Example sentences of "[adv] be [vb pp] as [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if one tries to envelop the noun phrase and the adjective in a single question , then , on the one hand , the result will usually or always be grammatical , because the verbs occurring in this construction can of course stand as ordinary transitive verbs , but , on the other , the question form will naturally be taken as related to the ordinary transitive verb with a simple noun phrase object — with a corresponding alteration in the meaning expressed ; ( 23 ) is an attempt to put such a question : ( 23 ) his sister set the owl free what did his sister set ? to which suitable answers could include the mousetrap or the first four questions . |
| 2 | Such documents may only be issued as outlined above or if they are exempted . |
| 3 | So the crucial interpretive assumption of conventionalism , that our legal practice can sensibly be seen as structured by central and pervasive legal conventions about legislation and precedent , seems to be reflected in ordinary experience . |
| 4 | The alleged contraventions of section 57 consist of the publication of investment advertisements whose contents had not been approved as required by the Act . |
| 5 | The first is that the policies have largely been implemented as intended and that they are bearing fruit . |
| 6 | The price level on other islands can no longer be taken as fixed at p but will be seen to have risen . |
| 7 | The coat pattern of both the European and the African races can best be described as suppressed , weak or washed-out tabby . |
| 8 | In spite of the absence of any pause , the utterance would normally be regarded as divided into two tone-units : ‘ John ’ and ‘ is it you ’ . |
| 9 | For this purpose it should be noted that contracts with a UK counterparty may be treated as entered into in the UK , depending on the facts , and the better view is that advice given to an investor in the UK should normally be treated as given in the UK . |
| 10 | those which employ a method or means of combat the effects of which can not be limited as required by this Protocol ; and consequently , in each such case , are of a nature to strike military objectives and civilians or civilian objects without distinction . |
| 11 | The selection of a prospective parliamentary candidate shall not be regarded as completed until the name of the member selected has been placed before a meeting of the National Executive Committee , and his or her selection has been duly endorsed . |
| 12 | Standard English should not be regarded as fixed . |
| 13 | It was said that if a claim is directed to a technical process which is carried out under the control of a program ( whether implemented in the hardware or the software ) , then the claim can not be regarded as related to a computer program as such . |
| 14 | Having examined this location I regret to advise you that there are several reasons why this stop can not be relocated as requested . |
| 15 | From them it goes to manufacturing engineers , who , as like as not , discover that it can not be built as designed so far , and that the whole process must start again . |
| 16 | " Regulated business " is defined by the COB Rules to mean either of the following : ( 1 ) Investment business carried on from a UK office ( of the firm or of an appointed representative ) ; this is the case even if the customer is a non-UK client and even if an account officer goes overseas to meet him ; or ( 2 ) Investment business carried on from a non-UK office with or for customers in the UK , except where that business would not be treated as carried on in the UK ( and so would not require FSA authorisation ) if the non-UK office had been a separate person ; this exception , in effect , provides the " foreign business carve-out " from the COB Rules for business with UK customers ( see page 40 below ) ; certain marketing rules are , however , brought back in ( see page 42 below ) . |
| 17 | Although the Consultation Draft issued before the COB Rules were introduced suggested that a third party client of an SRO member should not be treated as identified even if the firm knew his name and address ( if that was all ) , this suggested exclusion was eventually dropped ; accordingly , such knowledge is fatal . |
| 18 | Arguing that their elephant herds could not be classified as endangered locally , representatives of these countries , led by Zimbabwe , attacked " conservation imperialism " and asserted their right to " sustainable utilisation " . |
| 19 | The papers presented to the seminars were essentially ‘ work in progress ’ reports and should not be read as completed pieces of research . |
| 20 | According to section 15 of the 1982 Act , if the union is sued for inducing breach of or interfering with contract , or for intimidation by threats to interfere with contract , or for conspiracy to commit these torts , then the act in question shall be taken to have been done by the union only if it was authorised or endorsed by a ‘ responsible person , ’ which means the principal executive committee , any person authorised by the rules to endorse acts of the kind in question , the president or general secretary , any other employed official , or any committee to which an employed official reports , but an act by an official or a committee to which he reports shall not be taken as authorised or endorsed if the official or committee was prevented from authorising or endorsing the act by union rules or if the act has been repudiated by the president or general secretary . |
| 21 | But the 's should not be taken as given : in particular , is dependent upon the money supply process . |
| 22 | His early predictions of independence should probably not be taken as settled opinions but rather as conversational ploys : he often tried out extreme views on his audience , to test their reactions or to play out scenarios in his own mind . |
| 23 | Conversely non-allocated expenditure can not be identified as earmarked for the use of a particular member . |
| 24 | The document used above was presented as input to the semantic analyser , and the CED used in place of the OALD as the source of definitions . |
| 25 | The data used above was presented as input to the semantic analyser , with the newly indexed CED definitions as the source of definitions . |
| 26 | If your employer agrees to your early departure , you will still be regarded as dismissed in law if the agreement is simply , in effect , to bring forward your dismissal date or if it is agreed that you need not actually work during the remainder of your notice period . |
| 27 | The RAC tends to have local firms dealing with their matters and can always be approached as stated above to see if they are prepared to allow you some introductions . |
| 28 | The crucial question of ‘ standards ’ , of teachers ' commitment to what have traditionally been accepted as cultivated or educated taste and speech , recurs in connection with both these activities with disturbing persistence . |
| 29 | Headings may also be subdivided as indicated below . |
| 30 | But social relations themselves can also be seen as structured in a symbolic way . |