Example sentences of "as at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we look at Pound in 1927 and 1928 , when he instituted from or through Paris his periodical , The Exile , and sustained it through four issues , we get the impression of a man yawing about without direction , as at no time either earlier or later in his career . |
| 2 | The grass is greener than in a commercial for lawn-mowers ; something , as at a Test match or at Wimbldeon , hangs in the air or on the hum of the crowd 's voice . |
| 3 | And a cuppa is never so welcome as at a rest stop en route . |
| 4 | He took his stand sturdily , folded his hands , and looked round them all in turn , as at a panel of his judges . |
| 5 | The architecture is that of a thousand prep-schools ; just as at a boarding school , authority seems at the same time ludicrous , arbitrary , and deadly serious . |
| 6 | However , sometimes a dessert is called for — as at a dinner party — or just wanted — because you 've been good for so long ! |
| 7 | The smaller boroughs also tended to be the most vulnerable to electoral manipulation , either through " treating " , as at a number of venal boroughs , or through tampering with the composition of the franchise . |
| 8 | It has been suggested that because Flodden was fought to serve French interests , Scottish hearts were hardened against their old ally after the disaster ; and indeed there were striking examples of their refusal to fight on France 's behalf thereafter , most notably the spectacle of the Scots sitting on the sidelines , as at a football match , while regent Albany 's French troops engaged the English at Wark in 1523 . |
| 9 | The Archdeacon looked at the Inspector kindly , as at a son who has much to learn . |
| 10 | But when he looked round at her he smiled as at a companion-general in a war . |
| 11 | We have drunk up , demure as at a grace , Pollutions from the brimming cup of wealth ; Contemptuous of all honourable rule , Yet bartering freedom and the poor man 's life . |
| 12 | In every house in the Rante , as well as at every animist site throughout the valley , numerous puzzling little rituals were taking place — all of which had to be successfully completed , apparently , before the final " star-launching " could proceed . |
| 13 | Apart from that , in midlife as at every age , a good cut — about once every six weeks — is the single most important way to keep hair looking good , with an occasional soft perm or demi wave , when required . |
| 14 | As at every power station , some of the less radioactive of these are officially allowed to be discharged into the atmosphere and the sea . |
| 15 | The effect of the breach will depend upon the nature of the terms breached , if the term breached is a condition , i.e. a fundamental term of the contract , the victim of the breach may treat the contract as at an end and sue for damages . |
| 16 | To exercise his right to treat the contract as repudiated by the seller 's repudiatory breach , the buyer must inform the seller that he regards the contract as at an end . |
| 17 | Moreover even if it had been , there was no evidence that the plaintiff had accepted the repudiation by electing to treat the contract as at an end . |
| 18 | There has been much confusion here mainly because the SGA 1979 uses the words " condition " and " warranty " as technical expressions , the breach of which gives the right to treat the contract as at an end in the case of a condition ( s11(3) of SGA 1979 ) , or in the case of a subsidiary term like a warranty , the breach of which only sounds in damages ( s61(1) of SGA 1979 ) . |
| 19 | As workmen are just as skilful now as at the turn of the century , it is almost impossible to distinguish a recently produced bronze from one cast during the artist 's lifetime , the Syndicat spokesman said . |
| 20 | While ordinary motive power generally became more standardised , and again as told later in these pages the difference between locomotive-hauled and multiple-unit stock less marked , the variety still remains impressive and just as many notebooks and cameras record the passage of trains at the end as at the beginning of the eighties . |
| 21 | And his style was much the same at the end of the campaign as at the beginning : he stayed true to himself . |
| 22 | On the whole , they appear as keen at the end of a very long day as at the beginning . |
| 23 | A woman who has at least two years ' service as at the beginning of the eleventh week prior to the expected week of confinement qualifies for maternity leave . |
| 24 | The other is that they were Christians but they received at this point more of the Holy Spirit , they were filled with the Spirit ‘ as at the beginning . ’ |
| 25 | Similarly , in Locke 's descriptions of mental activity , comparisons are made with inanimate objects , and the mind becomes , as at the beginning of the following extract , a sort of vast furniture warehouse . |
| 26 | There was thus still a substantial subsidy , reducing prices below costs on domestic sales , at the end of the period as at the beginning , and the Boards showed no signs of facing up to this . |
| 27 | By September , perhaps there is n't the same drive as at the beginning of the season , with the early competitions . |
| 28 | WILLIAMS in the same position as at the beginning of Act One . ] |
| 29 | As at the Beginning the gifts of Pentecost have been renewed to a parched Church , and It can happen to Anybody . |
| 30 | He uses Josquin 's paired imitation , as at the beginning of ‘ Exspectans exspectavi ’ , and achieves Josquin 's pellucid serenity . |