Example sentences of "as a [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | And a recent trip by the mayor of Las Vegas has raised hopes for the sale of the train as a gamblers ' special to link the city with Los Angeles . |
2 | Maybe we shall have to wait until he 's 50 to see him again , as a Seniors ' Champion . |
3 | A tenancy in common is usual in a business situation such as a solicitors ' partnership . |
4 | She was educated privately , and then attended Newnham College , Cambridge , from 1878 to 1880 as a Goldsmiths ' scholar , but left , with no tripos , in order to teach at Truro High School . |
5 | Among the more important requirements are : the demonstration of management skills and financial viability ; commitment to equal opportunities policies ; the provision of full information to tenants and the Corporation ; an agreement to retain dwellings acquired as a Tenants ' Choice landlord for letting at rents within the reach of those in low-paid employment ; compliance with the terms of the Housing Corporation 's guidance on the management of Tenants ' Choice dwellings . |
6 | Sheltered housing is accommodation in a group of self-contained flats ( or sometimes bungalows ) with a resident warden , alarm system and some shared facilities such as a residents ' lounge , guest room and laundry . |
7 | A research and advice centre on plant diseases on pests , it has been described as a doctors ' surgery for farmers . |
8 | If there is spare accommodation available during the school day then turning some space over to use as a parents ' room is well worth while . |
9 | Rugby has long prided itself on its image as a players ' game and any ‘ play to entertain ’ push could only accelerate the drift towards professionalism . |
10 | Built around the turn of the century , it had been designed originally as a soldiers ' barracks . |
11 | In 50 years as a vets ' surgery The Grange has had to tend to many waif birds and animals brought for treatment . |
12 | The Tropical Forestry Action Plan ( TFAP ) , which is seen by some as a loggers ' charter , is to be reformed . |
13 | 2912 built in 1942 was built as a Directors ' Saloon for the LMSR and seconded for Royal Train duty after nationalisation . |
14 | demonstrating DC as a searchers ' tool for subject access , browsing and display , and |
15 | testing DC 's effectiveness as a searchers ' tool . |
16 | For Norwich , without a goal since December 5 , this third successive blank gave more ammunition to those who haughtily dismiss their title challenge as a peasants ' revolt from the shires . |
17 | James broke with the SWP following the protracted debate on the question of whether or not the Soviet Union could be defended as a workers ' state . |
18 | One of the most hardline speeches was by V. Shabonov , a factory foreman from Saratov , who told the plenum : " A few scientists , informal groups , various nationalities and black marketeers have led the country down the road to bourgeois reforms , restoration of private property , political anarchy and the destruction of the party as a workers ' vanguard . |
19 | lf you go to a specialist shop , such as a plumbers ' merchant or central heating specialist , you will be able to find other sizes . |
20 | Now that two of you are married and a couple of you are starting families , does the band work as a lads ' escape ? |
21 | From the famous cloth markets , which first identified the city as a bargain-hunters ' paradise , to the splendour of the Victorian shopping arcades , Leeds has always had the leading edge in retail . |
22 | By the beginning of 1982 a team had been recruited to develop the BDA as a consumers ' organisation and pressure group with the primary aim of eliminating discrimination against deaf people and of improving their quality of life . |