Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [adv prt] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I have some sympathy for the institutions ' view that their duty is to their policyholders and they can not be expected to double up as company regulators . |
| 2 | However , after a lively meeting with directors , Reg was persuaded to carry on as coach by three men in a hearse who asked to meet him outside during a beer break . |
| 3 | Samuel strongly advised that MacDonald should be persuaded to stay on as head of the existing government or some " reconstituted " Labour Cabinet or , failing these alternatives , of a National government made up of members of the three parties ; the necessary but unpalatable economies affecting the working class could best be imposed by a Labour government . |
| 4 | The directive had subsequently been sharply criticized by the parliamentary ombudsman , and the government eventually rescinded it , but Ninn-Hansen had refused to step down as Speaker over the issue . |
| 5 | In elections in the south-eastern province of Styria ( Steiermark ) on Sept. 22 , the far-right opposition Freedom Party of Austria ( Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs — FPÖ — whose leader , Jörg Haider , had in June been compelled to step down as governor of Carinthia — see p. 38298 ) made significant gains , increasing its support by more than 10 per cent to 14.6 per cent , compared with the last elections in 1986 [ see p. 34695 ] . |
| 6 | A general election was called for May and Chandra Shekhar was asked to stay on as caretaker Prime Minister . |
| 7 | Mr Orlando was forced to step down as mayor despite his popularity with the voters . |