Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [adv] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far as the situation changed in the 1790s it was to the extent that such payments became systematised both as a regular basis for relieving poverty and in being tied to a scale of bread prices . |
| 2 | He 'd noted that Howard had clammed up as the new arrival appeared . |
| 3 | Two men had made off as the police arrived . |
| 4 | Something had sparked into life when they had first set eyes on each other , though , and even Julius 's self-control had melted away as the spark had ignited a flame , and then a fire . |
| 5 | One who had arrived there as the convulsions started was Charlton Heston who achieved almost instant stardom and became especially known for his appearances in the biblical epics . |
| 6 | I had woken up as the ferry was docking , feeling bad-breathed and half drunk , and had walked off the ramp , shown my passport at customs and asked where the police station was . |
| 7 | Within minutes the noise level had increased perceptibly as the champagne began to have its effect . |
| 8 | ‘ If this had worked out as the terrorists had wanted then many lives would have been lost . |
| 9 | Admittedly the army had stood aside as the monarchy fell in April 1931 , but its acceptance of the Republic was anything but unrestrained . |