Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [noun] [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | But certainly here , for the clearest moment in Eliot 's later plays the savage and the Christian are joined in reproach of the oversophisticated city ; , though it is essential , too , to remember that that city also contains Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly whom Eliot once described as possibly ‘ a god in the machine ’ . |
| 2 | The campaign of castle building which James now directed as ‘ master of the king 's works in Wales ’ marked the climax of his career . |
| 3 | As unemployment receded it left behind the problem of the Distressed Areas whose situation often worsened as the general employment position improved . |
| 4 | Nevertheless the Levellers did challenge the traditional view that political rights belonged exclusively to property- or landowners , and asserted the democratic proposition that those persons whom Cromwell loftily described as having " no interest but the interest of breathing " had political rights too . |
| 5 | Some of Todorov 's terms are problematic : ‘ naturalism ’ has a difficult history , particularly for television ; and ‘ public opinion ’ assumes an integration of the audience which television increasingly recognizes as disintegrated . |
| 6 | Yeltsin had also called on the USA to replace its " Star Wars " space-based anti-missile programme with a " global system of defence " based on co-operation with Russia — an idea which Bush afterwards described as " worth discussing in more detail " . |
| 7 | On Nov. 18 Clinton met Bush at the White House for a two-hour session of talks which Bush afterwards described as " warm and informative " . |
| 8 | A strained expression appeared on Ron 's face which Helen eventually interpreted as being intended to convey concern , or sympathy , or both . |