Example sentences of "[conj] was [adj] as [prep] " in BNC.

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1 One example is the doctrine of mistake in rape : it might appear to be ‘ inexorable logic ’ that if the offence of rape is only committed where D knew that the woman was not consenting or was reckless as to her non-consent , a mistaken belief that she was consenting would lead to an acquittal .
2 The prosecution are not obliged to prove that the defendant intended to cause some actual bodily harm or was reckless as to whether such harm would be caused .
3 He told chairman Michael Croucher he had found the nearby new frame while he was walking along The Hollow ( RUPP 45 ) at Bramshott and was puzzled as to how it came to be lost .
4 The teacher knew that Sherman was combining the presentation of the collar and Koko 's picture to communicate something rather specific but was uncertain as to what .
5 The EPLF continued to demand a US-supervised referendum on independence from Ethiopia , but was flexible as to the timetable for this , he said .
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