Example sentences of "and [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book is particularly useful as a reminder of areas where the reader may have become rusty , and as an update of the very good ongoing R&D work in the field of corrosion inhibition . |
| 2 | Kung fu was primarily developed as a method of self-defence and as an exercise to promote good health . |
| 3 | Feats of this sort were probably performed as a preamble and as an accompaniment to the bull games . |
| 4 | The youngster 's inclusion in the side earned him the name ‘ Boy Bastin' , as seventeen-year-olds in League football were much scarcer than now , and Bastin was in a class of his own with the fierceness of his shot , as a teaser of defences and as an expert penalty-taker . |
| 5 | Ellen would doubtless tell me that the senator was trying to turn an electoral liability into an advantage , meaning that if he could parade his cured children in front of the electorate he could then pose as both a noble parent and as an expert on drugs , but I preferred to ignore that imagined cynicism , choosing a different reservation . |
| 6 | It will effectively clean paint roller sleeves , hammer in or extract mails or tacks , remove grout , putty , etc , and it can also be used as a filling knife , and as an emergency screwdriver . |
| 7 | TIPSS was successfully performed electively in 15 patients and as an emergency in three patients . |
| 8 | But for once I was grateful he was around , both as company for Mum and as an irritant for Auntie Jean . |
| 9 | He has won numerous scholarships and prizes and has performed in recitals and as an accompanist throughout England and in several Continental countries . |
| 10 | He was , as a bacteriologist , interested in the microbiological aspects , and as an enthusiast for technical methods , in the use of Penicillium extracts to make selective culture media ( i.e. media in which a required organisms will grow readily while unwanted contaminants fail either through lack of an essential nutrient or because something is present which stops them ) . |
| 11 | It 's just not good enough , it 's every time he gets some new feathers and as an officer of the Roman Imperial Army he must not be without feathers . |
| 12 | Their son Prince Francis ( Frank ) inherited the habit , and as an officer with his regiment in Dublin he soon amassed debts of up to £1,000 . |
| 13 | He must therefore be independent of the executive and as an officer of the House of Commons is strictly only answerable to the House . |
| 14 | Party politics are a feature of life in local authorities and as an officer it is essential that you are able to provide objective and impartial advice . |
| 15 | ‘ There 's a speed limit in this city , sir , and as an officer of the law it 's my duty to set a good example . ’ |
| 16 | " The examination being closed we then distributed under the recommendation of the Examiner various Books to the boys who had chiefly distinguished themselves as a reward for assiduity and good conduct , and as an incitement to future exertions which were received by them with marked satisfaction . " |
| 17 | An educated and cultivated gentleman , Bell 's travels played an important part in the formation of his taste , both as a connoisseur of paintings and as an architect . |
| 18 | The most popular herbs had many uses : tansy for example , was used in cooking , as a tonic , as a soothing lotion and as an insect repellent . |
| 19 | Challenged by disabled people as disregarding the physical and social environment , and still not widely known within the medical profession , the triad does emphasise important issues and is useful in the education of professionals and as an adjunct to practice . |
| 20 | ‘ As you know , my husband commanded 2 Para and as an Army wife I knew the Parachute Regiment for many years . |
| 21 | And as an apprentice you , I was a year there for nothing , a ye , half a year for half a crown , half a year for five shillings , and at the end of five years I was earning fourteen shillings . |
| 22 | Money is demanded both to finance day-to-day transactions and as an asset , perhaps being part of an individual 's or firm 's speculative activity . |
| 23 | With good fortune it will continue throughout life , in the classroom under the influence of a caring teacher and as an element of mature friendships . |
| 24 | In a work of art this is a powerful coup because it compels us to think about why we know this woman must be black , and as an act of protest it is far richer and more powerful than an instruction in how to feel . |
| 25 | And as an Eclipse buyer , we 'd expect you to be equally discriminating about the look of your food . |
| 26 | One of the main departures from this sense of completeness is the detachment of the maxilla from the rest of the skull , and as an indicator of this first stage of breakage , the numbers of isolated maxillae present in the bone assemblage are compared with the numbers of skulls . |
| 27 | Sickness absence is important as a measure of ill health ; as a measure of use of health services ; as a cause of lost productivity ; and as an indicator of an employee 's ability to cope with and maintain normal roles at work . |
| 28 | Between these walls , Carrington , I will pledge to you that there are plotters in high places , and as an indicator of just how high , I will add that Lord Halifax himself is possibly among them . |
| 29 | Aunt Nessy had been one of those children who , in the days of large families , had been given away to elderly childless relatives to be brought up as a kind of maid-of-all-work and as an insurance against old age ; and what had upset her most when the parting came was having to leave her youngest sister , Beatrice , on whom she had lavished the mother-love within her — birthright of the children she was destined never to conceive . |
| 30 | Many farm workers join the union , therefore , not for ideological reasons , but for the friendly society benefits which it offers and as an insurance against ‘ problems ’ with the tied cottage , ‘ just in case ’ . |