Example sentences of "describe him [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | A PEER with a distinguished war record who became a Conservative minister , Warden of Winchester College and businessman , yesterday described to a High Court jury his horror when he realised a pamphlet described him as a war criminal . |
2 | Ramsey described him as a character , without popular appeal , donnish , with no great interest in his big rural diocese , but full of wisdom and learning , and eager for friendship with young men . |
3 | Steve Cauthen , having his first race ride on Arazi yesterday , described him as a suitable type for Epsom . |
4 | Mr Ken Maginnis , MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone , described him as a ‘ very fair man ’ who was easy to communicate with . |
5 | The doctor , a man named Champney , realised he could do no more for her but , on hearing of the stranger ( Mary Ashley did not know Tawell , but described him as a Quaker ) , he set out to trace him . |
6 | Eamonn McCann described him as a ‘ passionate Republican , much given to violent rhetoric ’ . |
7 | ‘ He was given the title of honorary research assistant but articles began appearing in newspapers which described him as a consultant , ’ says a doctor who knew him . |
8 | A friend described him as a charming rogue ‘ always on the make ’ . |
9 | Dr Thomas Arnold in 1836 described him as a man of incomparably greater genius than any of the Anglican divines and theologians , and to have given a far truer and more edifying picture of Christianity . |
10 | MICHAEL WINNER and I ceased to be on speaking terms after I described him as a very average director who made very average movies . |
11 | Patients at Dr Jordan 's 1,530-strong practice yesterday described him as a ‘ conscientious grafter ’ . |
12 | Tony McGeorge , defending , described him as a friendly , likeable and highly respected farmer . |
13 | Hayling in turn was delighted to meet a man whose friends described him as a ‘ non-conformist ’ compared with most City types , and one who had strong views about the way City investment was dominated by political advantage . |
14 | At the beginning of the previous month , he had given a reading in New York where one observer described him as a " hot ticket " . |
15 | She made Fred see himself only as she described him as a man who was deliberately making his now pregnant wife unhappy . |
16 | Bede says that he was in exile for the purposes of study and he subsequently described him as a most learned man ( HE V , 12 ) . |
17 | Grandison described him as a ‘ dearly loved member of our household and a valuable and willing servant to us and to our church of Exeter ’ ; and next year wrote to the abbot and convent of Sherborne to commend to them a young man , J. de Sparkeforde , son of Master Thomas de Wytteneye ‘ whose industry is of special value for the repair and in part new building , by his skill , of the fabric of our church of Exeter ’ . |
18 | Hubert described him as a man of very great genius and originality ; a man of learning but also of much modesty and simplicity of character . |
19 | " Sir Edmund described him as a financier of sorts . " |
20 | He often described him as a truly Christian Prince . ’ |
21 | He received a partial endorsement from Hawke , much to the chagrin of senior ALP figures , when the former Prime Minister described him as a personable , articulate and presentable candidate " who offered a real alternative for a lot of people " . |
22 | Mrs Summerchild was not available last night for comment , but neighbours described him as a reserved man who was devoted to his family , and who had a passion for music . |
23 | Judge Inge Berstein described him as a ’ nasty bully ’ . |
24 | Allison Hillhouse , the Scottish director of Action for Smoking and Health , which backed Mr McTear 's legal action , described him as a very brave man and said his death was a sad event to everyone . |
25 | Oh there was this interview with Mick Jagger yeah but like it must have been written about cos they described him as a neanderthal rocker . |
26 | The citation described him as an officer of extreme gallantry , with the qualities of coolness and high powers of leadership under the most trying circumstances . |
27 | While he returned from that campaign with greater maturity , even his best friends would never describe him as a man of great ambition . |
28 | I ask him if I could describe him as a lucky little wanker who became very rich and famous through doing very little apart from being his baffled , fitful , daft self . |
29 | Buddhists who 've seen him describe him as a 6ft 4in tall man with big limbs and hands . |
30 | At the moment I would describe him as a fully paid-up member of the politically embarrassed tendency . |