Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had trouble feeding his 40,000-strong army as they reached the north , largely because of Wallace 's scorched earth policy , and was considering a temporary period of recuperation in Edinburgh when two treacherous Scottish lords betrayed Wallace 's whereabouts . |
| 2 | Er for example Claire 's on the er board as you know non Executive Director on er I 've just er become honorary treasurer of the I 'm , not quite sure whether that 's a plus or a minus at this point in time er and also volunteered to be Chairman of an Airport Supporters ' Group so please do n't tell anybody where I live |
| 3 | They 're quite flexible , because he can actually take the income from the P E P if he wants to increase his er income as he goes along . |
| 4 | And er cold chisels , you had to keep those sharp , and er use a hammer and er watch as you did n't hit your fingers and knuckles . |
| 5 | Thank you Chairman I I think er as far as I twelve 's concerned the County Council 's er reasonably happy with that er er policy as it stands , and I think most people erm not all but but certainly the majority of people who er commented on that , commented in a sort of an affirmative way , erm again the provisions of the policy as they are hopefully reworded will er promote the same sort of flexibility and generosity that erm policy I five . |
| 6 | er in Spain , because we reckoned it was only donkey that went in that went into the er burro as they call it , went into the went into the soup , you know with the beans and er er er various types of lentils and so on . |
| 7 | Er advertising as I said T V , poster sites and press and point of sale . |
| 8 | Erm You know the ring er the r er roundabout as you go down Monkgate , er one one of the l the roads goes off to Huntington Road and the other one is is Heworth Green and then the other road goes off now to Sainsburys . |
| 9 | there were there were riveters deemed to be shell men , or riveters deemed to be er superstructure as you say , where they worked on cases etcetera . |
| 10 | ‘ How have you found us ? ’ the headmaster asked me — masochistically — one warm summer 's afternoon as we sat watching a cricket match . |
| 11 | After they had quarrelled , Gina lurked at a bend of the stairs and trod hard on Nigel 's foot as he came up . |
| 12 | It 's a terrible thing to say , but I think the lad may have pulled the iron over Damien 's foot as he let him go . ’ |
| 13 | Spain was still deeply divided by the war and the choice of its commemorative dates ( such as " Victory Day " , or 18 July ) for the announcement of important political decisions was a tactic frequently used by Franco , reminding people that it was the outcome of the war that had given him the power to alter the country 's course as he thought fit . |
| 14 | However verbally reticent he was , though , there was nothing wrong with McEnroe 's play as he overwhelmed poor Kulti , who knocked the 33-year-old superstar out of the French Open in the first round this year . |
| 15 | Agents Mathews and Goodman are looking for rents of around ££10 a sq ft for space in Martin 's Building as it becomes free for letting with a range of suites up to 14,000 sq ft being available . |
| 16 | Publicans would have to apply for a special children 's certificate as they have to do in Scotland . |
| 17 | I mused on Toby 's story as I walked towards the clubhouse and so intent was I on my thoughts that I nearly knocked over Sally Drayton as I passed the PGA hut . |
| 18 | Narrow the aperture of the microscope and then we shall have as accurate a knowledge of the photon 's direction as we please and thus the uncertainty in the momentum transferred to the electron will be controlled . |
| 19 | Choir and instrumentalists are as responsive to Gardiner 's direction as we have come to expect of them but even so I am left with the feeling that the great sense of occasion generated by this music has only been realized in part . |
| 20 | Yes , now that kingdom is , is in the Lord 's prayer as we mentioned is gone into the air and |
| 21 | Cheerful crashes and bangs floated up from Doris 's kitchen as I went back upstairs , and I could hear outbursts of raucous male laughter and pinch-induced shrieks . |
| 22 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 23 | The jury heard that Mr Cochrane , formerly of Whitson Place West , Edinburgh , died after being hit by Paton 's bike as he crossed Stevenson Road after a night out . |
| 24 | Nathan 's look as he towered over her sent cold shivers rippling down her spine . |
| 25 | A good warrior but the Bruces had as much claim to Alexander 's throne as he had , and now the throne was empty . |
| 26 | However , most importantly , the group was assured the Lord 's protection as we have regularly met together . |
| 27 | A steep slab at right angles to the viewing balcony gives several routes at about VS and is a poseur 's paradise as you have a continuous battery of video cameras pointing at you . |
| 28 | And , the most perplexing puzzle of all , just what is the phenomenal nature of the kingfisher 's experience as it gazes into the water ? |
| 29 | Basque pelota looks like being this year 's corker as it involves catching a tennis ball in a fruit bowl and throwing it at a wall ( below left ) . |
| 30 | Doreen flushed slightly , but ignored Silas 's reprimand as she went on , ‘ I am not cold-hearted , Silas . |