Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 31 | This is to be regarded as a collision and the Agreement will operate between the Insurers of vehicle ( A ) and vehicle ( B ) . |
| 32 | We find social relationships simplified , while myth and ritual are elaborated … if liminality is regarded as a time and place of withdrawal from normal modes of social action , it can be seen as potentially a period of scrutinization of the central values and axioms of the culture in which it occurs . |
| 33 | Kinship networks were loose but might extend far across the social scale of the village , and though Terling was riddled with petty conflicts , good neighbourliness was regarded as a virtue and a crucial social bond . |
| 34 | Here , it is suggested that a score of +10 or -10 points should be regarded as a discrepancy and worthy of further assessment . |
| 35 | In psychoanalytic thought and practice the mind is regarded as a process and not a thing : |
| 36 | However , despite its complexity , it can be treated as a unit and measured reliably . |
| 37 | Hampers , turkeys , wines and spirits are also treated as a benefit and employees P11Ds should show the cost to the employer . |
| 38 | The capital element of future rentals is treated as a liability and the interest element is charged to profit and loss account over the period of the leases in proportion to the balances outstanding . |
| 39 | iv Comedian or mascot : This child , often the youngest of the family , is treated as a pet and is not meant to be bothered by " serious " matters . |
| 40 | The surplus of market value over consideration given is treated as a distribution and advanced corporation tax will be payable . |
| 41 | If you make any change to your booking within 6 weeks of departure date then the change will be treated as a cancellation and the cancellation charges shown in paragraph 4 will apply . |
| 42 | The cartel 's leader Pablo Escobar Gaviria remained at large , however , and several journalists were taken hostage , some of whom were murdered , to reinforce the traffickers demands that they be treated as a group and given political status like former guerrillas , who were given an absolute pardon on surrendering [ see pp. 37851 ; 37914 ; 37957-58 ] . |
| 43 | Similarly , although the smallness of the samples of 16th , 17th , and 18th Century publications in need of repair means that conclusions about them must be treated with some caution , it is worth noting that if all pre-1800 items are treated as a group and the proportion of them allocated to each of Categories 3–5 calculated , their pattern of distribution ( ‘ Poor' 78% ; ‘ Bad ’ 18% ; ‘ Fragile ’ 7% ) comes close to matching that already established for all defective items . |
| 44 | 40% of the women interviewed considered pregnancy should be treated as a disease and 87% that the perinatal period was a " highly dangerous " time for them . |
| 45 | It is a poor house Ellen and not clean but it is cheap and furnished after a fashion and best of all lies next to the Casa Guidi which raised my spirits . |
| 46 | ‘ I 'm caught between a pig and a poke , blast it . |
| 47 | Mr Adams is caught between a rock and a hard place . |
| 48 | Suddenly she was caught between a rock and a hard place . |
| 49 | She was caught between a rock and a hard place — with no obvious way out . |
| 50 | She was caught between a rock and a hard place here , she realised with grim humour . |
| 51 | Another worker said it was too early to say whether industrial action was likely , but added : ‘ My own feeling is that we are caught between a rock and a hard place . ’ |
| 52 | Blazer offered his workforce a piece of waste ground behind the mattress shed for a pitch and it soon became affectionately known as the ‘ Football Ground ’ . |
| 53 | In 1957 a radical development took place when two railcoaches , 276 and 275 , were rebuilt as a motor and trailer set , in the style of the 1953 Coronation cars . |
| 54 | Like their colleagues in further education , the 17,000 lecturers in the sector have voted for a marking and exam boycott . |
| 55 | ‘ Did n't you hear me ? ’ she returned , her voice torn between a growl and a whimper . |
| 56 | you know the , the things alone and I said get your hands off those doors I do n't like polishing , so he 's come for a cloth and the polish |
| 57 | One party had come as a dragon and were doing a conga through the dancing couples , tail disintegrating even as the giant head bobbed up and down . |
| 58 | We are indebted to Beumont et al for having grasped the nettle in laying down the grade at which a girl or woman can expect to be respected as a climber and transcend the status defined by ‘ bimbo , ’ i.e. interesting only if she happens to be pretty . |
| 59 | The double-decker smashed through a fence and ended up perched precariously on a bridge parapet at Brighouse , West Yorkshire . |
| 60 | Finally , it is not certain whether the beach originated as a spit and extended south-east from West Bay , or whether it started as an offshore bar which has later been driven shorewards by the waves . |