Example sentences of "regard [pers pn] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The courts recognise these limitations , which are inherent in any system of taking evidence abroad ahead of the trial , but can not regard them as a sufficient objection to the making of the order . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't think anybody will ever regard me as a BBC insider , ’ he insists . |
| 3 | She has always been kindness itself to me , but I have a feeling in my bones that she would not regard me as a wholly reliable supporter . |
| 4 | He may regard me as an amateur but the fact is that , due to physical difficulties , I can not pull and twist in a horizontal mode and so I invoked gravity to assist . |
| 5 | Of course , there are some men who will naturally regard you as an equal . |
| 6 | Should we regard you as an American artist ? |
| 7 | Friends may refrain from expressing any sympathy because they feel that it might be inappropriate and embarrassing for her , and she may be feeling that people will regard her as a hypocrite if she gives way and weeps , although she may need to do this for a variety of reasons , one of them being not so much for what she has lost , but for what she never had . |
| 8 | Believe me , I would be truly delighted if she found a new and permanent partner , even though it is difficult to even regard her as a friend after her display of greed , and the wrong impression she deliberately gave you at Ib 's Club from sheer vindictiveness . |
| 9 | In fact , if she were there for two months , it would be unlikely that it would regard her as a resident . |
| 10 | Her main fear was that the court would regard her as an unfit mother because of her sexuality . |
| 11 | " You would n't make a profit on Lord Jim anyway " , he added , " I do n't regard her as an investment . |
| 12 | The indignation has a strained and petty air about it : Joe 's greatest crime does not seem to be his contribution to the deaths of 21 servicemen but his letting down his son , who can no longer regard him as a hero . |
| 13 | After all , when our western doctor 's diagnosis or treatment turns out to be ineffective we may regard him as a useless quack , but we do not also conclude that the entire system of medical science is erroneous . |
| 14 | I neither would nor could have murdered him , but I do not regard him as a loss . ’ |
| 15 | Academics regard bias as a sin , but others may regard it as a virtue . |
| 16 | Nowadays , the majority of people would regard it as a perfectly natural variation to be indulged in should both partners feel like it . |
| 17 | For example , followers of Islam would regard it as a blatant affront to the omnipotence of Allah/ God that He should be confined within a mortal frame , yet they accord Jesus an important role as a prophet . |
| 18 | Gandhi would regard it as a failure to preserve or maintain the function of symbols and a degeneration of their purpose . |
| 19 | I found this mistake hurtful : 'more specifically , I did n't regard it as a source of amusement . |
| 20 | If they do n't hear anything else then they 'll regard it as a false alarm . |
| 21 | I do n't regard it as a sacrifice . ’ |
| 22 | More than half say they would n't be put off a woman if they knew she carried condoms ; only 17% would regard it as a turn-off . |
| 23 | But the phone was cut off , the DHSS did n't regard it as a necessity . |
| 24 | Time and again we have put down the markers and placed on record that we would regard it as a perfectly reasonable alternative to what exists now if there were a series of companies throughout Scotland which represented the ownership of those at present employed by the Scottish Bus Group under the same conditions as at present and with the same commitment to the current level of services . |
| 25 | ‘ We do regard it as a profile raiser , ’ he said . |
| 26 | That is not the proposition , but the fact that one does not ban it does not mean that , with the knowledge that we now possess , we do not regard it as a debilitating and dangerous influence on society , and especially young people . |
| 27 | The vast majority of insurers would regard it as a perfectly normal step for a plaintiff 's solicitor to issue and serve a writ and , after acknowledgement of service by their solicitors , would call for the papers back and continue negotiations . |
| 28 | To know he had considered her ‘ special ’ was satisfying , but she did not regard it as a signal to fall headlong into his arms . |
| 29 | ‘ They will regard it as a very important match and it is very difficult fixture for us . ’ |
| 30 | For example , it could be argued that ‘ photograph ’ may be divided into two independent words , ‘ photo ’ and ‘ graph ’ ; yet we usually do not regard it as a compound , but as an affix word . |