Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb mod] [be] think of " in BNC.

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1 The lexical items in a taxonomy may be thought of as corresponding to classes of things in the extra-linguistic world .
2 The presence of a handshake could be thought of as excluding all possible alternatives , that is it excludes kissing , nodding , spitting , etc .
3 A dun should be thought of as a fortified dwelling .
4 A dun should be thought of as a fortified dwelling .
5 The price paid for a warrant can be thought of as part of the subscription price for a share which may ( or may not ) be issued at a future date .
6 A CHROMOSOME may be thought of as DNA coated with a protein .
7 In so far as a timetable can be thought of as functioning like a rule it can be thought of as an instrument of order .
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