Example sentences of "[pron] as [art] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matilda later reported that as her father tore off her veil , he swore ‘ that he had destined me as a wife for Count Alan rather than for a community of nuns ’ . |
| 2 | In 1930 Nizan noted " I dislike the philosophy of oppressors because I feel that I have been the victim of oppression ; reconciliation with oppression does not strike me as a victory for freedom , but rather as a death sentence . " |
| 3 | Or maybe use me as the basis for tissue culture , body-bank , whatever . ’ |
| 4 | Detectives believe terror gangs have been renting flats in London and the Midlands using them as a base for operations and then moving on . |
| 5 | Issuing them as a substitute for bonds shortens the maturity structure of the National Debt and makes financial markets generally more liquid . |
| 6 | If there is no particular justification for these categories , and they appear to be somewhat arbitrary , what faith can schools then have in them as a basis for review ? |
| 7 | The Latin American ministers urged the EC countries not to forget them as the demand for aid from eastern Europe and the Soviet Union became more pressing . |
| 8 | Do n't ignore them as an avenue for self discovery , for growth . |
| 9 | There 's something wonderfully Renaissance about Norbrook 's depiction of himself as a glutton for poetry , cramming in as much as possible . |
| 10 | Cole adds that what actually happened when the Pioneers engaged in production was not what they had intended when they started their co-operative ; and goes on to offer a more detailed explanation : The Rochdale Manufacturing Society was set up in 1854 , Supposing that , as an expression of democracy , Co-operative principles are as valid for the producer working in the factory producing goods for sale in the Co-operative store as they are for the consumer buying them there , a newcomer to the story might find it surprising that the Pioneers ' belief is presented , if not itself as a matter for surprise , then certainly one for explanation . |
| 11 | Raymond Williams came to think that a splitting of the discipline was increasingly likely , since cultural materialism and radical semiotics were not compatible with the dominant paradigm of literary study : ‘ For these necessarily include the paradigm itself as a matter for analysis , rather than as a governing definition of the object of knowledge . ’ |
| 12 | There are cases , however , where the military has seen itself as a force for modernization , particularly in societies perceived to be ruled by traditional elites , and where the military may become imbued with the norms of Western processes of industrialization to the extent that it seeks to impose them on society . |
| 13 | The straightforward , one-shilling manual , with its handsome woodcut of a cornucopia-like trug on the cover , rapidly established itself as the Dig for Victory bible . |
| 14 | Doctor Maingay regarded herself as a resource for others . |
| 15 | He was so quick to forgive personal insults and injuries that it was said that you only had to injure him in order to have him as a friend for life . |
| 16 | You can create classic pilaus ; authentic curries ; use it as a base for salads using leftover turkey and ham ; or try it Waldorf-style with satsumas and nuts ; in a gammon stir fry or nasi goreng . |
| 17 | Sir George Calvert , a politician at the Stuart court , had already shown his interest in colonization by trying to found a settlement in the Avalon district of Newfoundland , though this had failed partly because of the climate and partly because of the opposition of the fishermen who came from England every summer to use it as a base for fishing on the Grand Banks . |
| 18 | ( By contrast , in April 1990 some journalists had questioned the regime 's claim of an alleged attempted coup , dismissing it as a pretext for action against suspected opponents — see p. 37367 . ) |
| 19 | Like all its designs , the B3 is tailor-made and you can buy it as a flat-pack for self-assembly or have it assembled by the company . |
| 20 | If he thinks that he can come back to the House , whatever the supine press may say , and present it as a triumph for Britain that he has managed to prevent those provisions from being applied in this country , although they are being applied everywhere else , he shows that the Government are not only economically bankrupt but bankrupt of values . |
| 21 | Oracle will make multimedia information server technology openly available , pitching it as a standard for information providers , such as universities and entertainment firms to deliver information . |
| 22 | Some may see it as a chance for Mr Major to show how Britain can use the EC to promote its own policies from within . |
| 23 | ‘ They play three at the back , but the ability of players like Awford enables them to use it as a springboard for attack as well as a defensive system . |
| 24 | In that case he said : As I understand it , the essence of this branch of law , whatever the origin of it may be , is that a person who has obtained information in confidence is not allowed to use it as a springboard for activities detrimental to the person who made the confidential communication , and springboard it remains even when all the features have been published or can be ascertained by actual inspection by any members of the public . |
| 25 | If I say , ‘ No ’ , they will take it as a signal for war . |
| 26 | His achievement was twofold : the unification of the Service in the 1930s , and the eradication from the public mind of any lingering notion of it as a refuge for down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells . |
| 27 | do you see it as a commitment for councillors as opposed to necessary just for officers . |
| 28 | None the less , there was a substantial majority in favour of accepting it as a basis for discussion , largely because there was much to be said about the interrelationship of pope , bishops and curia , and the draft provided this opportunity . |
| 29 | However , if the prosecution does not raise it as a motive for murder the defence is unlikely to challenge this . |
| 30 | The Prime Minister will brandish his meaningless majority after the Division tonight and claim it as a mandate for Maastricht . |