Example sentences of "[pron] describes himself [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donald , who describes himself as a Friend of the Earth , does not himself hold a driving licence , but has taken it upon himself to publish a list of prominent men and women who have had the misfortune to be caught driving over the limit a judge , a chief superintendent , various footballers , actors , television personalities — in what he chooses to call his Hall of Shame : It is the number of celebrities we have discovered that is so shocking . |
| 2 | He describes himself as a ‘ career manager ’ and has extensive experience of hotels . |
| 3 | He describes himself as a ‘ false witness ’ to his times in that he chooses to depict , for the most part , scenes of unexpected joy and pleasure in the midst of lives which might , at first sight , appear bleak and colourless . |
| 4 | Although he describes himself as a ‘ a damn uneducated mountain fella ’ , he managed to convert a 1500 dollar bank loan into a 100 million dollar fortune in less than 20 years . |
| 5 | Having rebelled against his childhood religion he describes himself as a ‘ prolapsed ’ Catholic . |
| 6 | He describes himself as a practising Christian whose main hobby is cricket . |
| 7 | He describes himself as a ‘ TV animal ’ who switches on the set at home as soon as he walks through the door . |
| 8 | Although he describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk , he has become an international figure , touring the world to give talks and also meeting many world leaders , dignitaries and religious figures . |