Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] as [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tribe developed a unique aptitude for horse-breeding , and Meriwether Lewis described them as having a method of gelding ‘ preferable to that practiced by ourselves ’ . |
| 2 | Gallie concludes that the relatively greater emphasis upon authoritarian and paternalistic practices within the French context is not solely a reflection of managerial attitudes engendered by the structural characteristics of industry , as typified by a long predominance of small , family firms in which the employer regarded himself as having a right to exclusive control . |
| 3 | Horace Walpole described her as having a ‘ paltry air of significant learning and absurdity ’ , and added that she was so totally lacking in humour that ‘ she repined when she should laugh and reasoned when she should be diverted ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ Old bass-voiced Ethel Walker , ’ Woolf called her and described her as having a ‘ rough-raddled charm , the result of living a regular herring grillers life ’ . |
| 5 | He also offended cost-conscious UN bureaucrats by purchasing a large mansion in Windhoek ; a spokesman in New York described it as showing a ‘ lack of judgement ’ . |
| 6 | Mortensen described it as having a hooked tip and identified his specimens as A. palmeri , type locality : Key Biscayne , Florida because that species has a prominent hook on the second arm spine . |
| 7 | In common with the CLB the cadets portrayed themselves as offering a substitute public-school environment in which the boy would ‘ learn the duty and dignity of obedience … get a sense of corporate life and civic duty [ and ] learn to honour the power of endurance and effort ’ . |
| 8 | Matisse saw himself as occupying a similar transitional role to Giotto , but it is , in a way , Giotto 's role turned around . |
| 9 | It was clear that the Government now saw itself as taking a greater part in determining TBC policies , and this was confirmed by the addition of an External Service to the TBC 's responsibilities . |
| 10 | Britain in the 1940s and 1950s saw itself as having a major power ( primarily military ) space programme . |
| 11 | The models of teaching it commended were expected to be influential , and the Authority saw itself as having a duty to provide a clear lead on the direction and character of primary classroom practice . |
| 12 | He suggests that although manufacturers had an instrumental influence in supporting this act — it helped to rationalize and make predictable the conduct of competitors — they also saw it as having a symbolic dimension , which if anything , was predominant in their minds . |
| 13 | Others saw it as marking a shift in US perceptions of the OAS and a readiness to see it perform a new role in encouraging the closer economic and political integration of the hemisphere , in line with the US " Enterprise for the Americas " free trade policy [ see pp. 37651-52 ; 37914 ] . |
| 14 | But the chances are , too , that if at the beginning you saw yourself as writing a crime novel and no more , then you will have spoilt the novel you eventually turned out to have produced , as well as causing in a good many of your readers a subtle feeling of disappointment . |
| 15 | ‘ We have no intention of interfering in government , ’ Itar-Tass news agency quoted him as telling a visiting Thai princess . |
| 16 | Obviously radio would never recover the prominence of the post-war years , but it successfully re-established itself as meeting a need complementary to TV , whether judged by audience figures or by advertising revenue . |
| 17 | Barratt considered it as having a very promising appearance ; " a large champion lode " , he reported to Taylor . |