Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [conj] [adv] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trick , of course , is to give young heroes quick wits and ingenuity as well as an impetuous and opportunist temperament , so that any opening for individual enterprise against the enemy can be plausibly taken : at the same time the status and responsibility of a midshipman , however young , which allows him to direct his seniors in dangerous and often illicit exploits will also ensure that he will have the backing of those older men and the support of their common sense , experience and physical strength . |
| 2 | Therefore he has a public front and function as well as an unhealthy yellow human face . |
| 3 | The oven with the see-through door and light as well as a timer helps to compensate for the missing sound of your joint sizzling . |
| 4 | It also meant a 29 per cent cut in textbooks , and severe cuts in materials , supplies and maintenance as well as a reduction of training workshops for teachers . |
| 5 | Her imaginative and generous appreciation of his stone head at a time when his sculpture was rarely valued or sold shows her to be a woman of taste and courage as well as a dangerous and destructive lover . |
| 6 | Sir John Soane 's was the collection of a working architect , and the wonderful variety of objects and works of art in the museum were used as an anthology of antique architecture and decoration as well as a teaching collection . |
| 7 | Outside was a tennis court , a sandpit , a lawn for playing netball and rounders as well as a garden for weekly ‘ scavenger hunts ’ . |
| 8 | This year the event has become positively altruistic , offering debate and charity as well as a party at the Design Museum open to all-comers . |
| 9 | The book takes in the art of Mary Cassatt , Théodore Roussel , Villon and Pissarro as well as a wealth of lesser artists , many of considerable charm and skill . |
| 10 | Such studies are rare since they require an examination of media practices and content as well as a critical assessment of the media 's presentation of the ‘ real world ’ — an assessment which takes it for granted that the media do not reproduce ‘ reality ’ in a pure form ; their use of language and images as well as the working practices of journalists inevitably refract ‘ reality ’ , so ‘ distorting ’ it . |
| 11 | ‘ The landlord at The Bull in Godstowe saw a young man and woman as well as a well-dressed stranger . |
| 12 | Once you leave the bosom of Mother India , she points out , you always find a disturbing ignorance as to the proper preparation of dal and rice as well as an infuriating lack of gurdwaras in which to say your morning prayers . |
| 13 | He would not have created around him such a large and adoring circle had he not had very real capacities as a teacher , a gift for friendship and for infecting others with his passion for art , literature , films and music as well as a readiness to share in the post-war desire for a better world . |
| 14 | This is due to competition for land between grazing and cropping as well as a reduction in the vegetation cover for fuelwood . |
| 15 | Each member receives a Cash Club card , an account opening pack including a Cash Club sport wallet , regular competitions and information as well as a high rate of interest . |
| 16 | Such coinage was issued by rulers and may be viewed both as a measure of their power and prestige as well as an attempt to extend their influence . |
| 17 | Spatial skills are involved in a number of school subjects , such as mathematics , geography and design as well as a number of professions , such as engineering , architecture and computing . |