Example sentences of "[adv] accept [pers pn] as " in BNC.

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1 Always doing a number about his screen image , about how audiences would not accept him as a thief , how audiences would only accept him as a fallen sinner — someone they could love . ’
2 And , and that 's the only reason why he wanted her there , that 's the only reason why he could not accept her as a friend or an , as a companion .
3 Always doing a number about his screen image , about how audiences would not accept him as a thief , how audiences would only accept him as a fallen sinner — someone they could love . ’
4 Being fascinated with the problems of developing highly professional staff , and having many years of experience in recruiting from almost every British campus , I could not accept them as good building stone and felt obliged to turn them down .
5 You ca n't accept them as adults like you and they ca n't accept you as adults like them .
6 But the children and students of the electronic age will simply accept it as an effortless and automatic guide to self-expression .
7 Why could n't this woman simply accept it as a fact of life , part of her make-up , such as not wanting to live in the country or swim in the sea .
8 This is unlikely to be the type of mistake that should occur : and , if it did occur , the other party would more readily accept it as a mistake making the decision invalid .
9 While your friends are giving you a hard time at present if you persist and refuse to indulge in drug taking they should eventually accept you as a non-user .
10 I knew my family would never accept me as a boy or man , so I began to withdraw from them .
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