Example sentences of "it as [adj] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marlow is understandably keen to play down the word fungus , preferring to describe it as myco-protein and stress its undeniable virtues such as its high fibre and protein content , coupled with low fat and non-existent cholesterol . |
| 2 | In fact , when the Druids found mistletoe growing upon the oak they regarded it as magical and raised the status of both oak and mistletoe to one of holiness ! |
| 3 | Bates described it as confusing and needing clarification . |
| 4 | And it may see a child as a foal , and may not find it as intimidating or threatening as a mature person . |
| 5 | Deputies from Estonia 's Russian minority boycotted the vote on the new law , describing it as discriminatory and claiming that it violated the constitution of Soviet Estonia , although Estonian nationalist deputies countered that that document had ceased to be valid since the March 30 declaration of a transition to independence [ see pp. 37322 ; 37461-62 ] . |
| 6 | Perhaps one agrees that expansion of the money supply and inflation do often go together but refuses to accept it as significant unless told why . |