Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [pron] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so he goes , no he goes I , I mean it as a slovenly woman , like you 're |
| 2 | I picture it as a large , grey , multi-headed dragon . |
| 3 | As one who knew her and her husband only a little , I remember her as a vivacious lady of beauty and charm who worked throughout her life for many good causes . |
| 4 | Sarah : I define myself as a socialist lesbian feminist , but of course that in some sense begs more questions than it answers . |
| 5 | I use it as a listening device — a rabbit and ferret locator . |
| 6 | But I , I mean I use it as a , that may be the psychology behind it , but I use it as a bad example of , for obvious reasons , and there 's a real bad example , and there may be some politics behind it , there 's What I think is a good example : ‘ Southeast Arts ’ sorry , ‘ Southeast Tourist Board , South of England Board . ’ |
| 7 | Whenever that happens , rather than going back to the track I play something else that will fit , or I leave it as an improvisational section , so to speak . |
| 8 | Sometimes I think it as a transcendent sound which speaks of unknown powers , of cosmic storms and sun winds sighing in the brain . |
| 9 | In view of the fact that , like you , I regard him as a fluent liar and consummate actor , I think not . |
| 10 | Much as I regard them as a social nuisance on a par with the Orange Walk and invented by the devil to prevent churchgoers getting to church on time , I can not claim that marathons have ( yet ) been proved to kill enough people to justify banning them . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't regard Jews as a class , ’ he snapped back at his questioner , ‘ I regard them as a privileged misfortune . ’ |
| 12 | I try to justify it in terms of training the intellect to think in an abstract and critical way , so I regard it as a general education . |
| 13 | Having seen some of what went on with secondary picketing in the 1970s , I regard it as the unacceptable face of socialism . |
| 14 | It is therefore a matter which lies within my discretion as to whether or not I take it as a late objection . |
| 15 | I take it as a last question , comment . |
| 16 | ‘ My Lords , I have already disclaimed the intention of discussing the scope of the rule in O'Reilly v. Mackman but , even if I treat it as a general rule , there are many indications in favour of a liberal attitude towards the exceptions contemplated but not spelt out by Lord Diplock . |
| 17 | I see him as a servile little bugger ! |
| 18 | I thought he played well against England last week and I see him as a valuable member of our squad . ’ |
| 19 | On being asked by someone else whether she saw God as male or female , she replied ‘ Neither : I see him as an absolute supreme Being ! ’ . |
| 20 | I have a feeling its not too different from how Leeds play now , that s why I see him as an excellent ( joint ? ) |
| 21 | He is certainly all that , but I see him as the new Jasper Johns — that great transformer of icons — with sex , shopping and the detritus of the suburbs in place of Johns 's targets , beer cans and flags . |
| 22 | ‘ Now I see her as a potential suicide — the ultimate protest . |
| 23 | I see myself as a voluntary servant of the composer , not as his slave . |
| 24 | This degree is an exciting new venture , and I see myself as the first of many lay people who will benefit from the training here ’ . |
| 25 | I see it as a personal thing . ’ |
| 26 | I myself have no inclinations towards mysticism whatsoever : I see it as a conscious attempt to transcend the exigencies of the material world , including poverty , in the interest or pursuit of some higher mode of consciousness . |
| 27 | I see it as a silly gesture springing from her work in advertising , the promotion of appearance over substance . |
| 28 | The sunlight is falling like a gentle rain and I see it as a silent , unpolluting fuel ; which when it reaches the ground bursts forth in leaves and flowers and is the strength which upholds the trees , and if it failed , all life would fail . |
| 29 | His view of contemporary comedy as a whole is equally oblique : ‘ I see it as a very , very long trench with a worm and a piece of hot bacon nearby . ’ |
| 30 | In fact , as things stand I see it as the only course for you to take … |