Example sentences of "as [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some see it as reflecting only an odd set of ancient taboos . |
| 2 | Yet governments ought to resist the temptation to dismiss peace movements as representing only a minority opinion , for it is in the nature of a wider but vaguer anxiety about the issue that it can hardly be organized or form the basis of a coherent campaign . |
| 3 | For reasons which are not stated the legislature in 1988 made it essential for a successor to live in the dwelling house during the period of six months but did not amend the Act of 1985 so as to impose either a six months ' period or residence in a particular dwelling house in the case of a council house . |
| 4 | The professor seemed not to realise that she was a servant , perhaps because she was so much with the Carsons as to seem almost a member of the family . |
| 5 | In the key province of Ontario — which contained one-third of the country 's population — the majority in favour was so tiny as to give only a Pyrrhic victory to the supporters of the accord . |
| 6 | ‘ We even went so far as to put together a group and do some touring ; we did a club tour of the States and a mini-tour in Japan , too . |
| 7 | In essence ( although we have rephrased and restructured his argument to some extent ) , Bottoms sees the penal system as suffering both a crisis of legitimacy and a crisis of resources . |
| 8 | Sisters were categorised by Orton ( 1980 ) as having either a high or a low student orientation . |
| 9 | This kind of group can be thought of as having only a minor role within counselling . |
| 10 | Schoolboys reveal themselves as having only a thin veneer of ‘ civilization ’ which , once the constraints of authority are removed , disappears , laying bare their ‘ true nature ’ which is violent , domineering , and competitive , resulting in the survival of the fittest in a most literal sense . |
| 11 | Each subtractive primary can be thought of as taking away a component from white ; thus yellow is , ‘ minus blue ’ and magenta is ‘ minus green ’ so a mixture of yellow and magenta inks will produce white minus blue minus green — in other words , red . |
| 12 | Recognising an opportunity area is not quite the same as putting together a specific concept and a plan of operating . |
| 13 | Having come prepared with a warm coat , mackintosh , and umbrella , I braved the elements , and sat on the open stand to watch this enjoyable match , as did quite a few others . |
| 14 | As discussed already a more sensitive radiometer would be useful . |
| 15 | But we do keep going the wages for the crews are paid , the ships go for their refits , and in the Ingard group 's annual report the ships are shown as making quite a lot of money — more than we used to make in the old days . |
| 16 | Composition means arrangements , and English composition is the arrangement , in speaking or writing English , of right words in their right order , so as to convey clearly a consecutive meaning . |
| 17 | ‘ Returning now to the Long Stable , we enter the Upper Paddock , and first observe a hot-water apparatus , so arranged as to supply practically a constant supply . |
| 18 | I have just read my first Smollett — ‘ The expedition of Humphrey Clinker ’ , and found it most entertaining , as well as throwing quite a different light on the eighteenth century . |
| 19 | As to take home a copy of the appropriate operating and safety instruction leaflet , so you can familiarise yourself with these procedures . |
| 20 | Seventeen add a minus ten the same as take away a positive take away a positive ten , and add a positive three . |
| 21 | Add a negative number , this is when I said I 'm going to add minus eight pounds to your money tonight , add a negative number is the same as take away a positive number . |
| 22 | Among the former are many participles , both present and past : ( 26 ) the watching crowd started to laugh he was greeted by smiling well-wishers the injured man had been feeding the orang-utan but participles do not exhaust the possibilities : ( 27 ) the angry bartender slammed the drink down five empty tumblers were standing by his elbow Notice , too , the clear ambiguity of : ( 28 ) a flashing light as meaning either a light which is flashing on some particular occasion , or one which normally has this characteristic . |
| 23 | We used to go to bed earlier the day before , not so much to please mother as to bring to-morrow a bit sooner . |
| 24 | As mentioned earlier a routine can often be regarded as a written task description . |
| 25 | It is open to public inspection ; as described above an official certificate may be obtained by application on Form 96 to confirm the land you are buying is not already registered ; and to confirm there 's no caution or priority notice against first registration registered against it . |
| 26 | As described elsewhere a region round the edge of the allotted rectangle must be empty of light material . |