Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Areas of true wilderness were maintained solely as hunting preserves for the ruling élite , whose sporting exploits were commonly used to illustrate their potency as rulers and conquerors ( MacKenzie , 1989 ) . |
| 2 | 1967 ; minds were blown ; dance was left behind as beats stretched out into timelessness ; rock acquired a whole new chromatic and spatial vocabulary , as new kinds of instrumentation were added and the studio itself became an instrument ; the first dabblings with stage effects and multi-media experience were made . |
| 3 | SHARES and sterling were becalmed yesterday as dealers looked to company results to provide a clear lead on the UK economic outlook . |
| 4 | The lead was given both as composer and as publisher by Byrd 's pupil Morley . |
| 5 | A VITAL , hitherto forgotten point was raised yesterday as preparations were made for a controversial public inquiry . |
| 6 | Electrogenic ion transport was measured directly as SCC recorded by voltage clamping the tissue at zero potential , as described previously . |
| 7 | Images of London 's wartime blitz were conjured up as children taught their parents how to use gas masks . |
| 8 | Barr Thomson Engineering was relaunched yesterday as BTE ( Glenrothes ) , after an 11-week negotiation culminated in an innovative rescue package involving a partnership with a major customer , Tecnomarine Services of Aberdeen , and a consortium of backers from both the public and private sectors . |
| 9 | Female sexuality and reproduction were seen particularly as representative of the mortality that separates us from the eternal and binds us to temporal corruptible life . |
| 10 | PROPOSALS to form a Premier League second division were thrown out as England 's top clubs achieved a rare showing of unity at a London meeting yesterday . |
| 11 | Karr 's ship was docking even as Tolonen rode the sealed car out to the landing bay . |
| 12 | Later the woman 's benefit was cut off on the grounds that she and her lodger were living together as husband and wife , and he must therefore maintain her . |
| 13 | The couple were listed simply as Extract 41 — the 41st wedding to take place in registrar Molly Croll 's district this year . |
| 14 | Darkness was falling rapidly as Campeanu eased his way past the narrow gap . |
| 15 | Inside the house Janine was crying quietly as Sarah spoke . |
| 16 | The failure to attend to the Palestinian problem was put aside as Israel stood its ground with dignity . |
| 17 | ‘ Ma , I do n't — ’ Kevin 's excuse was cut short as Nellie came forward with her children . |
| 18 | The sentence was interrupted abruptly as Hitch fired . |
| 19 | Ranulf and the lay brother were left behind as Thomas explained that the Picti were secretive people , hostile to those races who had pushed them from their lands and so did not take kindly to strangers . |
| 20 | One Pack were dressed up as Robin Hood and His Merry Men , another as the Knights of the Round Table , pulling along a dragon in chains ; a third represented characters from Alice in Wonderland . |
| 21 | Any approaching troughs of wet weather were drawn in as lines , either a warm front or a cold front , and many isobars close together meant high winds . |
| 22 | CAMPUSES throughout the region were hit yesterday as lecturers launched a national one-day strike over pay . |
| 23 | An iron band clamped her wrist , her arm was forced backwards as Rourke 's hard body slammed against her , knocking the air from her lungs . |
| 24 | The drinks party was evaporating slowly as guests said their goodbyes . |