Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [noun] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes he would interpret my involvement in discussions or groups as me being ‘ got at ’ by outside influences . |
| 2 | There was n't any time to repulse him either with words or actions as his seeking mouth found her tender lips . |
| 3 | This is the spirit in which people are now collecting the details of new genes , and of new nucleotide sequences to go with them ; new proteins and their amino-acid sequences ; and novel membrane protein molecules , channels or receptors as they may be . |
| 4 | In the short text the account of the Crucifixion and the meditator 's awareness of his own sin come to a climax in an outpouring of lyrical prose which has been printed as verse though it seems more effective if the surge of the rhymes and the alliterative cadences rise within the very structure of the prose like great waves to break in the bitter realisation that it is the meditator 's sin which both nails Christ to the cross and blocks the free expression of love in himself : All the internal rhyme , play on words ( ) and alliteration , which intensify the sense of the meditator 's awareness of both the creative power of God " king of " and the impotence of all his own functions , are lost in the long version which omits much of the intense self-disgust present in the short : The emphasis on Christ as the source of life and creativity is similarly highlighted in the short version in the skilful use made of rhyme , cadence and monosyllabic , strong-stressed ends of sentences to graphically convey the moment when he dies and the created cosmos fails : These effects are lost in the prosaic longer version : In both versions the meditator contemplates the appalling inversion of the created order with its lord suffering greater deprivation than the foxes and birds as he hangs " in eyre " ( 88. cf.101 ) with nowhere to lay his head — a reference to Matthew 8:20 traditionally used to emphasise the poverty of God embraced at the Incarnation . |
| 5 | The product is a convenient reference standard for demulsifier manufacturers and users as it overcomes the drawbacks of variability , opacity and flammability encountered with crude oil . |
| 6 | After 5 days in Rotorua we went south to Taupo , a disappointing touristy place except for a lovely walk to the Huka Falls beside the crystal-clear , swirling waters of the Waikato River , and a visit to Cherry Island ( in the river ) where you are warmly greeted by numerous tame animals and birds as you roam around . |
| 7 | By thirteen , I had become his eyes and ears as I already knew the name of every worthwhile trader of fruit and vegetables in Covent Garden . |
| 8 | Research is paraded as strongly by many journalists and novelists as it is by sociologists . |
| 9 | We have the same worries and difficulties as you do here and , if there is more money involved , there are more wages to pay and more stock to buy . ’ |
| 10 | In the first edition of this book we described at length the reactions evoked by the Report , its strengths and weaknesses as we saw them , and the developments that occurred in the year or so following the publication of Circular 11/77 . |
| 11 | ‘ It is my wish that my Clerk Mr. Prince who is well acquainted with my business and affairs and in whom I place great confidence should continue in the management and conduct of the same … to sell and dispose or exchange all or any of my works on Ornithology and specimens of Natural History in the manner I have been accustom to do … to continue or complete as far as practicable the publication of any work or works of mine on Ornithology and to do all other [ illegible ] by issuing a Prospectus advertising the same … to purchase all necessary materials articles and things fit and proper for the carrying on of my business … to borrow for a temporary period any money from my Bankers , Messrs Drummond and Company … and if there by any surplus available for the purpose to invest the same in purchase of Stock … to pay the rent and taxes … make up , adjust and settle all and every or any Accounts … [ and generally ] to do perform and execute all and every or any other acts deeds matters and things whatsoever are necessary to be done in all other my concerns engagements affairs and business whatsoever during my absence from England as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and did the same . ’ |
| 12 | I jumped and slid down the slope of the dune into its shadow , then turned at the bottom to look back up at those small heads and bodies as they watched over the northern approaches to the island . |
| 13 | He held him down one-handed , smiling at his heavings and pantings as he struggled to break free ; but as soon as he tossed the straining wrists away from him and sat back on his heel to rise , Harry made a furious lunge for the hilt of the dagger Isambard himself had disdained to draw . |
| 14 | On a set of Heath Robinson ingenuity with suspended buckets , antique plumbing and piles of dusty books and furniture — all part of the Miser 's hoard of battered possessions — Tom Courtenay schemes , struts and raves as he seeks to protect his two million francs . |
| 15 | In this section we consider some equalities and inequalities as they are manifested in relation to education . |
| 16 | A huge local family came in as she was drinking coffee , and suddenly there were voices and laughter as they arranged the stately grandmother at the head of the table , the boisterous children banished to the other end . |
| 17 | Classroom activities here would prepare the learners to recognize the relevant co-occurrences and correlations as they occur in actual use . |
| 18 | Another boost will come from the availability of the Forte client-server development environment from Oakland , California-based Forte Software Inc , which is currently in beta test , and which enables developers to build an application as a whole , dividing it up later between clients and servers as they wish . |
| 19 | The future is a plate of steel floor covering that creaks and whistles as it is dragged clear of the supports to which it was bolted down thirty years before . |
| 20 | They were streaming through the connecting door , muttering discontentedly and clutching their books and papers as they looked hopelessly around for somewhere to sit . |
| 21 | Mr Brady told Judge Leo Clarke QC he hurt his knees and ankles as he ran away . |
| 22 | It did not happen : and yet the demise of the book , the transformation of the traditional classroom , and indeed the end of schools and colleges as we now know them , have all been forecast with an almost hilarious regularity throughout the century , with the results that we see around us . |
| 23 | It is true that there is a distinction between art as it is used develop mentally in schools and art as we know it in the world , but for most people is n't art what we knew it as in school ? |
| 24 | Many passengers suffered broken bones or concussion as they were flung through the car . |
| 25 | I have not written to any other directors or shareholders as I presume you are in a position to pass on this enquiry . |
| 26 | Speaking next , Medvedev 's report on his work as secretary for ideology was greeted with open hostility , and there were jeers and whistling as he left the podium . |
| 27 | His principle is to maintain the gardens and grounds as they are for all the residents , so that from outside it is not apparent that the building has been divided up . |
| 28 | THE shaky Romanian jet smells of old food , sweat and feet and rattles as it flies . |
| 29 | Rhetorical questions can be a good way of signalling the DIALOGIC nature of your writing ( i.e. that it is " like a dialogue " ) : they show that you are engaging with your reader , by anticipating her or his responses and questions as you go along . |
| 30 | It should describe how the characters , usually non-aristocratic or less educated , express moods , emotions and actions as they would in real life . |