Example sentences of "saw [pn reflx] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most important aspects is that we saw ourselves as town traders — that magical area where buyer and seller come together . |
| 2 | Who saw himself as Jesus , really , and although Jesus came to save the world , he saved the world in a rather masochistic manner , by getting crucified . |
| 3 | Who , anyway , would want to read an autobiography of someone who saw himself as God 's gift to aviation and the RAF in particular ? |
| 4 | I wanted to pick someone who saw herself as part of the community and yet stood up for her rights . |
| 5 | In their ecstatic state , the Dionysiac worshippers saw themselves as satyrs . |
| 6 | Often these prophets saw themselves as reformers , who had a vocation to transform the religious vision of their time . |
| 7 | The club and its supporters saw themselves as part of the mythical ‘ aristocracy ’ of football but Macari insisted they were out of touch with modern football and embarked on a mission to toughen the team and its image . |
| 8 | It is doubtful whether many of the denizens of Admass society saw themselves as victims in the way Priestley did . |
| 9 | The colonial assemblies saw themselves as bodies parallel to the House of Commons and they felt they could use their authority over finance to control the royal governors . |
| 10 | Whether the parents in the sample saw themselves as consumers or not they used their right to choose ; 31 per cent sent their children to schools other than the nearest and 58 per cent would , if they were not happy , consider moving their child to another school . |
| 11 | What the participants in this group discussion saw themselves as doing was working to make sure that their children could hope for a better life . |
| 12 | From this perspective , electoral politics were only one aspect of the struggle , and the parliamentary leaders were considered subordinate to the leadership of the mass party , which was at the same time the leadership of the class itself Conservative and liberal parties , however much they in fact represented class interests , saw themselves as parties functioning within an established social order and a system of political institutions in which parliament was supreme . |
| 13 | ‘ I saw myself as others saw me … and it was horrible . ’ |