Example sentences of "regard [pers pn] as an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their common-sense ideas about life , good housekeeping and the rest were ignored by government after government , who regarded them as an over-productive milch-cow . |
| 2 | The Shah had visited Washington in November 1977 , towards the end of Carters election , and the new administration had impressed upon him that although the United States still regarded him as an important ally , the days of unrestricted arms sales , while arrest and torture by SAVAK were ignored by the US , were over , In fact , the Shah had already moderated SAVAK , released some political prisoners and allowed a little more criticism of his government to be expressed , even before Carter 's inauguration . |
| 3 | There were , in short , pious men and women who not only failed to find it blasphemous , but regarded it as an integral part of their belief — as integral , say , as Peter 's role is to the Church of Rome . |
| 4 | However , he devalued the ability to reason about intentions as he regarded it as an immature form of causal reasoning . |
| 5 | She regarded it as an unofficial library , as remote and as Municipal as the library itself And then , one Saturday morning , she went into it with Walter Ash , to look at ( not to buy ) the text of Anouilh 's Ring Round the Moon , which was being currently performed at the local rep . |
| 6 | Should we regard you as an American artist ? |
| 7 | The suffering which inevitably follows shall be deemed to be of no consequence , because physical evolution itself disregards suffering , or regards it as an essential part of the process . |
| 8 | The suffering which inevitably follows shall be deemed to be of no consequence , because physical evolution itself disregards suffering , or regards it as an essential part of the process . |
| 9 | Her main fear was that the court would regard her as an unfit mother because of her sexuality . |
| 10 | Not realising the long-term strategy behind the offer , Haslam turned it down , regarding it as an inferior job for someone with his mining engineering skills . |
| 11 | When it had been authenticated by its silver hallmarks , Sir Charles bought it and for the rest of his life regarded it as an important heirloom . |
| 12 | I accepted this distinction at once and have ever since regarded it as an indispensable tool of thought . ’ |
| 13 | So too has the rise of feminist versions of the nature of parenting , in which , for example , the daily physical care of children has been demystified to lay bare the sheer labour involved , and hence the need to share this burden equally rather than regard it as an unequivocal privilege ( see , for example , Oakley , 1974 ) . |
| 14 | Thus the Church offered opportunities to the ambitious as well as to the devout , although it would be a mistake to regard it as an egalitarian institution . |
| 15 | Regard them as an annoying incident , a mere ripple on the pool — do not drown in it , it is not the end of the world . |
| 16 | It not only conflicts with their self-conscious professionalism but they regard it as an increasing anachronism in the agriculture of the 1970s . |
| 17 | We also want the money quicker which erm I would have thought would more than outweigh any of the so-called extra expense that you 've got and er I said we regard it as an essential sales tool to be get m better recognition in the country so er he is progressing with the applications . |
| 18 | Independent soft-commission brokers regard it as an acceptable method of payment so long as they deal at the best price . |
| 19 | They regard it as an ideal way to familiarise themselves with the latest legislative and other changes and are sometimes reluctant to delegate the task or to see it rendered unnecessary , as is the case with the microfilm system described below . |
| 20 | We regard it as an inhuman act , they say , to keep a man facing the agony of execution over a long extended period . |