Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] on as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provision of the means to wage an atrocious war had been agreed on as a sign of good faith . |
| 2 | Building extends the grammar , by correlation ; but it can also be looked on as a way of extending the vocabulary of the learner . |
| 3 | ‘ In the long-run I 'd like to be looked on as a composer rather than a stick player . |
| 4 | It can be looked on as a discussion document and its coincidence with the real world is verified in discussions with the various users . |
| 5 | This will be the case where they are brought under common control or ownership or when one of the enterprises ceases to be carried on as a result of an agreement between the enterprises to prevent competition . |
| 6 | You were taken on as a boy and er you got a boy 's wages but you were expected to do as much work as a man . |
| 7 | The only outings I remember being taken on as a child were once with the school to the zoo and once by my mother to a seaside promenade . |
| 8 | In October 1922 , employees ' wages were reduced by three shillings a week ! conditions at that time were severe ; men had to serve for several years on the seasonal staff before being taken on as a regular . |
| 9 | After she left at 16 she got a job in a pub but became interested in nursing as a career , being taken on as a trainee student nurse three years later . |
| 10 | The Sheffield Wednesday striker was livid at finding himself back on the bench just 28 minutes after being sent on as a second-half substitute at Norwich on Saturday . |
| 11 | She feels sorry for smokers — ‘ Nowadays , I think it is looked on as a sort of disability ’ . |
| 12 | ( i ) As a result of the progress of medical science certain conditions are now so easily diagnosable and treatable , that , although they once carried a mortality , it can no longer be said that they do , unless that mortality is brought on as a result of some wholly unexpected and exceptional circumstance , for example gross negligence on the part of the doctor treating the patient . |
| 13 | I sang in the choir at chapel and was called on as a boy soprano for various local concerts or for a solo or two at Bude parish church . |
| 14 | It was laid on as a surprise by Nick 's colleagues at Norfolk county council . |
| 15 | When the earl died without male issue in 1373 , he was taken on as a king 's knight by Edward III who , in addition to confirming the earl 's grant , awarded him an annuity for life of £50 . |
| 16 | I was taken on as a staff programme researcher for " Here Today " , Salary : £1,100 . |
| 17 | Philip was taken on as a sort of pupil-teacher , helping with the children and also furthering his own education . |