Example sentences of "it had [verb] as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had functioned as a workshop throughout , in contrast with the other two which remained entirely agricultural . |
| 2 | The Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania ( HDUR ) held no post , as it had stipulated as a condition the creation of a Ministry for National Minorities . |
| 3 | It had served as a community arts centre which ended in a dreadful financial muddle , with an unsavoury reputation among the town 's staider citizens , and a very popular bar which managed to lose money . |
| 4 | Defending the move , the Energy Minister , Steve Tashjian , said that it was the only way open to Armenia to regain the generating power it had lost as a result of the energy blockade by neighbouring Azerbaijan and the disruption of gas supplies from Georgia because of fighting . |
| 5 | Although it had come as a shock , for he had never made it his business to enquire into the ramifications of his family , he had found a morbid humour in the situation . |
| 6 | It had started as a game but had taken over their lives , almost . |