Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] him as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | After all , when our western doctor 's diagnosis or treatment turns out to be ineffective we may regard him as a useless quack , but we do not also conclude that the entire system of medical science is erroneous . |
| 2 | In fact he takes his role as guardian of these fey fellahin so seriously that perhaps one should regard him as the Brobdingnagian Mayor of Gumnutland . |
| 3 | I ask him if I could describe him as a lucky little wanker who became very rich and famous through doing very little apart from being his baffled , fitful , daft self . |
| 4 | His description was circulated to all police forces throughout Britain , and a number of anxious relatives visited the mortuary to see if they could recognise him as a missing husband , brother or son , but no one did . |
| 5 | I guess Wilko will try him as a central defender — thus giving us some speed in the back ; if he gets a contract he will be a perfect match for David O'Leary IMHO . |
| 6 | If the Constitutional Code has revealed Bentham as an important theorist of representative democracy , the volumes to be edited will establish him as a major theorist of constitutional government generally . |
| 7 | But despite that , Gloucestershire County Council still ca n't find another school that will accept him as a full time student . |