Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] as a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advertising is in black-and-white and is authentically ‘ French ’ — concentrating on moments or happenings in which French people , young and old , are enjoying their Janneau as a part of their everyday life — relaxed with that indefinable French quality of style which instils ordinary events with a particular panache , whether it be over a meal or simple as a complement to civilised living at any time of day . |
| 2 | In the Court of Appeal Lord Justice Scott said that the set-off under Rule 4.90 operated at the date of the winding-up so as to leave the net amount claimable by a company in a liquidation from the other party or provable as a debt in the liquidation . |
| 3 | The southern islands became known mostly during the 17th to 19th centuries ; Antarctica itself remained unvisited until the late 18th century , and unrecognized as a continent before the start of the 20th century . |
| 4 | The elvish song is only analogous to a hymn as Gandalf is analogous to an angel ; Elbereth too is unlike ( say ) the Holy Ghost in remaining visible , to elves , and rememberable as a being by those elves like Galadriel who have been across the Sea and met her . |
| 5 | One more visit and the picture of the man who had taken the package to Moscow would be fuller and acceptable as a memorandum to the Deputy Under Secretary . |
| 6 | People coming in from outside will bring in dirt and dust and damp as a matter of course so it 's advisable to have both an outer and inner door mat . |
| 7 | Crudely simplified , majority opinion passed through two well-defined phases in the West : first , it was assumed that war was unthinkable and impossible as a continuation of policy ; later , it was suggested that within certain limits nuclear war might still be winnable , if you were sufficiently prepared . |
| 8 | ‘ I had n't expected anything quite so uncommercialised and natural as a string of tiny ‘ once-upon-a-time ’ fishing villages and small harbours full of yachts . |
| 9 | But such results could also be accommodated entirely by Fisherian models , in which initially arbitrary male traits become increasingly elaborate and costly as a result of coevolution with female preferences for them . |
| 10 | He is sitting there now , fat and inanimate as a sack of flour , staring out of the window as the lights come on . |
| 11 | The severance of communication passages would appear to be proportionate and reasonable as a response to the threat faced during these wars . |
| 12 | Benjamin rose and , slipping his arm through mine , led me back to the garden , teasing me into a good mood as he explained how he had found Waldegrave drunk as a lord and insensible as a rock in a corner of his opulent chapel . |
| 13 | Valuable chair fabrics , curtains , cushions and other materials are often found scratched , torn and tattered as a result of the family cat 's claw-sharpening activities around the house . |
| 14 | The performances in Oxford itself of this summer 's season of theâtre de chambre will take place in the Debating Chamber of the Oxford Union , often used as a theatre , well-known to television viewers and famous as a training-ground for many of this country 's members of Parliament , including a number of Prime Ministers , as well as for the addresses there by statesmen from all over the world . |
| 15 | The MB86931 has claimed performance of 42 VAX MIPS and operates at 40MHz ; it is smaller and more cost-effective for higher speed working than the predecessor MB86930 , and useful as a controller for office automation and factory automation equipment . |
| 16 | Last of all came Fiver , dejected and reluctant as a sparrow in the frost . |
| 17 | The relief of the suffering which does occur in the longer run is the more stable and fundamental as a result of the premature cure being avoided . |
| 18 | This partial regularisation of the Beguine life-style in enclosed groups with restricted movement and in association with orthodox religious communities , was the condition of their recognition by the Church , and important as a safeguard from the suspicion that their free and irregular communities and enthusiastic piety were breeding grounds for heresy . |
| 19 | The recognition of good staff interpersonal relationships as fundamental to all management processes and important as a model for pupils |
| 20 | In particular she disliked men , because her political analysis revealed them to be oppressors , and responsible as a sex for many of the worst aspects of our civilization ( war , the arms race , the stock exchange , rape , science , motor cars , additives to food , defoliants , hospital management of childbirth , competitions , multinational companies , cosmetics , pornography and vivisection ) . |
| 21 | She passed a grove of birch trees , their limbs mottled and elegant as a herd of giraffes . |
| 22 | They watched enthralled and motionless as a window-catch in the shape of a hook jiggled in the wind , and then flew open , letting in Hook the abductor to make off with Peter Pan 's two children . |
| 23 | The skin between the vagina and the anus is commonly involved , and the anus itself may be raw and red as a result of the intense irritation . |
| 24 | Charles Lindblom in his article ‘ The Science of Muddling Through ’ argued that ‘ rational ’ models of decision-making were inaccurate as a description of what policy-makers do and misleading as a prescription of a ‘ good ’ or ‘ proper ’ way of making decisions . |
| 25 | It is here alone that community standards are both necessary and sufficient as a test of criminality . |
| 26 | Firstly , my children and older grandchildren want copies and , secondly , the writings may be not only entertaining but useful as a framework of speeches for others at a loss for what to say . ’ |
| 27 | Not a language-teaching text , but useful as a source of authentic reading material covering technical terms and regulations associated with various import-export operations , eg methods of payment , inspection , records , cargoes , insurance . |