Example sentences of "he describe [pers pn] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buddhists who 've seen him describe him as a 6ft 4in tall man with big limbs and hands . |
| 2 | Those who knew him describe him as a typical Oxford don , courteous , charming , an unassuming man to whom fame came very late . |
| 3 | At least I did not recognize her ; but then she was such a shrinking , washed-out-creature — when later I had lunch with one of Eliot 's former doctors he described her as ‘ an ugly little thing ’ , which was rather unkind and hardly accurate — that she could easily have escaped notice . |
| 4 | He described them as ‘ associates ’ and tried to visit every store at least once a year ( always staying at budget motels ) . |
| 5 | He described them as a rope of sand that is washed away with every tide " . |
| 6 | The January price rises [ see p. 38730-31 ] had been higher than expected and painful , but he described them as the logical conclusions of the policies of Soviet Prime Ministers Nikolai Ryzhkov and Valentin Pavlov . |
| 7 | He described him as ‘ a retired civil servant who has made Shakespeare his hobby ’ . |
| 8 | He described it as the ‘ best news since 1948 ’ when the National Party came to power on the policy of apartheid , which eventually led to South Africa 's ban from the international rugby arena until this year . |
| 9 | He described it as ‘ an honour ’ , adding : ‘ I look forward to another wonderful summer 's cricket against one of the top sides in the world . ’ |
| 10 | The film became the American entry , by invitation , into that year 's Venice film festival and the New York Times ' critic , Bosley Crowther , summed up his nation 's embarrassment when he described it as a ‘ brutal picture which caused diplomats to mop their brows — a vicious account of boozing , fighting , pot-smoking , vandalizing and raping done by a gang of sickle riders who are obviously drawn to represent the swastika-wearing Hell 's Angels , one of several disreputable gangs on the west coast . |
| 11 | Although in 1962 he had appealed to the Government of Ireland Act , in 1963 he described it as a ‘ constitution of bondage ’ . |
| 12 | He described it as the ‘ old ’ fell race but it was started a few hundred years after the feast originated . |
| 13 | The architect and writer Frank Pennink was right when he described it as ‘ an outstanding course where anyone who can play to his handicap is doing well ’ . |
| 14 | He described it as ‘ the light of life ’ . |
| 15 | James expressed the negative side when he described it as ‘ the theory which denies that there can be in a sensation any element of actual locality , any tone as it were which cries to us immediately and without further ado , ‘ I am here ’ or ‘ I am there ’ ’ . |
| 16 | He described it as an ‘ unfortunate incident ’ which could be solved by the introduction of a new rule at the league 's annual meeting . |
| 17 | He described it as a ‘ Budget for sustained recovery and a Budget for jobs — not just for this year or for next year — but right through the decade . ’ |
| 18 | Nevertheless , each day the company under his command suffered an average of 20–30 casualties from the shelling ; his Company HQ , a hole in a shattered trench , ‘ inundated with the blood of the wounded , who came to take refuge close to me , as if I could do anything , alas … ’ his mother on reaching the Mort Homme during the calm before the storm , he described it as ‘ an excellent corner , the best in the sector ’ . |
| 19 | He describes them as ‘ creatures of the understanding ’ , unlike substances which are ‘ works of nature ’ . |
| 20 | He describes them as an investment , but critics describe the paintings as worthless rubbish . |
| 21 | He describes it as a steep overhanging wall , with two hard 12 feet sections . |
| 22 | At times he is chiefly concerned with democracy as a form of government , when he describes it as a regime in which ‘ the people more or less participate in their government ’ , and says that ‘ its meaning is intimately connected with the idea of political liberty ’ ; while on other occasions he uses the term ‘ democracy ’ to describe a type of society , and refers more broadly to ‘ democratic institutions ’ and by implication to what would later be called a ‘ democratic way of life ’ . |