Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [coord] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chesapeake 's 5 million hectares of shoreline marshes buffer the eroding influence of waves and act as sediment screening sieves for water running off the shore . |
| 2 | • the perception of books and reading as minority interests |
| 3 | The lack of welfare officers , the rarity of home leave , the concept of visits and letter-writing as a privilege which could be withdrawn as a punishment , and the denial of permission to keep family photographs , were all indications of an absence of serious interest in helping to maintain a prisoner 's contacts with the outside world . |
| 4 | The rebels believe that Mr Major 's credibility is in tatters after a series of defeats and retreats as the Maastricht Bill lumbers through Parliament . |
| 5 | The forum exists to facilitate a coherent expression of the needs of families and to act as a pressure group to improve provision for them . |
| 6 | There were plenty of thrills and spills as the first round of the East Senior knockout cup got underway . |
| 7 | The Field Officers provide advice and information , monitor the provision of modules and act as a link between the centres and SCOTVEC ; |
| 8 | Work in the field is scattered between a number of approaches and takes as its subject differing historical periods and geographical areas . |
| 9 | Finally there is Passau , a city at the confluence of rivers and known as the Venice of Bavaria . |
| 10 | Other areas of work include the keeping of records and acting as secretary to the Course Approvals Panel . |