Example sentences of "their [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Germany interest groups like to present their views as the product of exhaustive research rather than of a distinctive philosophy . |
| 2 | Many had no time to save their possessions as the filthy , sewage contaminated water surged into their homes . |
| 3 | There we elders heard what we had despaired of hearing — a lecture on Comus which placed its importance where the poet placed it — and watched ‘ the yonge fresshe folkes he or she ’ who filled the benches listening first with incredulity , then with toleration , and finally with delight , to something so strange and new in their experience as the praise of chastity . |
| 4 | Their experience as the following comments clearly demonstrate : |
| 5 | Rather than ministering to a small elite , these institutions had now established their function as the " education of the upper intelligence groups of the nation " , selected according to criteria which included being " good " at English in school . |
| 6 | Such are the rigours of their adulthood ( working in bons , never eating till 11pm ) that many Hoorays remember their schooldays as the happiest time of their lives ; their schoolfriends are those they feel most at ease with , even if at the time they could n't stand them . |
| 7 | Many of the sheriffships were also heritable offices , which again conferred powers of private patronage upon their holders where this had not been specifically reserved to the Crown , and a great magnate who had inherited a small empire of such judicial rights had considerable powers of influence in his region , both from the offices themselves and the opportunities which they gave to oblige friends , and from the powers of the courts , for regalian jurisdiction was extended over the possessions of landowners who held their estates as the vassals of the magnate . |
| 8 | But by the time I had reached middle age , the Ordnance Survey had switched the names after an inconclusive local census , and for a few years the eastern stream appeared on their maps as the River Doe before being changed again — this time to the River Greta , having no doubt decided that the eastern stream was the principal of the two and really the source of the parent river . |
| 9 | The Christian soldiers spent a thirsty and sleepless night , their eyes smarting from the smoke which blew into their camp as the enemy systematically set fire to the dry scrub around them . |
| 10 | ‘ The constructors and team-managers have enjoyed for some years now such unrealistic power and influence , have commanded so much attention , they have begun to think of themselves and their cars as the stars . |
| 11 | HUNDREDS were last night facing a second night away from their homes as the true cost of the North Wales flood disaster emerged . |
| 12 | Just when they were about to ask Brussels to impose the fruits of their labour as the official standard for European direct-broadcast satellites , someone at the French foreign ministry leaked a report which argues that their technology , called D2 MAC , is already out of date . |
| 13 | They 'd as soon relinquish their privileges as the Seven . ’ |
| 14 | Now canals slap on either side , brimming with garbage and dead wood , an old man sleeps in an oilcan next to a garishly decorated lorry , men in vests and wide trousers , grouped playing cards by the light of oil lamps , raise their heads as the car 's headlights sweep into their precarious privacy , and stare at her . |
| 15 | The Sadat crouched low , clasping their heads as the red carpet and the wooden poles holding red and blue ropes flew into the air around them . |
| 16 | Downing Street strategists planning their tactics as the battle for hearts and minds over monetary union enters a crucial phase would be wrong , therefore , to assume that Bonn is a natural ally . |
| 17 | In many cases they have the public on their side as the recent furore over the rail links with London has demonstrated . |
| 18 | By twos the rest of their squad followed , stowing their gear as the Staff Sergeant followed them in . |
| 19 | However , insiders are convinced that Drummond and Cauty , who have previously released material as The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu , The Timelords and The JAMS , are likely to end their term as The KLF , and return after their sabbatical in Mexico under an entirely new guise . |
| 20 | Stretching over a long period , a number of important rulers began to seek to secure much greater power over their dominions as the means to extend their power abroad — particularly in what was to become known as France , but also in England , Sweden , Spain and , somewhat later , Brandenburg-Prussia . |
| 21 | Natural philosophers of the seventeenth century would present their work as the search for order in a universe regulated by an intelligent Creator . |
| 22 | An empty drink tube rolled between their feet as the jitney wheeled into motion , whisking them away from the cargo concourse and plunging into the tunnels of Plenty . |
| 23 | Others shuffled and stamped their feet as the cold from the frosted pavement penetrated the thin soles of their shoes . |
| 24 | All over Britain it was the same story — with shops re-stocking their shelves as the rush to read our stunning scoop continued . |
| 25 | My difficulty is compounded by the succinctness and cogency of the Official Solicitor 's submissions which were made with obvious distaste , but in the due and proper fulfilment of their duties as the guardian ad litem of this disabled girl . |
| 26 | Parents who have watched their children grow and develop are just as likely to have insights into the development of their child as the teacher who has taught for a couple of years . |
| 27 | Once the bickering and backbiting , which also led to Terry Vaux and Gwilym Treharne standing down from their posts as the Welsh representatives on the International Rugby Board , had died down , the general committee resolved to consult the clubs again over links with the Republic . |
| 28 | Police yesterday urged women in Sussex to be on their guard as the man ‘ who wants to hurt women ’ may strike again . |
| 29 | This procedure was accepted by the foreign ministers of the other five states , serving in their capacity as the Council of Ministers of the ECSC . |
| 30 | In their capacity as the Society 's ‘ Printers ’ ( neither was in fact a printer himself ) Martyn and Allestry played an important role in the establishment of experimental philosophy , publishing such key works as the Micrographia ( 1665 ) of Robert Hooke [ q.v. ] and the History of the Royal Society ( 1667 ) by Thomas Sprat [ q.v . ] . |