Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His last book , Antonietta , published in 1991 , tells the story of a Stradivarius violin , and Hersey inserted himself as a character . |
| 2 | Not many people know that Nick Faldo fancies himself as a comedian and a practical joker . |
| 3 | MIKHAIL Gorbachev presents himself as the saviour of socialism . |
| 4 | Dracula 's Haus — & Hofmusik revealed itself as a work of pleasing surfaces , but no great depth or impact . |
| 5 | Following a visit to London and Paris in 1849 he returned to Aberdeen to establish himself as a portrait miniaturist . |
| 6 | It is interesting that in his later years Wordsworth regarded himself as a statesman as much as a poet ; he certainly annoyed his womenfolk by talking politics incessantly with Robert Southey , though one might have expected two writers to bore the company with literary theory . |
| 7 | The style of the First Book of Maccabees betrays itself as a translation from a Hebrew text : St Jerome apparently still saw the Hebrew original ( Div . |
| 8 | Later , after four years in detention during the Mau Mau Emergency , he worked for an Indian workshop in Nairobi establishing himself as the pioneer manufacturer of bicycle carriers and foreguards . |
| 9 | The prologue promises a fierce tale of ‘ orgulous princes ’ , ‘ warlike fraughage ’ , and ‘ the chance of war ’ ; but Troilus introduces himself as a character , ‘ weaker than a woman 's tear ’ . |
| 10 | The Second Book of Maccabees presents itself as a summary of a work in five books composed by Jason of Cyrene , otherwise unknown ( 2.19–28 ) . |
| 11 | By going global before its rivals and by investing heavily in managerial expertise , IBM launched itself as the world 's biggest computer company . |
| 12 | On 8 November Mr Jones of Stamford offered himself as a pupil , as did Mr Bloxam of Alcester . |
| 13 | Lear imposes himself as a burden on his two remaining daughters by expecting them how to look after him and his retinue in his old age . |
| 14 | Doctor Maingay regarded herself as a resource for others . |
| 15 | But it is not only through his healings and exorcisms that Jesus shows himself as the bearer of the Spirit : he claims it explicitly in the controversy with the scribes about Beelzebub ( apparently another name for Satan , conceived of as ‘ lord of the house ’ ) . |
| 16 | During the '70s , Dave ‘ Clem ’ Clempson established himself as a guitarist-to-watch , toting a ‘ 58 Les Paul goldtop in such bands as Jon Hiseman 's Colosseum , Humble Pie and The Jack Bruce Band . |
| 17 | In 1793 Bellingham established himself as a tradesman in Oxford Street but was gazetted bankrupt in 1794 . |
| 18 | This is not to be viewed as condescending : Roderick regarded himself as a student of the subject and said so on many occasions during the writing of the new book . |
| 19 | Mr Kinnock presenting himself as the country 's next Prime Minister , won a standing ovation at his Party Conference at Blackpool . |
| 20 | God reveals himself as the God of their ancestors , and God of the present : " I am . " |
| 21 | Yggdrasil perceived itself as a thinking universe . |
| 22 | Emily saw herself as the Elephant 's Child in the Just So Stories , drawn by her ‘ satiable curiosity to partake of all new experience . |
| 23 | Battler saw himself as a wag . |
| 24 | Amy cast herself as The Maid and proceeded to rush around the house performing errands and putting the world to rights . |
| 25 | But you seem to forget Kinsella regards himself as a patriot . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , Tate saw himself as an Impressionist . ’ |
| 27 | By 1920 , although still receiving the Conservative whip in Parliament , Herbert regarded himself as an Independent , formally crossing the floor on the Irish vote on 20 November and thereafter sitting on whichever side he felt inclined . |
| 28 | Pollock found himself as a painter during the 1940s . |
| 29 | In what was widely interpreted as an attempt to influence pre-trial public opinion , Barry portrayed himself as a victim of harassment by the white establishment , but warned that the prosecution case would founder in the event of only " one juror saying " I 'm not going to convict Marion Barry , I do n't care what you say " " . |
| 30 | The Ultra community at B.P. saw itself as an élite within an élite … |