Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [adv] [vb pp] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1958 Thomas was promoted group captain and two years later was posted to the Royal Australian Air Force , where he commanded the Tottenham station at Melbourne and became affectionately known as ‘ Father ’ . |
| 2 | In 1966 , Bechuanaland gained its independence and became officially known as the Republic of Botswana . |
| 3 | ‘ When I arrived I could n't speak a word of Spanish , did n't know anything about the photographic scene in Madrid and had never worked as a professional photographer before , so it was n't the easiest of situations to begin with . ’ |
| 4 | Ron Letts , who was 50 , and had only worked as a security guard for two years , was run down outside a wharehouse near Milton Keynes . |
| 5 | Ron Letts , who was 50 , and had only worked as a security guard for two years , was run down outside a wharehouse near Milton Keynes . |
| 6 | The writer knew the author ( still not named ) of the plan ( which was publicly available ) and had occasionally acted as his interpreter . |
| 7 | Known to be pro-Syrian , he had earlier argued against the boycott , but had unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for the National Charter List party in the Bekaa . |