Example sentences of "describe [pron] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would describe himself as a keen engineer rather than ‘ train spotter . ’ |
| 2 | A shopkeeper from a slave line might describe himself as a free Zuwayi without incongruity ; but other people would usually call him abd , a black with an enslaved grandparent somewhere in his line . |
| 3 | Hamad Hasan did not describe himself as a free Zuwayi , but his ventures into gardening and trade , and his use of his agricultural knowledge and skills , were characteristic activities of free men . |
| 4 | He still described himself as a private tutor and the purpose of his journey abroad as ‘ holiday touring ’ . |
| 5 | The appellant , who described himself as a self-employed accountant , falsely claimed to be an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a graduate or member of the Institute of Marketing . |
| 6 | The appellant described himself as a self-employed accountant . |
| 7 | He described himself as a passionate Liberal , not a radical one . |
| 8 | And a women who described herself as a social worker . |
| 9 | Her instructor , Sally Sheffield , described her as a competent first-aider who did not panic . |
| 10 | Mrs Summerchild was not available last night for comment , but neighbours described him as a reserved man who was devoted to his family , and who had a passion for music . |
| 11 | Steve Cauthen , having his first race ride on Arazi yesterday , described him as a suitable type for Epsom . |
| 12 | Oh there was this interview with Mick Jagger yeah but like it must have been written about cos they described him as a neanderthal rocker . |
| 13 | A friend described him as a charming rogue ‘ always on the make ’ . |
| 14 | Both leaders admitted that several issues remained unresolved by the treaty , but they described it as a good basis for the development of future bilateral relations . |
| 15 | Mrs Gibson described it as a living history book . |
| 16 | Nicholas Winterton , who is planning to abstain in next week 's vote , described it as a short-term fix rather than a long-term solution . |
| 17 | Jesus described it as a spiritual rebirth . |
| 18 | The Regional Health Authority tonight described it as a tragic story . |
| 19 | Lord Taylor , sitting with Mr Justice Pill and Mr Justice Sedley , described it as a tragic case of homicide within a family . |
| 20 | Although Serbian officials dismissed the incident as an outbreak of mass hysteria , Albanians described it as a mass poisoning perpetrated by Serbian nationalists , and anti-Serbian and anti-Montenegrin demonstrations quickly broke out across the province . |
| 21 | President Compaore , in his closing address to the congress , described it as a resounding victory for the Burkinabe people against economic alienation and for more democracy . |
| 22 | I would rather describe it as a lively interest . ’ |
| 23 | Quite clearly , to the shame of local and central government , the homelessness crisis has been allowed to get to such a level that I would describe it as a national disgrace . ’ |
| 24 | As he spoke he slipped into the description of what had been achieved , emphasizing that staff , increasingly , described themselves as a single body ( " what we say clearly … " , " what we need to do next … " ) . |
| 25 | Would you describe yourself as a hard taskmaster ? |
| 26 | He describes himself as a practising Christian whose main hobby is cricket . |
| 27 | For someone who describes herself as a late starter in sailing — she first stepped into a dinghy 15 years ago at the age of 29 — Mary Falk has accumulated a phenomenal amount of experience . |
| 28 | While , when Leeds scores a similar ( except better effort ) bollex head ( Coppell ) describes it as a lucky passage of play and not from a great footie team . |
| 29 | On patrol , Constable Keith Raw describes it as a difficult estate to police . |
| 30 | He had effectively signed his own death-warrant by describing himself as a British subject . |