Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [prep] [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 Criminals and other trouble-makers are referred to widely as ‘ gougers ’ : ‘ there are basically two types of people .
2 The normal forms of glaciated mountains are accepted by all as due to ice erosion and no one would seriously suggest that such features as corries , glacial troughs and overdeepened basins are still being formed .
3 This is particularly so in the last dance , when the Bride and Groom are watched by all as they solemnly walk together through the doorway into their room .
4 Although , today , justices of the peace are thought of primarily as being judicial bodies , they nevertheless retain certain administrative functions ( the best known of which is the issuing of liquor licences ) which , however , are a pale shadow of their former role .
5 In the event of damage caused during a riot , it is essential that such claims are dealt with immediately as it is possible to obtain a recovery against the local Police authority .
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