Example sentences of "was [vb pp] as [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clinton Manning , who works for the Birmingham Evening Mail , was stopped as he put the £17,582 Rover 220 turbo through its paces . |
| 2 | John McLeish rose to go but was recalled as he reached the door . |
| 3 | It was stoned as it reached the Bogside ; Catholics clashed with the RUC ; and the Bogside Defence Association erected barricades . |
| 4 | The unnamed pensioner , limping with a walking stick , was cheered as he hurled a jug of water over the 47-year-old boss . |
| 5 | A FRAIL pensioner died of shock after he was mugged as he fed the pigeons near his home . |
| 6 | The woman was attacked as she left the Yarm Road branch of Barclay 's Bank at 11am , yesterday . |
| 7 | The 20 year old student was attacked as she used the women 's toilets near the Martyr 's Memorial in the centre of Oxford . |
| 8 | Three years ago a Sao Paulo solicitor was applauded as he kicked a young would-be pickpocket to death . |
| 9 | Mr Cordle was applauded as he demanded the abolition of standing charges for pensioners on gas , electricity and telephone bills as a first step towards helping them . |
| 10 | Maybelle , face ashen , was transfixed as she watched the Tunstalls leave . |
| 11 | Silence was observed as she moved a table to stand between Charlotte and the chair Natasha had sat in , then arranged the china and poured the first cups . |
| 12 | Daisy , 57 , of Hindon , near Salisbury , Wilts , was hit as she walked the dog to a nearby village . |
| 13 | During the height of the fighting Sigismund was slain as he led a regiment of archers out to defend the palace against wyvern attack . |
| 14 | Long was abducted as he left a " pray-for-peace " ceremony in Phnom Penh on Jan. 22 . |
| 15 | On the final day when Anlec fell Mentheus was killed as he led the assault . |
| 16 | Detectives who at first treated the death of Mr Peter Jowett as murder said they now believed he was killed as he set a snare . |
| 17 | But the opportunity was lost as he placed an arm lightly about her shoulders , giving her a quick peck on the cheek and saying , ‘ Look after yourself , Laura , and do n't worry about the twins . |
| 18 | Amelia Earhart — American heroic pioneer in aviation whose plane was lost as she attempted the circumnavigation of the earth . |