Example sentences of "[pron] see [pn reflx] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This degree is an exciting new venture , and I see myself as the first of many lay people who will benefit from the training here ’ . |
| 2 | I see myself in the Northern European tradition . |
| 3 | I see myself in the Northern European tradition . |
| 4 | He has no morality , no God , no code of chivalry except service to a French King who sees himself as the new Charlemagne . |
| 5 | Once extended her own eye was pressed to the lens of the telescope that was herself ( was it her own eye 's lens she was looking through the wrong way ? ) and she saw herself at the other end . |
| 6 | Turning to the mirror , she saw herself in the long white silk dress , clinging to her slender body , curving off the shoulders , accentuating her fine collarbones , tight at the waist then flaring out with clouds of taffeta below that made it seem as if she floated rather than walked . |
| 7 | You see yourself as the mysterious contessa in flowing black veil and wheelchair , delicate white hand with long red nails offered up for kissing . ) |
| 8 | ‘ We see ourself as the biggest club in Britain , with a stadium to match , and we feel we are among the top five clubs in Europe . |
| 9 | He saw himself as the only point of free will in the landscape before him , and if he could move his body with a purpose , then his mind would shake off the slough of misery and clear for action . |
| 10 | Franco , however , would not delegate because he saw himself as the only person capable of carrying out the mission of maintaining a united Spain . |
| 11 | He saw himself as the political leader of the Evangelicals , but in reality his views were too extreme and his style too combative for him to command general support . |