Example sentences of "and [vb past] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the case that most people regard the way in which the National Library has been built and planned as a total national disaster and a vast waste of public money . |
| 2 | So I graduated from watcher to player and clapped as the sons and the Omani drummers played and sang . |
| 3 | And [ Molla Fenari " s ] standing rose in [ the sultan " s ] estimation and he occupied the highest place therein and consulted with the sultan in all affairs [ of state ] and became as the vezir … |
| 4 | Plenty of other good bands around the country have tried to grab at the coat-tails the Manchester scene and failed as a result . |
| 5 | In 1894 he lost his job and failed as a cobbler . |
| 6 | Plenty of other good bands around the country have tried to grab at the coat-tails the Manchester scene and failed as a result . |
| 7 | He had an excellent temperament and lived as a family pet . |
| 8 | Linked to an alleged coup attempt by Mao 's then heir-apparent Lin Biao in 1971 , Chen was arrested and reviled as a traitor . |
| 9 | Automatic weighing machines are very accurate and sample packs are taken regularly and weighed as a check . |
| 10 | And used as a medicine as well . |
| 11 | And used as a medicine ? |
| 12 | The US engine was initially designated as GE 's model l–A ( later improved and redesignated as the 1–14 for use in the three XP aircraft ) and with continued improvements , evolved into the l–16/J–31 series turbojets . |
| 13 | Moonshine on the holly leaves showed the way she twitched and jerked as the blackthorn spines probed deeper into the soft moss of her womb . |
| 14 | The crowd , jubilant at President Fidel Ramos ' decision to allow the body 's return , pushed and shouted as the 727 jet , which bore an image of Marcos and the words ‘ I am a Filipino , ’ taxied to the terminal . |
| 15 | Turning to head for the pool , she gasped and staggered as a figure loomed before her |
| 16 | She beamed at her husband , bravely facing the barrage of produce , and winced as a particularly juicy specimen caught him right on the chin . |
| 17 | Whitlock pulled himself to his feet and winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg . |
| 18 | The front tyres jerked and bounced as the Zetor bored into the pile and began to climb and crush it . |
| 19 | I then learnt yoga and trained as a teacher . |
| 20 | But the growth in consumer debt should not be simply seen and condemned as a complete descent into mindless consumerism . |
| 21 | For elders with histories of secure attachments , a diminished capacity to desire new attachments may be accepted sagely as age-appropriate — or feared and rejected as an unwelcome sign of old age and impending death . |
| 22 | If he takes no action , well and good ; if he seeks an injunction , the issue can be litigated and appealed as a matter of principle , without the danger of suffering a heavy penalty for an offence — eg of contempt of court — which has already been committed . |
| 23 | He trained and practised as a solicitor , was excessively conscientious , and always warned his clients , as he warned himself , that any ill-thought out actions could spell disaster of some unspecified kind . |
| 24 | Our first trek , up Gunung Mulu , was the hardest of the whole expedition and came as a shock to the system . |
| 25 | The increase , to 109,373 from 101,107 last October , was the highest monthly rise since April and came as a welcome boost to the struggling industry . |
| 26 | He became from Hetton-le-Hole , a quaintly named colliery village in north east County Durham and played as a back for Ferryhill and later Eppleton in the Wearside league which , at that time , was a prolific nursery for Football League clubs . |
| 27 | Been a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain , the European Community Youth Orchestra and played as an ‘ extra ’ with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the UK , Germany and Spain . |
| 28 | Inmates were divided into groups of five , and usually lived , worked and ate as a group . |
| 29 | ‘ You are a beautiful lady , ’ Arthur announced , removing his thumb for the purpose , and added as an afterthought , ‘ not today a lion lady . ’ |
| 30 | He reported that he had met a survivor from the heroic days , an ancient Indian hag , he said , bald as a vulture and wizened as a walnut , with one black tooth left in her head . |