Example sentences of "as [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Shallis argues that this is hardly surprising , because its very terms of thought are such as to exclude it from the content of all discussion , at the very outset . |
| 2 | It can be an offence , however , not to assist strangers , injured or in acute danger , where an obvious remedy is at hand such as pulling someone from wreckage or issuing a warning . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) Although some of the sung texts could be interpreted in a serious way , the dramatic situation is such as to cast them in a comic , or even burlesque , light . |
| 4 | Er opposed to God and of which may well be thought of as incarnating itself in those men in every generation , who have sin to be the blatant opponents of God . |
| 5 | This means that you can perform operations on it , such as scanning it for the particular information you want . |
| 6 | Presumably the library should at least have highlighted it in some way such as printing it in red , on the front of the delivery note , perhaps with a large red hand pointing to it . |
| 7 | I think you 're all being a bit heavy with all of this as treating her like a George Eliot heroine . |
| 8 | ‘ I have devised a number of exquisite tortures for little boys who break bottles ’ he wrote , ‘ such as circumcising them with the jagged fragments ’ . |
| 9 | Interviews with local people in the state of Tamil Nadu revealed increased incidences of unconsciousness , vomiting and other physical symptoms among people using pesticides ; a decrease in soil fertility and numbers of earthworms and insects ; and the prevalence of a range of unsafe practices in the use of pesticides ( such as mixing them with bare hands or using old containers for food storage ) . |
| 10 | * Analysing the structure of a text is useful only if you can make something of it , such as linking it with something else about the text in a correlation or causal relation ( see p. 53 ) . |
| 11 | In ( 36 ) the adjective former does not qualify the properties , as such , implied by the use of the word king ; the sentence does not mention any entity that has characteristics formerly typical of kings — such as regarding oneself as the owner of one 's subjects , perhaps , or believing that one is of divine lineage . |
| 12 | On the other hand the counsellor may be assisted by many physical signs which suggest that alcohol is a problem , such as finding lots of empty bottles around , or when an older person is found to be drinking at all times of the day , often alone and not as part of a social occasion . |
| 13 | You will find that even when you are very new to the surgical ward , you can contribute to reducing the effect of some of these factors by simple strategies such as introducing yourself by name to new patients and offering your help while they adjust to their new situation . |
| 14 | The leader then proceeds to do a few activities around the table such as hitting it with both hands , scratching an ear , winking an eye or nodding backwards and forwards . |