Example sentences of "was [verb] [pron] [noun sg] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nineteenth century was to see its status as the language of diplomacy grow still further as it became even more a symbol of some underlying European unity which , however vague , was genuinely felt to exist by most of those who decided the continent 's destinies . |
| 2 | Vanguard was breaking up and its supporters were either rejoining the Unionist Party or moving to Paisley 's DUP , which was consolidating its position as the more militant and more populist loyalist party . |
| 3 | By his death , the membership had doubled , the MCC was developing its role as the judicious lawgiver of the game , and there were many more cleaner-cut fixtures , with schools and the universities , for example . |
| 4 | Paul wrote that he was doing his work as the Lord 's servant . |
| 5 | Aged twelve , living in France and betrothed to the dauphin , Mary was asserting her position as the adult reigning monarch of Scotland . |