Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pers pn] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet that person with AD may be ‘ positioned ’ differently , both by themselves and others , if they avoid the games because they perceive them as a mindless waste of time and prefer to go for a walk instead . |
| 2 | Now that is a large part of our culture , which in a sense gets sucked into the educational establishment and sucked into teaching relationships , and because it 's such a consistent part of the way in which women are seen , I think they perceive it as a greater problem . |
| 3 | Pizzaland use green , because they want it as a more relaxed atmosphere , I mean there 's a lot in colour psychology , and I , I 'm not into it . |
| 4 | They expect us as a matter of course to advise them if they should be taking advantage of their inheritance and capital gains tax exemptions and to ensure that the share capital structure of their companies is maintained to ensure they are not in control for any tax-related purpose , but can still ensure young Harry is kept in his place . |
| 5 | It is of course difficult to ‘ police ’ this objection , and there is a certain ambivalence in the attitude of some countries ; recognising the usefulness of postal service , they welcome it as a supplementary method designed to back up the ‘ official ’ service effected in other ways , but are unhappy to see the postal channel treated as appropriate or sufficient in itself . |
| 6 | Because he did n't , he stayed cos they class him as an A person . |
| 7 | And they class it as the south . |
| 8 | I do n't think they view it as a dead happy , enjoyable , fun thing and it 's something that that they do if you say , is really serious and |
| 9 | They describe it as a terrifying ordeal and although it was around two o'clock in the morning , they say a number of people were in the area and could help their search for the rapist . |
| 10 | For example , when a human reader sees a word such as ’ hence ’ , ’ therefore ’ or ’ thus ’ , they interpret it as a signal that the next sentence will express some consequence of what has just been said [ Brooks & warren , 1970 ] . |
| 11 | Similarly , when they see words like ’ however ’ or ’ but ’ , they interpret it as a signal that the next sentence will express something opposing what has just been said . |
| 12 | They portray him as a confused mixture of honesty and cantankerousness : a big heart governed by a stroppy mind . |
| 13 | When Christians in this tradition talk of reason , on the other hand , they dismiss it as a human work , tainted therefore by sin and liable to mislead . |
| 14 | To the extent that they destroy him as a competitor , they destroy him , speaking generally and largely , as a customer . |
| 15 | So I got up then and I spoke to the room you know and we were more or less helping one another out and I thought the Chairman had done well when he said erm they do n't speak er Welsh for fancy or anything they use it as every day . |
| 16 | Ultraviolet light is so important to insects that they use it as a main component of their colour vision . |
| 17 | However , they use it as a weapon to bash the coal industry . |
| 18 | They use it as an excuse . |
| 19 | They adore her as the queen of their traditional music , and then revile her , with equal enthusiasm , as a moral obscenity . |
| 20 | They adore her as the queen of their traditional music , and then revile her , with equal enthusiasm , as a moral obscenity . |
| 21 | The dealers do n't get a penny ; they do it as a public service . |
| 22 | Whenever the courts draw a line to mark out the bounds of duty they do it as a matter of policy so as to limit the responsibility of the defendant . |
| 23 | Whenever the courts set bounds to the damages recoverable — saying that they are , or are not , too remote they do it as a matter of policy so as to limit the liability of the defendant . |
| 24 | They criticize them as a blueprint for turning Britain into Europe 's toxic dump . |
| 25 | So , if I asked you to describe paper to someone who had never seen it before , you might suggest they visualise it as a sort of hard , smooth ‘ cloth ’ . |
| 26 | It was said in Scorer v Seymour-Johns [ 1966 ] 3 All ER 347 per Salmon LJ that the special element can be characterised as the connection relying on the employee to the extent that they regard him as the business rather than his employer : in that case the employer 's business had many recurring customers ( cf Fellowes & Son v Fisher [ 1975 ] 2 All ER 829 ) . |
| 27 | so that it does n't alienate the person and , and , and they regard you as a , you know and that 's actually probably quite tricky , except of course that you ca n't just let them off , because you are actually an officer of the court . |
| 28 | Although this type of divination is clearly readily subject to manipulation , Zande are naturally disinclined to admit this ; they regard it as a mystical process on a par with other oracular procedures where human bias is less obvious . |
| 29 | They regard it as a racket . |
| 30 | They regard it as an ideal way to familiarise themselves with the latest legislative and other changes and are sometimes reluctant to delegate the task or to see it rendered unnecessary , as is the case with the microfilm system described below . |