Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adv] as the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His aunt recognised him immediately as the well-known local ‘ drug squad ’ detective . |
| 2 | It 's a well-founded faith he has developed since Michelin this year singled him out as the only French chef worthy of upgrading to the coveted three-star accolade . |
| 3 | Whatever Gould 's personal opinion of Gilbert , or whatever his error , his qualifications as a naturalist were undisputed , and singled him out as the ideal candidate for sharing Gould 's exploration . |
| 4 | He remembered it afterwards as the oddest part of the day . |
| 5 | He introduced it proudly as the only television in the village . |
| 6 | John summed it up as the super sixties , sobering seventies and ebb and flow of the eighties . |
| 7 | Yes , my husband wanted them exactly as the old ones . |
| 8 | So , with one LP , Morrissey set himself up as the new Tom Robinson ? |
| 9 | In this case , as in others , television docudrama set itself up as the tidier and balancer of history . |
| 10 | There were some other guys featured but I definitely picked him out as the best . ’ |
| 11 | Then my buddy pointed him out as the crazy maniac making the calls . |