Example sentences of "[vb past] him as the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday , sentencing Ferguson , Sheriff Colin MacKay described him as the prime mover . |
| 2 | Like Richter and Tatyana Nikolaieva , I seen him as the founding father of all true musical quality , a composer far removed from conventional notions of sobriety , academicism or dryness . |
| 3 | When Pauline Kael reviewed him as the bloated Jake La Motta in Raging Bull , she said that what De Niro was doing was certainly something , but she 'd hesitate to call it acting . |
| 4 | Some of Pugachev 's followers identified him as the true Tsar , Peter III . |
| 5 | In 1986 deep-sea researcher Jacques Cousteau selected him as the still photographer for the research ship Calypso |
| 6 | Rose 's pupil , who succeeded him as the royal gardener . |
| 7 | Foreigners viewed him as the typical Englishman , a bit of a dandy . |
| 8 | His departure was initially greeted with euphoria by sacked workers who saw him as the major stumbling block to a negotiated settlement of the bitter dispute , Britain 's worst industrial confrontation since the 1980s . |
| 9 | It obviously recognized him as the only being that had ever showed it kindness . |
| 10 | Calm and quiet , Trent picked him as the technical adviser along for the trip but without direct responsibility for the outcome . |