Example sentences of "as [verb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , however , we can propose that the infinitive event with its internal spatial support ( intra-verbal person ) must be conceived as situated at a point in time beyond that at which its explicit actual support is located . |
| 2 | Most ancient and medieval writers thought of human life not as a continuous development but instead as punctuated by a number of sudden changes from one ‘ age ’ to the next . |
| 3 | So , ‘ the distinctive feature of Christian piety lies in the fact that whatever alienation from God there is in the phases of our experience , we are conscious of it as an action originating in ourselves , which we call Sin ; but whatever fellowship with God there is , we are conscious of it as resting upon a communication from the Redeemer , which we call Grace ’ . |
| 4 | To see this double image as joined to a symbol of the grave ‘ that linked one Vincent to the other ’ is not as far-fetched as it appears when one sees the multiplicity of twinned and fused pairs appearing later : pairs of cottages , trees , and chairs , as well as of people on roads or seated at tables , overlapping or merged or shadowed . |
| 5 | The Forestry Commission believe that as well as catering for a growth sport , building these new routes helps separate bikers from walkers , so helping both to enjoy the forest in peace and safety . |
| 6 | But information may be treated by the speaker as given for a variety of other reasons . |
| 7 | This paper explores the social policy contexts of prevention , as developed in a research study carried out for the Department of Health ( Hardiker et al . , |
| 8 | There are cases where variant readings of a single lexical form would seem to be more appropriately visualised as points on a continuum — a seamless fabric of meaning with no clear boundaries . |
| 9 | Or try an Accommodation Package as arranged for a visit to Edinburgh during the Festival which includes a visit to the Edinburgh Tattoo . |
| 10 | If individuals in the society ( except for those at the very top and the very bottom of the social ladder ) are socially mobile in each direction to some extent , then the " continuum " can be seen as consisting of a collection of individuals whose linguistic competences in intermediate varieties ( or " lects " ) overlap to form an unbroken chain linking the archetypal Creole ( or " basilect " ) with the Standard ( or " acrolect " ) . |
| 11 | You can think of solar radiation as consisting of a rain of tiny bullets moving outwards from the Sun at the speed of light . |
| 12 | The Thatcherite counter-revolution should be seen , then , as consisting of a number of interrelated policies designed to restructure taxation , restructure public expenditure , reshape the welfare services , and curb the power of professionals , trade unions , and local authorities . |
| 13 | A further possible source of latent inhibition emerges as soon as we accept that any stimulus can be construed as consisting of a set of elements . |
| 14 | Furthermore , could not the very reproduction of the species itself be regarded as depending on a form of memory — genetic memory , the apparent capacity of the DNA , transmitted between parent and offspring , to carry the rules for the future accurate development of the new organism ? |
| 15 | The author of the Life of Wilfrid , who represents Wilfrid as persuading the king and queen to accept the word of God and as preaching to a people who had never before heard the Gospel , undoubtedly exaggerates the paganism of the southern Saxons , for Bede reveals from non-Wilfridian sources , first , that Aethelwealh had married a Christian princess and had been baptized himself and , second , that a number of ealdormen and thegns had likewise received baptism , with the priests , Eappa , Padda , Burghelm and Aeddi ministering to the common people either at the time of Aethelwealh 's conversion or subsequently ( HE IV , 13 ) . |
| 16 | This order stays all further proceedings except for the purpose of carrying terms agreed — as contained in a Schedule annexed into effect ; the order ends with the words " … for that purpose , the parties are to be at liberty to apply " . |
| 17 | To grasp the meaning of a handshake we must not only see it positively as located in a greeting ceremonial , that is in a sequence of actions identified with respect to the social act they accomplish , but we must also see it negatively , as excluding certain alternatives and possibilities of action . |
| 18 | Many large firms of solicitors now print their own explanatory leaflets dealing with the stages in conveyancing , and it is both useful and impressive to be able to hand over a printed leaflet or pamphlet at the time of the first meeting , so as to indicate to a client each of the detailed steps you will be taking on his or her behalf . |
| 19 | She is represented as accoutred with a shield and a trident , the traditional attributes of the Sea-god Neptune , to symbolize the fact that Britain 's strength depends on her sea-power as ‘ ruler of the waves ’ . |
| 20 | As expected of a de-luxe hotel , the well-hotel , the well-appointed rooms feature bath/WC , radio , telephone , TV and minibar and some have a balcony . |
| 21 | As an example we may take gaseous SiCl 2 H 2 whose IR spectrum ( Fig. 5.29 ) contains bands with three distinct types of envelope , as expected for a molecule with C 2 ν symmetry . |
| 22 | As before , cancer was not significantly more common in clinic patients than in controls though , as expected in a hypertension clinic , cardiovascular causes of death showed a greater than twofold excess in men , and slightly less in women ( fig 2 ) . |
| 23 | First , they can be compared with the actual distribution of population as reported on a grid square basis by the 1971 Census of Population ( Fig. 5.11 ) . |
| 24 | The NME established itself quickly , even if the musical world it reflected was to remain dominated by Geraldo , Humphrey Lyttleton , Johnny Dankworth , differing varieties of big band jazz , and the showbiz gossip direct from ‘ Tin Pan Alley ’ ( Denmark St ) , where the paper had its offices ) as reported by a variety of wackily pseudonymous hacks such as ‘ The Slider ’ and ‘ The Alleycat ’ . |
| 25 | Combining elements from his childhood reading with his reading about recent political thought and events , Eliot shows the man-child who has not evolved a cry , and so for whom ‘ the lost word is lost ’ , as trapped in a corner , paralysed for all his magnificence and that of his City . |
| 26 | And nothing condemned a woman so swiftly to womanhood as grappling with a man . |
| 27 | The list of sins , venial and otherwise , was long , but not so long as to come as a surprise . |
| 28 | Often , it is true , the commissioners drew the new boundaries so as to come to a point in the village where the ancient homestead lay , so that the farmer need not be disturbed from his old home . |
| 29 | Another group went to talk to the ‘ Educated Youth ’ ( i.e. young people who after leaving school in the city go to work in the commune and learn from the peasants ) — after 2 or more years in the country , a few of them may get the chance for further training or education before they are assigned to their jobs ( there is no such thing as applying for a job here ) . |
| 30 | One normally thinks in terms of the 3 year rule as applying to a person who emigrates from the United Kingdom whilst one considers that the 17 year rule is applicable to someone who becomes resident in the United Kingdom whilst retaining his overseas domicile under general principles . |