Example sentences of "it [vb past] as a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon I came to a strange place where the river divided , one part of it compressed as a hurling white torrent between steep artificial banks , the other part let into a tranquil canal that entered Galway from the countryside . |
| 2 | She was a little disappointed in its capacity in relation to its size , for it cheated as a false-bottomed suitcase cheats . |
| 3 | Christianity , as it arose as a messianic reform movement within Judaism in the first century AD , had some characteristics of an early reform Judaism . |
| 4 | The ANC had earlier resisted a meeting with Inkatha on the grounds that this would lend undue national legitimacy to what it regarded as a Zulu organization with a power base confined largely to Natal province . |
| 5 | And for those , especially within the Movement , for whom it ranked as a burning issue , Hitler 's words were clearly taken as a signal and sanction for further radical action and were increasingly treated as a literal description of what was actually taking place . |
| 6 | In particular , it proposed the ending of detention without trial as soon as was politically possible , and it condemned as a serious mistake the establishment of a ‘ special category ’ for convicted prisoners claiming political motivation . |
| 7 | In fact , it came as a complete surprise to the hoteliers of Ramsey when they were given notice to quit their premises within six days , leaving behind ‘ all furniture , bedding , linen , cutlery , crockery and utensils ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Although Steven said he 'd heard arguing , I never had so it came as a complete shock . ’ |
| 9 | Cooper said : ‘ It came as a complete bombshell . |
| 10 | However , it came as a great shock to Richard when , some time later , this friend fell into profanity and drunkenness . |
| 11 | It came as a great shock . |
| 12 | Gavin , who chose The Crusades , 1095–1154 , as his final specialist subject , said : ‘ It came as a great surprise to win . |
| 13 | Maggie was called to see Mr Parnham during the next morning and it came as a great surprise . |
| 14 | Nasser was not informed of his mothers death until he returned to Khatatba , several months later , when it came as a great shock . |
| 15 | He says it came as a great shock , although when she was a drug addict they had wondered how she managed to pay for heroin . |
| 16 | It came as a great surprise to me for some reason or other . |
| 17 | Glen Coe Still on conservation issues , it came as a pleasant surprise to many when the news leaked that the Countryside Commission for Scotland , who built and own the controversial visitors centre on National Trust for Scotland ground in Glen Coe , had recommended that the centre be moved . |
| 18 | It came as a pleasant surprise and is most gratefully received . |
| 19 | It came as a mild shock to realise that there was none . |
| 20 | But there is no masking the truth and , when Costakis learnt of this ‘ bashfulness ’ , it came as a painful blow to his self-esteem as a collector . |
| 21 | Considering that Russia had not engaged in naval warfare for some 50 years and that its industrial economy had been almost totally destroyed during the war , it came as a considerable shock to discover that it was capable of building such a strikingly graceful , and powerful , class of warship . |
| 22 | It came as a considerable shock , therefore , when , on 24 January 1977 , the Chief Executive of the Mid-Glamorgan County Council received a letter from the Welsh Education Office of the DES stating the government 's intention of removing courses of teacher-training from the Polytechnic as part of the overall plan to reduce the number of teacher-training places in the Principality to 2,850 by 1981 . |
| 23 | Every time I visited him he made me polish the dust off the bottle , so it came as a huge relief when we were finally able to open it . |
| 24 | He was sort of evasive and fey and appeared relatively shy and my impression of him at the time was that he had little charisma , no star quality and not a lot of talent , and it came as a big surprise when he became as successful as he was . |
| 25 | Strachan said : ‘ It came as a big surprise when I was told six weeks ago my name was being put forward . |
| 26 | Anton , in this cubicle , stuck time , it seemed as a hundred years , the boy ; he was surprised how innocent , trusting — for he saw it all so clearly now , Parker 's mask — he once had been . |
| 27 | Some Berliners want it preserved as a historic site , others fear that it could become the focus for neo-fascist demonstrators . |
| 28 | It acted as a centralised design studio for all carpet factories in Russia , sending out infrequent batches of new designs , which only then would enable a manufacturer to change . |
| 29 | It showed as a black absence of stars in the lower sky . |
| 30 | It began as a joint initiative between purchaser and provider with 15 users of mental health services and their carers . |