Example sentences of "as a [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Dusun ( Philippines ) this would be impossible , as a verb is always signalled by affixation ( Dusun does use change of stress for other grammatical features ) . |
| 2 | As soon as a character is within reach , or if they are attacked themselves , the Daemonettes attack and the illusion of their appearance is immediately dispelled . |
| 3 | Lear is now experiencing the truth of La Rochefoucauld 's maxim that ‘ So long as a man is still in a position to help others he will rarely encounter ingratitude . ’ |
| 4 | There is a kind of corporate responsibility , and as long as a government is just it is a citizen 's duty to support it , but when the actions or a government hurt the individual and harm the nation it is the duty of a citizen to withdraw his support . |
| 5 | It is hardly surprising that such a powerful event as a revolution is necessary to uproot the social order and destroy these institutions . |
| 6 | Very often we are only interested in θ satisfying θ ≤ U. In this case we would stop as soon as a tableau is reached in which θ ≥ U. |
| 7 | By the argument a principle is pressed to an absurdity , as a bubble is blown until it bursts . |
| 8 | If the person claiming is not looking after the estate , the Social Fund Officer will write to the person who is , at the same time as a payment is made . |
| 9 | As a ball is hit , spins and moves forward , the air that hits the front of the ball is dragged over the top of the ball , creating a slight vacuum on top of the ball . |
| 10 | And three twelfths is the same as a quarter is n't it . |
| 11 | As soon as a child is born entitlement begins and is never questioned until the child itself attains economic independence . |
| 12 | As soon as a society is able to produce more than the bare minimum needed for survival , it is possible for classes to emerge . |
| 13 | The new 600 Plus film packs for all cameras , £8.99 for a pack of 10 , include a battery to power all the camera 's functions — so as long as a film is loaded , the camera has power . |
| 14 | Priority , as between successive mortgagees of shares , is determined by the date at which the mortgages were effected , as a company is under no obligation to accept notices by mortgagees . |
| 15 | So long as a fissure is known to exist between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor about the ERM , the task of convincing the financial markets that policy is in safe hands will be made infinitely more difficult . |
| 16 | In the three-dimensional systems treated in section 2.2 , the strange attractors are locally planar : a small displacement perpendicular to this sheet will decay , as the trajectory returns to the attractor ; a small displacement along the sheet will remain , as a trajectory is effectively pushed forward in time ; and a small lateral displacement will grow in time . |
| 17 | In Britain , copyright exists as soon as a song is recorded on to tape or written on manuscript . |
| 18 | The little history of the period that has survived is an invaluable asset , but there are great dangers in using archaeological data to elucidate chronologically-based historical problems when the span of as little as a generation is so crucial . |
| 19 | The almost automatic acceptance of those same initiatives by the legislature as a whole is assured by the formidable mechanisms of party . |
| 20 | As soon as a truck is loaded it is removed by a ‘ traverser ’ on to a clear inner set of metals , and is then drawn out into the outer goods yard . |
| 21 | In most other parliaments , members have allotted places and , as soon as a member is called , as the author has seen in some of the Canadian legislatures , computerized selection of the name focuses the camera automatically on him or her , and also adds relevant information ( name , party , constituency , etc. ) as a screen caption . |
| 22 | The justification supposes that so long as a person is possessed of a right , that right may be exercised regardless of the consequences for others . |
| 23 | These force platforms are now as familiar to animal physiologists as a microscope is to a microbiologist . |
| 24 | They replaced their Hawes with Cabinet at first and then thought that was too dodgy as well , as a cabinet is a small , secluded room . |
| 25 | The essential features of these books , as far as a student is concerned , are given in the table . |
| 26 | The program can also invoke your favourite bitmap editor as soon as a screen is captured . |
| 27 | Training starts with a horse as soon as a rider is introduced onto his back . |
| 28 | As a key is provided , and the writing tasks are controlled , the tutor will not be flooded with piles of marking however large the class . |
| 29 | Executive controller for M & S Morrison Cherrie said ‘ Julie jumps at the drop of a hat as far as a job is concerned . |
| 30 | It declared that the Monarch should make no selection until a new Leader had been elected by the Parliamentary Labour Party in the same way as a Leader is chosen when the Party is in opposition . |