Example sentences of "as a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chinese market for it already existed , and the Company also found a new market for it in England , where it was used as a narcotic and as a pain-killer , for which it was much more satisfactory than the only available alternative , alcohol . |
| 2 | ‘ I can imagine no greater handicap upon any universal creed than that the Son of God should come upon earth as a Jew and His Church be left to the tender mercies of the Wops . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But I 'm willing to act as a spokesman if you feel one is needed . ’ |
| 4 | It came to her as a shock that , although she had an excellent opportunity to be acquainted with high school children through her son , she did not know any of his friends . |
| 5 | The realization came as a shock and she pressed her clenched fist to her heart as if to pacify it . |
| 6 | It came as a shock when President Babangida said the associations were rooted in ‘ ethnic and religious bigotry ’ and that all of them would be dissolved forthwith . |
| 7 | Although I 'd rung on the Thursday and they said his kidneys were failing , it still came as a shock when they rang on the Saturday at 9.30 in the morning to say he 'd died . |
| 8 | This only comes as a shock if we insist on seeing Theo in terms of sainthood . |
| 9 | It can come as a shock if one sees the tiny scale of monsters or creatures that appear quite huge on-screen . |
| 10 | The announcement came as a shock because they and other political observers had expected Mr Ben Ali to announce moves towards liberalisation in a speech he gave yesterday marking the second anniversary of his coming to power . |
| 11 | In the same way it is essential that we await the results of that questionnaire and that we discuss with the District Council the long term redevelopment of that airfield and so I think it would be more helpful in expressing our concern of course about the decision and version of it which I will admit came as a shock because my understanding was they would be there for two , three , or four years yet . |
| 12 | If the events outlined by Kelly came as a shock or a surprise , he concealed it in his calm measured tones . |
| 13 | It came as a shock as I had visited Jack two weeks earlier , having travelled down to Shergold Guitars in Romford to collect my Burns Marvin after Jack had refurbished it for me . |
| 14 | Methyl bromide , used as a soil and food fumigant , is a major contributor to ozone depletion , acting five times faster than chloroflourocarbons ( CFCs ) but the November 1992 meeting on the Montreal Protocol agreed only that consumption should be frozen at 1991 levels from 1995 . |
| 15 | That 48½inch long weapon , described by some as a monstrosity and others as an affront to decency and the Royal and Ancient game , has , according to Sam , done no less than salvage his entire career . |
| 16 | At the opening it hung in the main section as a Ribera but later on was moved into the ‘ study section ’ . |
| 17 | In his ecstasy , the worshipper saw himself as a satyr and " as a satyr , in turn , he saw his god " . |
| 18 | It therefore recommended that the WEA should continue as a teaching as well as an organising body , while suggesting that some increase in financial contributions from voluntary sources ‘ would materially help to preserve its independence and its status as a voluntary body ’ — a hint that the WEA could not expect to rely too heavily on government or local authority aid and that its members and friends must continue to dig deep into their pockets . |
| 19 | Indeed , the fact that he had apparently used an editor from a Manchester newspaper for some of his purposes was latched onto and quoted as a sign that he was ‘ suspect ’ and ‘ disloyal ’ . |
| 20 | These receptors wrongly interpret the increased return of blood when lying down as a sign that excess blood volume has caused the blood vessels to become ‘ overfull ’ and so the kidney is instructed to remove the excess water and salts . |
| 21 | Even today , when the tottering of a Goldcrest or TESE is taken as a sign that the film industry is going under , it 's assumed that big companies are the key to surviving in the film business , because that 's the way they do things in LA . |
| 22 | Mr Murdoch 's empire recently admitted that mounting debts were taking a toll of its finances — an admission which analysts interpreted as a sign that the group , which owns five British national newspapers , would not be making any purchases for the time being . |
| 23 | His remarks were seen as a sign that the community accepts that there could be a 20- or even 22-member organisation by the end of the 1990s . |
| 24 | The New York foreign exchanges took Mrs Thatcher 's remarks as a sign that the deep-seated split in her government over Britain 's role in the EMS is healing and that the challenge to her leadership on this issue may be over . |
| 25 | I was glad to read late in the article of the NRA 's positive attitude to the potential problem , and hope that farmers will take this as a sign that the task of improvement of farm waste management systems is not as dire in every case as many people would have us believe . |
| 26 | It would be used in the past as a sign that someone had died . |
| 27 | Any touch of white on their black coats might be taken as a sign that they were not , after all , cats consecrated to the Devil . |
| 28 | Chola had taken the bull 's high spirits and responsiveness to the mantri as a sign that the treatment was going to work . |
| 29 | The high level of criminal litigation which ensued was taken as a sign that this policy had failed . |
| 30 | Some companies feel that involving a factor results in their losing contact with their customers while others fear that their customers will take the appointment of a factor as a sign that they are in difficulties . |