Example sentences of "as have been [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He regards this somewhat gruelling routine as having been a vital part of his training .
2 In a very small percentage of cases someone was described as having been a Free Presbyterian .
3 In whatever way it is financed , such investment is regarded by some as having been a direct loss to the domestic economy and as such having contributed to Britain 's poor investment record [ Singh , 1977 ] .
4 legendary king of Assyria represented by ancient writers as having been an effeminate voluptuary who reigned in the ninth century BC .
5 He regarded being chief secretary , with its need to cut departmental spending throughout Government , as having been the toughest of the jobs ‘ in terms of sheer workload ’ .
6 Scott and his friend returned year after year in search of poetic treasure , and Scott is recorded as having been the first man ever to tackle the rough tracks into Liddesdale in a carriage .
7 I regard as having been the greatest achievement of the English courts in my judicial lifetime .
8 Also , the wardens of the Forest of Dean , and of the forests between Oxford and Stamford bridges , were required to account directly at the Exchequer for the revenues of their bailiwicks , instead of farming them as had been the previous practice .
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