Pattern: V as n

The pattern can be best understood by viewing the interactive construction network link above.

To examine the individual constructions please see the tables below:

Examples
[He]considered that a good deal of point of sale came across as 'a ghastly, ill designed mess'. (BNC)
I propose that Tony remains as our representative. (BNC)
…the women artists and writers, the politicians and trades unionists, the women who came out as lesbians, and before them the witches and the suffragettes. (BNC)
…money can function as a medium of exchange… (BNC)
…the dispute which began as a strike in protest over lay-offs. (BNC)

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