Example sentences of "it was [adv] [verb] [prep] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would n't surprise me to hear it was locally referred to as the sugar sifter ( a metaphor at last ! ) , one of those useless gadgets dispensing too little or too much in cheap cafés . |
| 2 | ‘ Second Empire style ’ was copied and transplanted to other European capitals , and even to the New World and it was so closely identified with the Emperor himself that it was sometimes referred to as Style Napoléon III . |
| 3 | During the UDI ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence ) years there was little love lost between the Smith regime and the university — indeed it was often referred to as ‘ the Kremlin on the hill ’ . |
| 4 | Because it was so small — no more than a Hamlet — it was often referred to as ‘ Little Sutton ’ . |
| 5 | Any sound grain which was harvested was completely unusable for flour because of the fishy smell which accompanied the smut , ( hence it was often referred to as stinking smut ) . |
| 6 | The fact that visiting supporters were allowed in to the same terracing , even though distinctly segregated , was a constant source of irritation to many Oxford fans , and it was often pointed to as an explanation for the occurrence of ‘ bovver ’ . |
| 7 | Well , I am alas going to have to leave out my discussion of God in Paradise Lost , the question of whether , by presenting the obedience to God you can somehow make it more palatable to the readers ' tastes than you could if it was entirely thought of as a secular morality . |