Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] as a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indream , Dana qualified as a real person among zombies anyway . |
| 2 | Deborah Manley trained as a social worker but has spent most of her working life in publishing . |
| 3 | Jan Carlzon hailed as a visionary for his turnaround at SAS airlines , has spent his entire career ( beginning in 1968 ) in the travel business , since 1978 in the airline industry . |
| 4 | But when Millie , from her seat , lifted her arm and waved to them , they looked at each other , giggled , then all waved back , which Millie took as a good omen and Rose Quinton took as a sign of comparative peace . |
| 5 | In war it was only the poor who were expected to die and so the death of Earl Patrick came as a great shock to everyone . |
| 6 | The 31-year-old left back , signed by Brian Little from Halifax last February , joined the Fourth Division club for what manager Ray Hankin described as a four figure fee . |
| 7 | Yeah but Russia did n't case Russia intervened as a pro-liberal thing . |
| 8 | Hugh began as a chargehand in the Teasing Department , where he returned to become foreman after a few years in the Dyed Wool Blending Department . |
| 9 | His father , Dr John Gore worked as a nuclear physicist at Berkley Nuclear Laboratories . |
| 10 | But Russia mobilized as a political bluff , playing a card to trump Austria-Hungary 's . |
| 11 | The village of Inverinate is bypassed and the head of Loch Duich reached as a green strath opens up ahead . |
| 12 | From a slow start , Russell Reynolds emerged as a strong second to Korn/Ferry in terms of fees generated worldwide . |
| 13 | After a protracted battle , which raised The Times and the whole of the medical establishment against Stansfield and Lambert , Simon resigned as a civil servant in 1876 , but the overall situation remained unchanged . |
| 14 | On the 1 February 1983 the new-style BDN appeared as a monthly instead of bimonthly paper with folio-sired pages and its contents targeted on the deaf community . |
| 15 | His bruised hand was greatly admired and his escapade in Mucky Beck accepted as a terrific adventure . |
| 16 | Paul Wilkinson operated as a lone striker , with Slaven in a midfield role . |
| 17 | Morse seemed to think you 'd found something in the safe which Matthew regarded as a negotiable asset . ’ |
| 18 | After the Second World War — during which time Fred served as a Special in the Metropolitan Police and later in the Royal Artillery — he put in another 111 League appearances and thus became the only Palace player to make a century of appearances on each side of the war . |
| 19 | Much as the CMEA emerged as a diplomatic counterweight to the Marshal Plan and OEEC , the Warsaw Pact arose principally in response to the entry of the Federal Republic of Germany into NATO . |
| 20 | Yet it consolidated the king 's position within France , partly through the skilled regency of Suger , but also because , in taking on himself the leadership of the expedition , Louis re-emerged as a credible ruler of men . |
| 21 | Veuve du Vernay Brut Described as a classic sparkling French wine with a fresh dry taste and fruity bouquet we found this quite pleasing . |
| 22 | Ellen borrowed the adjustable spanner that Mama Sipcott provided as a lobster-claw cracker . |
| 23 | The three piano concertos , which Mozart described as a happy medium between what is too easy and what is too difficult — virtuosic , pleasant to listen to , and natural without being banal — were written for himself to play at his subscription concerts . |
| 24 | Australia 's constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom emerged as a possible election issue on Feb. 27 when Prime Minister Keating accused the UK of " deserting " Australia during the Second World War and of later downgrading relations with its former colony in favour of the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 25 | If FUNCINPEC emerged as a clear victor , Prince Ranariddh might supplant his father as the natural leader of Cambodia . |
| 26 | In 1890 Max Despard died and after months of seclusion Charlotte Despard emerged as a wealthy , philanthropic widow , operating in the Nine Elms district of Battersea , south London . |
| 27 | Philip jumped as a tiny stone bounced on the concrete and hit the door . |
| 28 | The ICA suggested as a cheaper alternative that firms could simply be required to forward their 5-weekly reconciliations to their reporting accountant , who could then undertake appropriate tests and verify compliance in his or her report . |
| 29 | Margaret Godfrey worked as a cleaner for Oxford University . |
| 30 | Margaret Godfrey worked as a cleaner for Oxford University . |