Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] as a [noun] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | And so therefore the local elections were seen as a pointer to the general elections . |
| 32 | In the new political climate of the Donoughmore Constitution these restrictions were seen as a restraint on the economic freedom of the peasantry . |
| 33 | The mergers agreement , and progress on a range of other single market issues such as rules for public procurement , the harmonisation for testing and market veterinary medicines and the labelling of irradiated food , were seen as a triumph for the French presidency of the EC Council of Ministers which has ensured that the legislative timetable for the 1992 single market remains on course . |
| 34 | Yes a few years ago yu were seen as a weirdo |
| 35 | Crime had been portrayed by positivists as a pathology , requiring the application of psychological or sociological technology to put it right ; criminals were seen as a kind of societal waste product requiring hygienic processing . |
| 36 | The human factor was evident when short evenings in the spring and autumn were seen as a constraint in growing cereals . |
| 37 | I am not referring to the conservative perspective which condemns sexual deviance per se , but to another viewpoint , one which might actually endorse deviance in principle , at least if it were seen as a quest for authentic selfhood of the kind explored in Chapter 3 . |
| 38 | In this context there seems to have been some unexplained change of thinking on the part of the Inspectorate because the eight areas of experience ( in Curriculum 11–16 ) were seen as a way of considering a common curriculum , presumably satisfying all aspects of the curriculum including ‘ education and society ’ and ‘ working life ’ . |
| 39 | The mindless sentimentality and inevitably happy endings were seen as a reflection of the popular will . |
| 40 | Well into the seventeenth century , the Alps were seen as a place where the only activity was shovelling snow from the 45° pastures . |
| 41 | Optimism about an economic upswing was clouded by signs of popular opposition to the government 's liberalization measures , some of which were seen as a prelude to job losses in the public sector . |
| 42 | His remarks were seen as a hint that the Conservatives might let a minority Government led by Mr Kinnock stay in office if it toned down its programme , rather than force an immediate second election . |
| 43 | It would be a pity if talk of road pricing were to divert attention from commonsense action needed now , or if it were seen as a substitute for a properly funded roads programme . |
| 44 | Coward and Lawrence ( though he was obviously the brighter , better-read and more inquisitive of the two ) belong to an all-but vanished world in which celebrity , success and acclaim were seen as a means of validating one 's existence . |
| 45 | The proposed continuation schools were seen as a means whereby the newly-discovered young workers would be given a ‘ liberal ’ education , involving a version of civic ethics which emphasized both occupational adaptability and community service . |
| 46 | They were declared in run-down industrial and/ or commercial areas , and were seen as a means of stabilizing economic activity . |
| 47 | The eastern marches were seen as a means by which internal German social and economic pressure could be relieved , where economic expansion was far more feasible than competition with France and Britain . |
| 48 | All those administrations had subscribed to the " domino theory " : the non-Communist countries were seen as a set of dominoes , and if one was knocked over ( i.e. went Communist ) then the others would also tumble . |
| 49 | House-price booms were seen as a thing of the past . |
| 50 | An official , four soldiers , four children and two adults were injured as a truck driven by two Goajira Indians drove at speed directly at the presidential motorcade . |
| 51 | However , if you left a child under 12 ( England and Wales ) or under seven ( Scotland ) in your home with an unguarded or inadequately guarded fire and they were injured as a result , you would be legally responsible . |
| 52 | The Leith Chamber of Commerce was instituted in 1840 and in 1852 the Directors petitioned for and obtained a Charter of Incorporation on their representation ‘ That the town of Leith is the principal seaport in the East of Scotland and it would tend much to the encouragement and promotion of the trade and manufacture already extensively established and carried on there , if the Petitioners were incorporated as a Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers , with the powers and privileges usually conferred on such bodies ’ . |
| 53 | At the same time the young scholar 's concern with large aesthetic-cultural questions and his deep interest in Schopenhauer were felt as a stimulus by Wagner himself . |
| 54 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 55 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 56 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 57 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 58 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 59 | They must have done some good ( Cipolla points out that their principles were the same as those of the great 19th-century sanitary reformers such as Sir Edwin Chadwick ) , and yet there seems to be no way of telling from the surviving evidence whether lives were saved as a result . |
| 60 | My ideas were readjusted as a result . |