Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] i as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed to like me as a person — I felt I could trust him . ’ |
| 2 | Now that we were adults , she seemed to accept me as a friend . |
| 3 | They probably thought you 'd added me as a convoy . ’ |
| 4 | We got about six sentences too deep in our conversation for her to institute personal questions about my background , without appearing offensive ( she had to treat me as a person now and not a peon ) , even for Asians who delight in asking pertinent questions as to age , income , etc. , unthinkable for more backward Europeans . |
| 5 | After visiting Bruce Hutchison , the next stop would be at the home of Mrs Nellie McClung whose books ‘ Clearing in the West ’ and ‘ The Stream Runs Fast ’ had impressed me as a youth . |
| 6 | Matilda later reported that as her father tore off her veil , he swore ‘ that he had destined me as a wife for Count Alan rather than for a community of nuns ’ . |
| 7 | I sat on one of those contemporary chairs with spindly legs and talked to a poor woman who had got me as a prize for writing something about A Wreath of Roses . |
| 8 | One thing he said struck me as a pointer to watch when spotting for future take-overs : ‘ Like every company we have ever taken over , RHM has had problems at head office . ’ |
| 9 | He just wanted to use me as a sort of social-aid-cum-aphrodisiac . |