Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [adv] [verb] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our present VAT rate , at 15% , is lower than in many countries : As part of a general restructuring , it could rise to 25% , the level that was once adopted as part of a two-tier system . |
| 2 | These six-sided bricks , each facet displaying part of a printed map , when correctly positioned display six maps by W. and A. K. Johnston , including England , Scotland , Europe and the World , and were neatly boxed as part of the original product . |
| 3 | Oranges were first introduced into Europe by the Arabs and were originally seen as status symbols . |
| 4 | This provoked a public outcry [ see p. 37913 ] and was widely seen as evidence of his autocratic style of government , already reflected in his combining the presidency with the chairmanship of the ruling Peronist party [ see p. 37651 ] . |
| 5 | Mr Edwards accepted and was duly elected as Treasurer until the election of Officers at the next Annual General Meeting . |
| 6 | It attracted considerable public attention and was also regarded as proof in certain circles that many elements in the society of Northern Ireland whose ultimate political purposes differed in very marked degree could cooperate in peaceful and lawful demonstration in favour of certain common and limited objectives . |
| 7 | The factor was called ‘ Vitamin U ’ but was finally identified as geranyl farnesyl acetate . |