Example sentences of "time [pers pn] [verb] be [vb pp] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been described as many things , but that is the first time I have been described as a tourist attraction . |
| 2 | It was the first time the Communicator of the Year presentation had left London and the first time it had been staged as part of the annual convention . |
| 3 | ‘ Since old Josh 's time it 's been used as a holiday retreat by various Proberts down the years , ’ he added , ‘ with some of the land let out for summer grazing to mainland farmers . ’ |
| 4 | It 's a task fire officers tackle regularly , but this time it 's been simulated as part of a competition , where crews from all over the world to compete against the clock and each other . |
| 5 | In its time it has been claimed as one of the best dual-purpose breeds in the world ; no doubt the Shorthorn contributed to its early maturity and improved the carcass quality of what was once a rather coarse-boned large beef bullock , while the Jersey presumably contributed to its relatively high butterfat ( a Normande cow , many years ago , held the world butterfat record ) . |
| 6 | The Whitebred/Welsh Black cross is known as the Blue Albion and from time to time it has been classified as a separate breed . |
| 7 | In April 1962 he wrote ‘ Blowin' in the Wind ’ , and within a short space of time he had been adopted as the spokesman of the civil-rights movement . |
| 8 | In his time he had been billed as the Sex Ton ( geddit ? ) , |