Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] as [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus only the infinitive is part of the verbal system , and to is an element brought in from outside this system to provide for incidence to a support seen as occupying a place in time before the beginning of the event . |
| 2 | This latter use raises the question however of describing what is implied as leading up to the realization of the infinitive event , that is , of justifying why the speaker should want to represent the infinitive incident to a support conceived as occupying a before-position with respect to the infinitive 's event . |
| 3 | In many respects any issue that a department regards as requiring a ministerial decision is likely to be describable as a ‘ policy issue ’ . |
| 4 | But Agatha Christie frequently used two murders , and in her An Autobiography ( another book you ought to read , if only to see what direct , simple writing can do ) she recommends a second killing as giving a useful fillip when there is a danger of a story flagging . |
| 5 | The Italian government announced on July 20 that it was ending financial support for illegal refugees — a move seen as marking the beginning of a tougher policy . |