Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although he co-produces with Michaela Strachen , she is clearly positioned as his — she 's the bimbo who goes along and enthuses about the dancers , whereas he knows where it 's at musically , because he is , after all , a famous producer — he is the man with the knowledge . |
| 2 | She was the wife of SHIVA in Hindu mythology ; the Queen of Death and Terror , she is usually represented as drinking the blood of a victim and dancing on his corpse . |
| 3 | The poor book entry for 1783 helpfully gives us her age as 48 , and she is variously described as living at ‘ Coniger ’ , ‘ Cowards Batch ’ and ‘ Nail Street ’ — all within the Trinity area . |
| 4 | She is often represented as ‘ Our Lady of Tears ’ and shown weeping . |
| 5 | I do n't think , I mean , it 's probably to say as we are ourselves struggling , for example with the issue of general welcoming . |
| 6 | It 's also argued as well , rather counter to the proponents of election by thirds that it 's undemocratic . |
| 7 | So it 's argued that it 's frustrating to the er to the electant It 's also argued as well that the frequency of elections tends to produce lower turn outs . |
| 8 | I think it 's best described as wet and warm . |
| 9 | The profile of this short-lived low-level blast cloud is supposed to look something like that of a clump of fir trees , so it 's sometimes described as ‘ cypressoid ’ . |
| 10 | But of course we 've got to be a bit careful , because the Americans are going , sort of the other way now , that people ca n't wear perfume and deodorant , that , that smell and things like that , can they , because it 's now seen as being equally as difficult as people who smoke . |
| 11 | ‘ She came back from Scotland in fine form and it 's certainly looking as though she 'll run again , ’ he added . |
| 12 | Speaking of metronome markings , it 's 40 to the crotchet , and it 's usually taken as 40 to the dotted minim , in short about three times faster , because no one believes the music 's supposed to go so slow . |
| 13 | Despite being scheduled for late September , it 's still delayed as the label rushes to press enough copies to send it soaring up the charts on the heels of MUDHONEY 's pre-posthumous release . |
| 14 | Despite being scheduled for late September , it 's still delayed as the label rushes to press enough copies to send it soaring up the charts on the heels of MUDHONEY 's pre-posthumous release . |
| 15 | ‘ It is somehow seen as trying to soften the cross-examination of an alleged victim , and is somehow seen as more acceptable . ’ |
| 16 | This means that it is wholly braided as distinct from the type which has a central core of twist . |
| 17 | IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows : |
| 18 | Power is legitimate authority in that it is generally accepted as just and proper by members of society as a whole . |
| 19 | It has won greater favour in the US than in Britain where it is generally regarded as conceding too much to a particular , and somewhat incoherent , philosophical system . |
| 20 | Whilst the student grant contains a fixed amount for housing , it is generally regarded as well below market rates that , of course , vary according to area . |
| 21 | Community policing continues to be afforded low priority and prestige within the police force , where it is generally characterised as ‘ social work ’ or not ‘ real ’ policing ( Fielding , 1991:170 ) . |
| 22 | It is generally described as lax , that is , not articulated with much energy . |
| 23 | More usually it is loosely defined as any increase in GDP , even when that is within the existing production frontier . |
| 24 | When a complaint is received it is normally handled as follows : |
| 25 | It has taken the rest of industry in this country a remarkably long time to come around to his viewpoint , but it is finally looking as though the penny has dropped . |
| 26 | It is easily dismissed as ‘ just another pigeon ’ but it is smaller than its close relative the wood-pigeon . |
| 27 | The basic two-way branching structure is always there , but it is easily smothered as lines cross and recross one another , making solid masses of colour ( only black and white in the printed pictures ) . |
| 28 | As with support in the other direction , although it is widely regarded as legitimate for parents to look to their children , it is also possible for them to overstep the boundaries , and the way in which support is requested and delivered is important . |
| 29 | The existence of man 's ability to enjoy beauty is not a contentious subject and it is universally accepted as ‘ good ’ . |
| 30 | However , it is increasingly accepted as ‘ the norm ’ , something that older people have to expect , a ‘ natural ’ element in the process of growing old . |