Example sentences of "was [verb] to [pers pn] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was given to me as a present so I 'd feel funny about selling it myself , but you could maybe buy a pair of shoes for Sonja with it or something . |
| 2 | She said , ‘ You see , before the war , this was given to me as a present , and it was full of chocolates . ’ |
| 3 | The watch was given to me as a surety by Meredith Putt , lord of Swinbrook Manor . ’ |
| 4 | Tony Visconti : ‘ At that time , we had gone into the studio to record ‘ The Man Who Sold The World ’ , and the horrible thing that was happening to me as a producer , the nightmare of my life , was that David and Angela were becoming totally entwined and enraptured with each other . |
| 5 | What was happening to my body — not only the changes brought about by puberty , but the fact that the clothes it wore and the food it consumed were chosen for it by someone else — was a metaphor for what was happening to me as a whole person . |
| 6 | Her pale , plain face was turned to him as a flower turns to the sun . |
| 7 | It was presented to them as a detective game in which they were encouraged to help the Pink Panther to solve some mysteries . |
| 8 | In the end , and because Lord Hunter was presented to us as a man of independent judgement , we decided to do so , and advised Meehan to do the same . |
| 9 | She says it 's turning what was presented to us as a local bypass into a major through-way — motorway style — six lanes , elevated to 35 feet in places , lit all night slap through Oxford 's green belt . |
| 10 | He was introduced to it as a game played in the garden before coming north from Devon in 1970 . |
| 11 | It may mean ‘ this is a role which was ascribed to me as a woman and which I resented ’ . |
| 12 | It was sent to me as a review copy . |
| 13 | When it was suggested to them as a possibility it was understood by them as an opportunity for a breathing space in the absence of any other alternative . |