Example sentences of "and [v-ing] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chief Soviet negotiator Oleg Grinevsky delivered an undertaking that the Soviet Union would adhere to the treaty 's prescribed weapons ceilings , destroying ( with proof ) 6,000 tanks , 1,500 armoured combat vehicles and 7,000 artillery pieces from its stocks east of the Urals , and including as part of its treaty totals three motorized divisions , comprising some 3,700 tanks , artillery and armoured personnel carriers , which it had previously classified as " naval infantry " not subject to the CFE treaty [ see p. 38027 ] . |
| 2 | Compelled to back down , Milongo announced a Cabinet reshuffle on Jan. 28 , cutting his Cabinet from 25 to 18 members , and reappointing as Defence Minister Gen. Raymond Danase N'gollo , who had held the post prior the formation of Milongo 's government in June 1991 . |
| 3 | Haycock also played an active part in the political life of Shrewsbury , sitting on the council for thirty-four years , rising to become an alderman , and serving as mayor in 1842 . |
| 4 | She ate as directed by Taggy , and made no fuss when that dame looked after her much as she had herself done for her deceased employer — nursing her and acting as lady 's maid , and combing out her troublesome copper hair , until Theda felt strong enough to perform this office for herself . |
| 5 | Formerly a teacher in the junior school of Donaldsons 's School for the Deaf in Edinburgh and a tutor to the support service for students in Further Education , her principal tasks were organising the BDA 's own education programme making and maintaining contacts with the various educational establishments for deaf students and acting as spokesperson on all educational matters . |
| 6 | Scotland was about to lose its whizz kid , however , for Hunter succumbed to a bit of crafty recruiting at the Jersey convention in 1989 and migrated to England with his wife Lesley to join BP Oil UK as a senior journalist at Hemel Hempstead , editing Distributor magazine and acting as deputy editor of BP Oil News . |
| 7 | Many of its tasks — such as the directing of traffic and acting as emergency social services — have only the slightest political connotations , but at other times it is involved in politics in its role as defender of public order . |
| 8 | Wallich returned to India in 1838 as assistant surgeon in the Indian Army and saw considerable active service during the next nineteen years , taking part in the Sutlej and Punjab campaigns of 1842 and 1847 and acting as field surgeon during the Sonthal rebellion of 1855–6 . |
| 9 | The tutor can have the responsibility of arranging the date , time and venue of the examination , and acting as invigilator if s/he so wishes . |
| 10 | Other areas of work include the keeping of records and acting as secretary to the Course Approvals Panel . |
| 11 | There is also inspection work for Midland bankers , survey work for Wirral and Sefton Councils and acting as church and ecclesiastical architectural consultants to both the Church of England and the RC Archdiocese . |
| 12 | Mervyn Pinfield , feeling he had done his job overcoming the show 's technical worries and acting as adviser to Verity Lambert , wanted to return to the more active area of Directing . |
| 13 | The scheme is intended to improve the city 's image and deter violence , vandalism and theft It would involve 30 uniformed wardens providing a 12-hour seven-day weekly eyes-and-ears service and acting as tourist guides . |
| 14 | Beside him sat Paula , checking her map and acting as navigator . |
| 15 | As well as advising on death duties and acting as executor of wills , this division will provide for those who need help in managing their own affairs , arrange retirement benefits and advise on tax reduction . |
| 16 | The certificate of practical completion is issued by the architect ( or other construction professional ) who is the agent of the vendor and acting as certifier in the separate contract for the construction of the building being sold or let . |
| 17 | ( The role of the teacher in the classroom is to deal with all the problems that the computer can not solve — helping the child who still does n't understand , hearing children read , and acting as manager , counsellor and troubleshooter . ) |
| 18 | Following half-pay retirement in England , he embarked for India in 1817 and spent three years editing a Tory newspaper in Calcutta and acting as agent of a failed scheme to make the island of Saugor , at the mouth of the Hooghly river , an entrepôt and health resort , after ridding it of tigers ( hence his nickname ‘ Tiger ’ ) . |
| 19 | The DoE , through Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution ( HMIP ) , was given the task of co-ordinating a national response plan , installing the radiation monitoring network and acting as lead government department in an emergency ( HMSO 1988 ) . |
| 20 | ‘ Slip is due to little bits of crystal getting loose and acting as roller bearings between the layers . |
| 21 | She looked round almost wildly , her hands clenching and unclenching as tension pulled every nerve tight . |
| 22 | Sparks flew from his eyes that were suddenly as black and threatening as thunder . |
| 23 | • the perception of books and reading as minority interests |
| 24 | The code , amending many existing laws on investment , taxation and licensing as part of a liberalization of the economy , was , according to a government statement , designed to " entice private and public investors of local and foreign origin to take a more active role in promoting the development of our national economy " . |
| 25 | The effort to recapture art 's ‘ history ’ is always entangled with the desire to remake its identity and meaning as part of contemporary struggles . |
| 26 | The battle of devious tactics and heroic action ended with William 's victory and crowning as King of England . |
| 27 | The Socialist Leaguer declared : A disciplined organisation founded on a common policy and working as part of the Labour movement is what the League conceives itself to be . |
| 28 | Daniel was now sixteen and working as clerk to a lawyer in the town . |
| 29 | These are designed to detect abilities for leadership and working as team members . |
| 30 | For high concentrations , the classical gravimetric method of precipitation and weighing as barium sulphate is suitable ; silica can interfere . |