Example sentences of "describe as [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She and Kenneth Pearman , 42 , who she described as her son although they are not related , have pleaded not guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to 80 dogs . |
| 2 | All of his energies were devoted to bringing the conversation round to the topic of food and drink , but Donald , once he had explained , or failed to explain , the Madonna Complex , moved swiftly on to what he described as his problem , which turned out to be law and order . |
| 3 | But I experienced other disappointments , too , in Schreier 's account of what C.P.E. Bach described as his father 's ‘ great Catholic Mass ’ . |
| 4 | Sir : The world must be grateful to Charles Richards for his exposure ( 'Intifada brings out the best in Israel 's black art' , 30 September ) of the depths to which Israelis will sink in what he rightly describes as their news manipulation . |
| 5 | Unlike the many victims of the personal computer price war , London-based manufacturer Viglen Ltd is thriving , with turnover up 43% to £54m because of what it describes as its emphasis on customer support . |
| 6 | Mostly he is talking about a period before the war but he also refers to the uprising against the Germans in 1912 , and some events immediately after the last war , and to a man he describes as his brother . |
| 7 | Apart from the start state , which must be presented in full , any state can be described as its parent plus a few more details . |
| 8 | I remembered seeing pictures of German prisoners carrying what was described as their emergency Red Cross clothing in Tate and Lyle sugar boxes through London . |
| 9 | The distinctive features of concentration , conglomeration and internationalization as they developed into the 1980s can perhaps be described as their scope , scale , management , balance and volatility . |
| 10 | When we fall in love we drop the boundaries that are usually described as our ego . |
| 11 | It 's telling , the way that God is described as our source of peace . |
| 12 | This appeared to tickle what Colonel Fagg would no doubt have described as his sense of humour . |
| 13 | Acting on a French tip-off , the British police arrested him on 6 June 1931 , along with a young woman , Li Sam , described as his niece but more probably his mistress . |