Example sentences of "been [vb pp] as [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Two physicists at the University of Sydney in Australia had a piece of copper tubing , used as a lightning conductor , which had been crushed as the electrical current passed through it . |
| 2 | Such a relation has been explained as the result of increased androgenicity . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , some preliminary cobbing could well have been done as the ore was brought out to grass . |
| 4 | It has frequently been lampooned as the " supermarket approach " to religion , or the " Cook 's Tour of World Religions " . |
| 5 | In the National Health Service the local element in policymaking has been weakened as the government has pushed for greater accountability of regional bodies to central government . |
| 6 | It was as though the recent remarks of John Major had been anticipated as the exhibition was already running when he expressed concern over the future of manufacturing industry in the U.K. One reference to the exhibition by Campbell Christie , General Secretary , Scottish T.U.C. stated ‘ The problem we face in Britain is that we do n't manufacture enough of what we consume . |
| 7 | As such it has been used as a very weak tea ( 6g/¼oz to 600ml/1 pint/2½ cups of water ) ( one cup per day ) by male artists and craftsmen . |
| 8 | On the Liverpool side , the docks , which handle general cargoes , are continuous for 10 km , though some of the older basins have been closed as the size of ships has increased . |
| 9 | However , this lexicon has been updated as the project has progressed , and for this reason the OALD has been indexed using a different list . |
| 10 | ‘ I noticed , ’ she said , reaching out to touch him — and pulling away as if she had been stung as the telephone rang inside the house . |
| 11 | The Admiral who had been appointed as the boss of Playboy UK got a golden handshake of nearly £12 million for four months ' tenure as the firm was taken over . |
| 12 | The conceptual basis underlying the Nat Bell decision has been removed as the courts have rejected the limited theory of jurisdiction , and have moved through the collateral fact doctrine towards the theory of extensive review . |
| 13 | The proposal has been retained as the Board believes that information on the market value of liabilities is relevant to an assessment of the economic position of the company ( Discussion Paper , paragraphs 3.31-3.35 ) . |
| 14 | This expansion has been achieved as the payroll has contracted . |
| 15 | The elective removal had been advised as the mole had been bleeding . |
| 16 | What has been described as the curriculum revolution was well under way . |
| 17 | Often , the history of a tribe has been perpetuated as the grandmothers of the village tell the old tales yet again around the evening fire . |