room . |
| 12 | Nowadays , the spa doubles as a ski resort , having been developed along with its winter Annexe , Super-Barèges , higher up the road near to the col . |
| 13 | It doubles as a shop . |
| 14 | For slightly less than $10 he offers to mail customers the plans for a do-it-yourself coffin which , until required , doubles as a bookcase . |
| 15 | There is a cosy lounge which also doubles as a dining room , plus an attractive garden with deckchairs and parasols . |
| 16 | The kitchen doubles as a dining room , and the family gathers for meals around a 17th century oak tavern table scored with the marks of games of shove-halfpenny . |
| 17 | I carried the coffee jug and filter and two cups back into the living-room and put them down on my coffee table , which sounds posh but in fact it doubles as a dining table , poker table and ironing-board . |
| 18 | I have one in the bathroom for dirty washing , which doubles as a seat ; I have one in my bedroom for ironing and one in the other bedroom that holds all my sewing materials . |
| 19 | Noise If the kitchen doubles as a family living space , is near the living room or bedrooms , or if you plan to run the machine on Economy 7 during the night , it is worth finding out the decibel rating of the machine — expressed as dB ( A ) — before buying . |
| 20 | Insane 's autumn line even has a promotional video — which doubles as a showreel for two skater-directors from Cambridge . |
| 21 | At Rio the old station was replaced by a modern skyscraper which doubles as a clock-tower , but at Belo Horizonte , a provincial capital in central Brazil , a massive station survives from 1922 . |
| 22 | The breakfast room doubles as a reception/bar where you can get soft drinks or a beer . |
| 23 | At the base a broad timber seat doubles as a table and play surface , the paving at this point in the garden catching far more of the available sun . |
| 24 | Grant engages in some lightweight banter with the radio controller , Mickey , who doubles as the Cutter Boat Club barman . |
| 25 | The latex medieval castling in startling black also doubles as the Frampton grandstand and their artificial pitch ( 100 per cent concrete ) lies below it . |
| 26 | Unmarried , she lives in a former doctor 's surgery in Crook which doubles as the constituency office . |
| 27 | At 0900 hours the weekly production conference is being brought to order by Major Rod Paul , who runs the civilian labour force and doubles as the workshop 's Production Officer . |