Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] was [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mouth was actually watering as she thought of Theresa 's cooking . |
| 2 | Their incursion was therefore seen as materialistic ; biochemists saw animals and plants as natural laboratories , and not as goal-seeking creatures interacting with their environment . |
| 3 | However , their bravery was handsomely rewarded as they collected more than £1,600 . |
| 4 | The students and others were highly critical of the Dip.AD for a number of reasons , not all of them compatible : that it did not impart a sound technical training and failed to produce good design practitioners ; that it was becoming so academic in content that it was losing touch with the market-place ; that its status was popularly regarded as inferior to that of courses in other subjects which led to the award of degrees ; and that instead of a network of inter-related courses imparting a wide range of studies , it offered only a small number of ladder-like disciplines . |
| 5 | His condition was later described as critical . |
| 6 | He also received surgery at Broomfield Hospital , and his condition was later described as stable . |
| 7 | His condition was yesterday described as ‘ stable ’ . |
| 8 | His statement was widely interpreted as confirming that his government was moving toward relaxation of its ban on rice imports . |
| 9 | He took this to the War Office , and his principle was quickly recognised as superior to all other proposals . |
| 10 | Our journey was now planned as downhill all the way to Vietas , some six days away . |
| 11 | On Sunday mornings our pace was regularly cut as we passed the animals on their way to bathe in the bay . |