Example sentences of "[noun prp] describe [pers pn] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the AV was being discussed in the House of Commons in 1931 Winston Churchill described it as " the worst of all possible plans , the least scientific and the most unreal . |
| 2 | The radical William Cobbett described it as a ‘ poor man 's robbery bill ’ , designed to reduce the standards of the labouring poor . |
| 3 | Jim described it as a ‘ user friendly ’ locomotive , it is possible to keep on using the machine continuously without having to take it out of service for maintenance . |
| 4 | Ten years later , the Sizewell B PWR was said to promise a bargain in power generation compared with a coal-fired alternative : in 1985 , leading CEGB executive John Baker described it as ‘ a clear winner ’ over coal . |
| 5 | The band 's chief songwriters Calum and Rory Macdonald described it as their most outstanding to date . |
| 6 | At a time when dark thoughts of suicide continually crossed her mind , gossip columnist Nigel Dempster described her as ‘ a fiend and a monster . ’ |
| 7 | Condemning the loyalist petrol bombing of homes at Legar Hill Park on the edge of the city , Councillor Pat Brannigan described it as a ‘ despicable act ’ . |
| 8 | Ramsey described him as a character , without popular appeal , donnish , with no great interest in his big rural diocese , but full of wisdom and learning , and eager for friendship with young men . |
| 9 | His appointment was dismissed by the ANC as a " sham " , although in a seemingly contradictory statement ANC president Nelson Mandela described it as an " encouraging step " . |
| 10 | When asked her opinion of Ricky at this time Marsh Dunbar described him as ‘ a vision ’ . |
| 11 | They were appalled by the sickly , overpowering , cloying sweet smell that pervaded the carriage , Mr Kewish described it as not dissimilar to incense ! |
| 12 | Mrs Gibson described it as a living history book . |
| 13 | Jan Morris described it as a combination of Tibetan monastic and English penal , with both Moorish and Romanesque detail . |
| 14 | Sir Melford Stevenson described it as ‘ the rarest possible offence . ’ |
| 15 | Judge Inge Berstein described him as a ’ nasty bully ’ . |
| 16 | While Ridley 's remarks provoked some adverse reaction in West Germany , Chancellor Helmut Kohl described them as a " faux pas " and expressed understanding of the United Kingdom 's concerns over the German role in Europe . |
| 17 | Current senior partner John Norton described it as ‘ a totally unwarranted action ’ , and added that any proceedings would be vigorously defended . |
| 18 | Lord Williams described it as a system the old Soviet Union would have been proud of . |
| 19 | Grandison described him as a ‘ dearly loved member of our household and a valuable and willing servant to us and to our church of Exeter ’ ; and next year wrote to the abbot and convent of Sherborne to commend to them a young man , J. de Sparkeforde , son of Master Thomas de Wytteneye ‘ whose industry is of special value for the repair and in part new building , by his skill , of the fabric of our church of Exeter ’ . |
| 20 | Lady Salisbury describes him as ‘ a natural plantsman ’ . |
| 21 | WUKO Chief Referee Tommy Morris describes it as the sort of sound you make when pushing a really heavy car ; the sound explodes out of you , as it were . |
| 22 | His achievement in bringing together such an elaborate code has been highly regarded , Stenton describing it as ‘ the work of a responsible statesman ’ . |
| 23 | Her publisher and friend Carmen Calil described her as ‘ the most original English writer of her generation ’ . |
| 24 | Bhattarai released a statement shortly after the announcement describing this action as " unnecessary and unfortunate " , while Communist Party leader Man Mohan Adhikari described it as " a clear and open example of the King 's deceit " . |
| 25 | But chairman Sir Ian Trethowan described it as a ‘ cost effective ’ way into the US market which will add the adolescent delights of sitcoms such as ‘ Gim me a Break ’ to Thames 's programme library . |
| 26 | ( Ignoring the dereliction of the building , Norman Bentwich described it as ‘ one of the stately homes of Britain ’ . ) |
| 27 | Clemenceau described it as ‘ the genius of our race … the perfect vehicle for thought . ’ |
| 28 | Jesus described it as a spiritual rebirth . |
| 29 | His dark night of the soul came in the Chinama Motel in faraway Lusaka , after his escape from South Africa , as he lay listening to the foreign service of Radio South Africa describing him as a liar , a crook and a psychopath . |
| 30 | Green Party activist Sara Parkin described it as a step towards " turning the green vision of an ecologically sustainable society into a practical reality " . |