Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [pers pn] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The test of its validity is whether the subjects of the research accept it as a true account of their way of life . |
| 2 | Barnes and Seldon deploy it as a classic example of Macmillanesque subtlety in handling colleagues . |
| 3 | Either they ca n't afford private health insurance or the American insurance companies regard them as a bad risk to be acceptable . |
| 4 | Independent soft-commission brokers regard it as an acceptable method of payment so long as they deal at the best price . |
| 5 | As well , Hi 's reflections on Carlotta establish her as a real woman as well as an ideal of love and beauty . |
| 6 | Venezuela stands in sharp contrast because the banks see it as a better bet than Mexico . |
| 7 | The real question is not whether the Book of Genesis has it right ( most modern theologians read it as a poetic account ) but whether evolution is correct . |
| 8 | Some writers use s/he as a non-sexist alternative . |
| 9 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 10 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 11 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 12 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 13 | People embrace him as an all-conquering hero , but they miss out the fact that a lot of native Americans were butchered along the way before old Whitey took over the country . |
| 14 | The distance estimate is important because astronomers use it as the first rung in the distance ladder they extend across the Universe . |
| 15 | However , it is because Leavis provided a purpose for English that most people regard him as the central figure . |
| 16 | Since some people regard them as the ultimate madness and evil they deem it to be their moral right to break laws , mostly in a non-violent manner , as a form of protest . |
| 17 | Older people still regard America as a refuge ; younger people regard it as a new home . |
| 18 | I think other people see you as a second class citizen . |
| 19 | Ian Snodin 1.1 EVERTON ( Telegraph class him as a full back ? ! ) |
| 20 | His friends hail him as the last great artist of the 20th century . |
| 21 | Does the Secretary of State dismiss him as a dismal Jimmy , or does he agree with me that Mr. Watkin knows what he is talking about ? |
| 22 | Far from regarding a tight budget as a restriction on their decorating , Tim and Patsy see it as a positive advantage . |
| 23 | But women clearly found ways of turning a restrictive garment into an alluring fashion : the surviving representations of the stola show it as a revealing slip , cut low between the breasts and often suspended from the slimmest of decorative straps . |
| 24 | Some Burmese regard him as a future Buddha . |
| 25 | This is a temptation one should in general resist , as l regard it as a cardinal rule in developmental biology not to try to infer developmental mechanisms from final forms . |
| 26 | Marxists argue that it derives from the needs of the capitalist mode of production , while elite theorists see it as an institutional-bureaucratic coincidence of interest . |
| 27 | Many of his views categorize him as a wet — a European enthusiast ; against capital punishment ; and in favour of sensible abortion laws . |
| 28 | The minutes of the SGM held on the 4th May 1990 were read and it was agreed that the chairman sign them as a true record . |
| 29 | That while recognising that the men have had a real grievance in that some firms have employed an unfair proportion of young girls at apprentice wages , or nearly so , we women regard it as a great injustice that one of the main skilled industries open to Edinburgh women should be closed against them . |
| 30 | Some of those who have it take it very much for granted , others cherish it as a priceless possession , and still others search for it and never find it . |