Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [verb] [pn reflx] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | DEL Amitri see themselves as a laid-back , fashionably unfashionable rock group . |
| 2 | Mr Devlin portrays himself as a dynamic character , bursting with enthusiasm and energy and commitment to the constituency . |
| 3 | In 1964 Mr Wilson presented himself as a radical figure , but by 1974 he was comparing himself to a family doctor , and hoped , in his own words , ‘ to achieve … peace and quiet for the country ’ . |
| 4 | Of these Tom Cruise established himself as a powerful actor and major star in Rainman ( 1989 ) and Born on the Fourth of July ( 1990 ) . |
| 5 | Sir John saw himself as a knight errant , a chevalier , and his little wife Maude as his princess . |
| 6 | With a delicate sniff in the direction of a slightly cowed Hester Davis , Mrs Stych enrolled herself as a sleuth in search of an author . |
| 7 | ‘ BY DAYLIGHT , the bower of Oak 's newfound mistress Bathsheba Everdene presented itself as a hoary building of the Jacobean stage of Classical Renaissance as regards its architecture , and of a proportion which tells at a glance that , as is frequently the case , it has once been the manorial hall on a small estate … |
| 8 | TONI Halliday sees herself as a hard NorthEast woman . |
| 9 | Not many people know that Nick Faldo fancies himself as a comedian and a practical joker . |
| 10 | Doctor Maingay regarded herself as a resource for others . |
| 11 | England have been waiting for Chris Lewis to establish himself as a genuine allrounder since he made his debut in 1990 . |