Example sentences of "set himself up as a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has set himself up as a left-wing leader taking on the Government , ’ Mr Clarke said . |
| 2 | ‘ Another particularly odious corruption is the scholar who sets himself up as a unique authority on a certain painter , with the specific knowledge that , in cornering the market , his opinion will be essential for anyone dealing with works by that artist . |
| 3 | Ron Rooney objects to Dr Mitchell setting himself up as a moral censor ( Chem . |
| 4 | Leftwich moved to London and set himself up as a wholesale confectioner , with outlets in Fleet Street and Kingston upon Thames . |
| 5 | He set himself up as a one-man cult . |