Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suffered , like Vincent , from depressive attacks , of a kind now seen as indicating acute anxiety neurosis . |
| 2 | Fig. 6.1 shows how the accuracy of the forecast of the final cost of a project gradually improves as the design is developed from a concept at the beginning of the feasibility stage . |
| 3 | Sadly for us , George found it necessary to reach the top via a Football League club and he moved to Oldham in September 1910 , for a fee variously quoted as between £450 and £800 , in order to gain his England recognition . |
| 4 | In a country often dismissed as incapable of vision , a few younger Japanese talk of root-and-branch change of their society . |
| 5 | Between the sessions , Pope Paul had called for restraint on this topic , and on 28 October Cardinal Agagianian announced that some matters would not be brought to the Council floor in a move widely interpreted as favourable to the conservative forces in the curia . |
| 6 | In a move variously described as ‘ ghoulish ’ , ‘ Machiavellian ’ and ‘ sick ’ , Mr Creed , it was alleged , had orchestrated this posthumous resignation , instructing expert embalmers to preserve the corpse and even arranging a photo session two days after Sir Charles 's death ( Sir Charles 's lifeless arm around Mr Creed 's shoulders ) so a picture could be released to the press along with a transcript of the letter of resignation . |
| 7 | The US administration on Oct. 11 , 1989 , formally notified Congress of its intention to sell to Saudi Arabia 315 M1-A1 battlefield tanks at a cost variously reported as between US$700 million and $3,000 million , and the Financial Times of Oct. 3 reported that Saudi Arabia , which was seeking to purchase a total of some 600 tanks to replace its current ageing fleet , was " close to signing a deal " with a Brazilian defence contractor , Engesa , for the acquisition of 300 light weight Osorio tanks . |
| 8 | the odds are against them … the bookies do n't give them a chance … but never never write off a team driven by a man so determined as Horton |
| 9 | Currencies levels in Table 3 have been taken back to 28th September 1990 , with a view to highlighting what has been a roller coaster ride on the dollar and a drift against most Continental currencies up to June 1992 ; this was then followed by a movement often characterised as ‘ dropping off the edge of a cliff ’ , when sterling left the ERM . |