Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] it 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 | ‘ But when I tried it as a young kid I could n't even hit the pitch for several years . |
3 | Personally , I regarded it as a good thing . |
4 | I picture it as a large , grey , multi-headed dragon . |
5 | I felt it as a great loss because even after her retirement she remained a wonderful source of advice and inspiration to young singers . |
6 | I had been there and I knew it as a beautiful seaside resort , but that was n't why I was so delighted . |
7 | ‘ I saw it as an exciting challenge and a chance to be nearer the business . |
8 | I use it as a listening device — a rabbit and ferret locator . |
9 | 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 . ’ |
10 | Foolishly , I took it as a good sign . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | Sometimes I think it as a transcendent sound which speaks of unknown powers , of cosmic storms and sun winds sighing in the brain . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | Having seen some of what went on with secondary picketing in the 1970s , I regard it as the unacceptable face of socialism . |
15 | At the time I accepted it as a marvellous background for the all-important hunting , though too young really to appreciate this privileged glimpse of Indian court life . |
16 | It is therefore a matter which lies within my discretion as to whether or not I take it as a late objection . |
17 | I take it as a last question , comment . |
18 | ‘ 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 . |
19 | I see it as a personal thing . ’ |
20 | 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 . |
21 | I see it as a silly gesture springing from her work in advertising , the promotion of appearance over substance . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | 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 . ’ |
24 | In fact , as things stand I see it as the only course for you to take … |
25 | He said : ‘ I have been waiting for the last three years for an opportunity like this and I see it as the right time in my career to take it . |
26 | I see it as the ultimate gesture . ’ |
27 | And I 'll do mine so I had three sixty and I split it as a ten times thirty six and then I had two times five for that ten okay ca n't go any further there . |
28 | It was nevertheless accepted for a number of years by the Trades Union Congress , which admitted it as an affiliated organisation until 1881 , when it was declared ineligible . |
29 | The intensified aerial bombardment and resulting civilian casualties came in for strong criticism , with all the opposition groups in parliament ( hitherto supportive of military action against the LTTE ) subscribing to a statement which described it as an inhuman action against the people . |
30 | But on a hummock by the road a starling-sized bird turned round to reveal a brilliant crimson front which identified it as a long-tailed meadowlark , locally called military starling . |